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Raised-fist protesters Smith, Carlos support Kaepernick

By STEPHEN WHYNO
Sep 29, 2016 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Tommie Smith and John Carlos were proud to raise their gloved fists in a symbolic protest at the Olympics, and now they're proud that Colin Kaepernick ...
Obama welcomes relatives of 1936 African-American Olympians

By STEPHEN WHYNO
Sep 29, 2016 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Relatives of Jesse Owens and America's 17 other black athletes from the 1936 Olympics were welcomed to the White House on Thursday by President Barack ...
Expert panel: Tokyo Olympics costs could top $30 billion

By MARI YAMAGUCHI
Sep 29, 2016 7:00 am - TOKYO (AP) - The price tag of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics could exceed 3 trillion yen ($30 billion) unless drastic cost-cutting measures are taken and several key venues are...
Rome's city council votes down 2024 Olympic bid

By ANDREW DAMPF
Sep 29, 2016 7:00 am - ROME (AP) - As far as city leaders are concerned, Rome's bid for the 2024 Olympics is finished. The city council voted in favor of scrapping the bid on Thursday, a week ...
Tokyo to propose moving more venues for Olympics

By JIM ARMSTRONG
Sep 28, 2016 7:00 am - TOKYO (AP) - Tokyo's original plans for a compact Olympics in 2020 continue to fall by the wayside. A Tokyo government panel is set to propose moving more venues outside...
IOC sanctions 3 boxers for betting on fights at Rio Olympics

By STEPHEN WILSON
Sep 28, 2016 7:00 am - LONDON (AP) - Three Olympic boxers - including one who bet on himself to lose - received "severe reprimands" on Wednesday for betting on fights during last month's Rio d...
Kenya's Olympic team leader charged, denies stealing $256K

By MUTWIRI MUTUOTA
Sep 28, 2016 7:00 am - NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) - Kenya's team leader at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics stole $256,000 from government and sports authorities meant for the athletes' and officials' sta...
WADA says electronic database is safe despite cyber attack

By SAMUEL PETREQUIN
Sep 28, 2016 7:00 am - PARIS (AP) - Despite the hack of personal medical information from some of the world's leading athletes, the World Anti-Doping Agency says its overall electronic databas...
500 days to go: Pyeongchang Olympic organizers optimistic

The Associated Press
Sep 27, 2016 7:00 am - SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - Marking the 500-day countdown to the Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, organizers said Tuesday that 90 percent of construction of new venues is c...
Phelps to Lochte before scrape: 'Keep your head on straight'

By JIM LITKE
Sep 27, 2016 7:00 am - CHASKA, Minn. (AP) - Add Michael Phelps' name to the list of Americans who were less than amused by teammate Ryan Lochte's post-competition, early morning drunken antics...

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