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Former U.S. gymnastics doctor gets 60-year prison sentence for child porn

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. – A former elite sports doctor whose sexual assault cases have rocked Michigan State University and the group that trains U.S. Olympic gymnasts was sentenced Thursday to ...

DATE: Dec 7, 2017 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Thumbs-up from athletes for Olympic decision on Russia

PARIS – Athletes who lost medals because of Russia’s doping program at the Sochi Olympics gave a broad thumbs-up to the International Olympic Committee’s decision Tuesday to let Russians com...

DATE: Dec 5, 2017 | CATEGORY: Sports

International Olympic Copmmittee: Russia barred from Olympics

Athletes can compete without flag

DATE: Dec 5, 2017 | CATEGORY: Sports

Russia yet to regain trust of sport before World Cup

MOSCOW – Gary Lineker was furious, astonished at how FIFA’s executives were handing out the rights to host the 2018 and 2022 World Cups. Leaving the roped off area for dignitaries...

DATE: Nov 29, 2017 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

WADA decision hurts Russia’s hopes for Winter Olympics

SEOUL, South Korea – The World Anti-Doping Agency dealt a blow Thursday to Russia’s hopes of competing at next year’s Winter Olympics by refusing to reinstate the country’s suspended anti-do...

DATE: Nov 16, 2017 | CATEGORY: Sports

Distrust, anger grip Russian sports ahead of key doping vote

ST. PETERSBURG, Russia – As it edges closer to a ban from the Winter Olympics, the Russian sports world is a bitter place. Investigations into doping haven’t encouraged Russian at...

DATE: Nov 14, 2017 | CATEGORY: Sports

Putin: Russian doping scandals could be US election meddling

MOSCOW – President Vladimir Putin is suggesting that a recent flurry of Russian sports doping allegations could be an American attempt to interfere in next year’s Russian presidential electi...

DATE: Nov 9, 2017 | CATEGORY: Sports

Colorado cornerback/decathlete Isaiah Oliver has NFL and Olympics on radar

BOULDER – Colorado junior cornerback Isaiah Oliver can run with the best of them. Same goes with high jump, hurdle, pole vault , shot put, long jump and throw the javelin . A mult...

DATE: Oct 18, 2017 | CATEGORY: College Sports

Olympic double: IOC says yes to Paris in 2024, and Los Angeles for 2028

LIMA, Peru — This was one of those rare Olympic moments where everyone walked away a winner. Paris for 2024. Los Angeles for 2028. And the International Olympic Committee for tran...

DATE: Sep 13, 2017 | CATEGORY: Sports

Paris celebrates end of 100-year Olympic wait

PARIS — The 100-year wait made victory extra-sweet for Paris. Only the weather was miserable. Paris celebrated the award of the 2024 Olympics as best it could in heavy rains on We...

DATE: Sep 13, 2017 | CATEGORY: Sports

U.S. Olympic Committee tamped down discord to help Los Angeles get Games

LIMA, Peru – These were the jobs nobody wanted. Sure, becoming leader of the U.S. Olympic Committee meant you immediately became the person pulling the strings behind the world’s ...

DATE: Sep 12, 2017 | CATEGORY: Sports

Brazil, France allege Rio Olympics vote-buying scheme

RIO DE JANEIRO – Brazilian and French authorities said Tuesday they uncovered an international corruption scheme aimed at buying votes in awarding the 2016 Olympics. It is the latest allegat...

DATE: Sep 5, 2017 | CATEGORY: Sports

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