Olympics
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Agent cancels all future races for Oscar PistoriusFeb 17, 2013 2:37 pm - JOHANNESBURG — Oscar Pistorius’ track career was put on hold indefinitely Sunday as his agent canceled all future races so the double-amputee Olympian can focus on defen...
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Pistorius' family strongly refutes murder chargeFeb 16, 2013 10:00 am - PRETORIA, South Africa — Oscar Pistorius is "numb with shock as well as grief" after the shooting death of his model girlfriend at his home in South Africa, the runner'...
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Pistorius prosecutors pursue premeditated murderFeb 15, 2013 7:35 am - PRETORIA, South Africa — Oscar Pistorius held his head in his hands and wept openly in court Friday as prosecutors said they would pursue a charge of premeditated murder...
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Spellman’s Scorecard: News on Pistorius tough to takeFeb 15, 2013 4:30 am - I fell for it, I admit. I loved the saga of Oscar Pistorius. I loved how he seemed to be uniting his country, how he was fighting to overcome his disability despite cons...
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Pistorius lived out dream by running at OlympicsFeb 14, 2013 7:53 am - LONDON — Only six months ago, Oscar Pistorius was running circles around the track at the Olympic Stadium, a shining example of what a person can achieve in the face of ...
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Amputee Olympic star Pistorius charged in slayingFeb 14, 2013 5:12 am - PRETORIA, South Africa — Oscar Pistorius, the double-amputee sprinter dubbed the Blade Runner, was charged Thursday in the Valentine’s Day slaying of his girlfriend at h...
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IOC President Rogge to meet with wrestling leaderFeb 13, 2013 5:11 pm - The IOC executive board removed wrestling from the program of the 2020 Games on Tuesday, cutting it from the list of 26 sports at last year’s London Olympics. The decisi...
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Body slam for wrestling: Sport cut from OlympicsFeb 12, 2013 5:00 pm - LAUSANNE, Switzerland — For wrestling, this may have been the ultimate body slam: getting tossed out of the Olympic rings. The vote Tuesday by the IOC's executive board ...
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‘Pingpong diplomacy’ figure Zhuang Zedong diesFeb 10, 2013 9:50 am - BEIJING — Three-time world table tennis champion Zhuang Zedong, a key figure in the groundbreaking “pingpong diplomacy” between China and the United States, died Sunday,...
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Putin: Fire senior Russian Olympic officialFeb 07, 2013 8:02 am - SOCHI, Russia — A year before the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics begin, President Vladimir Putin has demanded that a senior member of the Russian Olympic Committee be fired....