Olympics
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Catching US, Canada requires cash, people and 1 great game
Dec 09, 2017 6:00 am - WESLEY CHAPEL, Fla. (AP) - Finland goalie Noora Raty believes her country is closing the gap on the United States and Canada in women's hockey. She has some proof, too. ...
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White finishes third in a head-scratching Olympic qualifier
Dec 09, 2017 6:00 am - COPPER MOUNTAIN, Colo. (AP) - Two-time Olympic gold medalist Shaun White says he walked away a bit puzzled after a third-place finish in the opening Olympic qualifier fo...
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China earns berth in Olympic women's curling tournament
Dec 09, 2017 6:00 am - China's women's curling team has reached the Winter Olympics with an 11-4 victory over Italy at a qualification tournament in Pilsen, Czech Republic. The Italian women c...
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USOC aims to go to Olympics unless 'physically impossible'
Dec 08, 2017 6:00 am - The leader of the U.S. Olympic Committee says the plan is to take a team to the Pyeongchang Games "unless it's legally or physically impossible." CEO Scott Blackmun spok...
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Vonn happy to mix sport and politics ahead of Olympics
Dec 08, 2017 6:00 am - ST. MORITZ, Switzerland (AP) - Lindsey Vonn says she won't stop expressing her political views, though her main goal is regaining her Olympic downhill title. The ski sta...
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With win, Wise takes giant step in Olympic title defense
Dec 08, 2017 6:00 am - COPPER MOUNTAIN, Colo. (AP) - David Wise took a major step in his bid to capture back-to-back Olympic gold medals Friday, winning a World Cup ski halfpipe competition th...
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Usmanov urges IOC to let Russia flag fly at 2018 Olympics
Dec 08, 2017 6:00 am - LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) - A leading Russian sports official has urged the IOC to reverse a ban on the country's flag from the Pyeongchang Olympics. Alisher Usmanov, t...
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The Latest: White House 'looks forward' to Winter Olympics
Dec 07, 2017 6:00 am - The Latest on the Olympic games in Pyeongchang (all times local): 2:30 p.m. White House press secretary Sarah Sanders says the U.S. "looks forward to participating" in t...
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US team still planning for Olympics despite confusion
Dec 07, 2017 6:00 am - Members of the Trump administration surprised the U.S. Olympic Committee by suggesting the nation's participation at the upcoming Pyeongchang Games in South Korea was "a...
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Russia PM: State will never admit "false" doping charges
Dec 07, 2017 6:00 am - MOSCOW (AP) - Russia Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev says the state will never acknowledge the accusation of state-sponsored doping that prevents the Russia team from com...