Olympics
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Biathlon body clears 22 Russians, investigating 7 others
Jan 21, 2017 6:00 am - ANTERSELVA, Italy (AP) - The International Biathlon Union has cleared 22 athletes and given Russian sports officials an ultimatum to explain by next month what role seve...
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Japan says isle name on 2018 Olympic website 'unacceptable."
Jan 20, 2017 6:00 am - TOKYO (AP) - Japan's Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida says it is "unacceptable" that the official website for the 2018 Pyeongchang Olympics refers to disputed isles in the...
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Activists try again for referendum on Budapest's 2024 bid
Jan 19, 2017 6:00 am - BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) - Opponents of Budapest's bid to host the 2024 Olympics have begun gathering the 138,000 signatures needed to hold a city referendum on the candid...
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This Bud's for Who? No Team USA renewal for Budweiser
Jan 18, 2017 6:00 am - COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) - The U.S. Olympic team is in search of a new beer sponsor, after the makers of Budweiser decided not to renew a deal that had been in place...
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LA2024 committee proposes venues for 3 more Olympic sports
Jan 17, 2017 6:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - The committee seeking to land the 2024 Summer Olympics for Los Angeles would stage archery at a new football stadium, mountain biking in a regional pa...
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New NFL stadium would play key role in 2024 LA Olympics
Jan 16, 2017 6:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - Organizers trying to land the 2024 Summer Olympics for Los Angeles would include a new football stadium in the games' ceremonies. The NFL stadium bein...
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Elgin woman steps closer to realizing Olympic dreamJan 16, 2017 4:30 am - Anali Cisneros of Elgin is aiming to match the time of 2016 Olympic gold medalist race walker Liu Hong, with the hope of competing in the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Hong won ...
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India's government ends suspension of national Olympic body
Jan 13, 2017 6:00 am - NEW DELHI (AP) - India's government revoked the suspension of the Indian Olympic Association after it stepped back from a proposal to appoint two tainted former official...
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Russian weightlifter fails retest of Olympic doping sample
Jan 13, 2017 6:00 am - BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) - Russian weightlifter Khadzhimurat Akkayev has failed a retest of his doping sample from the 2012 Olympics. The International Weightlifting Feder...
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Despite doping scandals, Russia could bid for 2028 Olympics
Jan 13, 2017 6:00 am - MOSCOW (AP) - Still mired in a doping scandal and with a track team banned from international competition, the president of the Russian Olympic Committee said his countr...