Olympics
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Amputee sprinter: London more realistic than Beijing
May 18, 2008 11:00 pm - JOHANNESBURG, South Africa -- Double-amputee sprinter Oscar Pistorius thinks he might have a more realistic chance of qualifying for the 2012 London Olympics than this s...
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Olympian Montgomery gets 46 months for check fraud
May 15, 2008 11:00 pm - WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. - Olympic gold medalist Tim Montgomery was sentenced to 46 months in prison Friday for his part in a multimillion-dollar fake-check scheme. The former...
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Amputee runner wins appeal for Olympics
May 15, 2008 11:00 pm - LAUSANNE, Switzerland -- Double-amputee sprinter Oscar Pistorius won his appeal Friday and can compete for a place in the Beijing Olympics. The Court of Arbitration for ...
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IOC strips medals from Marion Jones' relay teammates at 2000 Olympics
Apr 10, 2008 11:00 pm - BEIJING -- The IOC stripped the medals Thursday from Marion Jones' U.S. relay teammates at the 2000 Olympics because of her doping history. The International Olympic Com...
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Britain won't boycott Olympic opening ceremony
Mar 26, 2008 11:00 pm - LONDON -- British Prime Minister Gordon Brown says that Britain would not boycott the opening ceremonies for the Olympic Games in Beijing. Brown was speaking at a news c...
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Olympic opening: 5,000 years in 50 minutes
Mar 12, 2008 11:00 pm - BEIJING -- China's most famous film director will shoulder the burden of boiling down 5,000 years of history into 50 minutes for the opening ceremony of the Beijing Olym...
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WADA: Effective blood test for HGH will be in place for Beijing Olympics
Feb 27, 2008 10:00 pm - LAUSANNE, Switzerland -- An effective blood test for detecting human growth hormone will be in place for the Beijing Olympics, the head of the World Anti-Doping Agency s...
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Unlikely Kosovo will field its own Olympic team
Feb 18, 2008 10:00 pm - LONDON -- Kosovo's chances of fielding a separate team at the Beijing Olympics are "unlikely" despite the province's declaration of independence from Serbia, the IOC sai...
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Former Olympic sprint champ Greene, 33, retires
Feb 04, 2008 10:00 pm - BEIJING -- Maurice Greene sprang a little surprise on Monday -- he's retiring. The former Olympic and world champion cited nagging injuries for his decision, making the ...
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Maurice Greene announces retirement
Feb 03, 2008 10:00 pm - BEIJING - Maurice Greene sprang a little surprise on Monday - he's retiring. The former Olympic and world champion cited nagging injuries for his decision, making the an...