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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...
Rome's city council to vote Thursday on 2024 Olympics bid

The Associated Press
Sep 26, 2016 7:00 am - ROME (AP) - Rome's city council will vote Thursday whether to support Mayor Virginia Raggi's rejection of the city's bid for the 2024 Summer Olympics. The motion is expe...
Asia Olympic leaders back idea to include Oceania athletes

The Associated Press
Sep 25, 2016 7:00 am - DANANG, Vietnam (AP) - The Olympic Council of Asia has backed a proposal to allow athletes from Oceania to compete at the Asian Winter Games in Japan next year. OCA pres...
Raised-fist protesters Smith, Carlos to join US team in DC

By EDDIE PELLS
Sep 24, 2016 7:00 am - COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) - Tommie Smith and John Carlos, the American sprinters whose raised-fist salutes at the 1968 Olympics are an ageless sign of race-inspired p...
Naperville Olympian makes local appearance

By Paul Michna
Sep 24, 2016 1:00 am - Olympic swimmer and gold medalist Kevin Cordes of Naperville was the special guest during Saturday's Run for the Mind 5K at St. James Farm near Warrenville. Cordes gave ...

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