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Kwan returning to ice for August show
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7.3.2009 : 6:32 pm
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009 in Seoul, South Korea, in August.
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Dutch government supports possible Olympic bid
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7.3.2009 : 5:12 pm
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THE HAGUE, Netherlands -- The Dutch government is considering a bidding for the Olympics in 2008 — exactly a century after Amsterdam last staged the games.
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Don't count Armstrong out, Hincapie says
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7.3.2009 : 2:30 pm
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MONACO -- George Hincapie helped Lance Armstrong win seven straight Tour de France titles and believes his old friend could surprise a lot of people this year.
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Speedskating's Pechstein gets 2-year doping ban
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7.3.2009 : 1:49 pm
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LAUSANNE, Switzerland -- Olympic speedskating great Claudia Pechstein of Germany was banned for two years because of blood doping Friday and will miss the 2010 Vancouver Games.
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Asia Olympic Council backs Tokyo's 2016 bid
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7.3.2009 : 7:27 am
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SINGAPORE -- The Olympic Council of Asia has endorsed the bid of Tokyo to host the Summer Games in 2016.
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More youth, few surprises in Canada Olympic camp
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7.2.2009 : 6:36 pm
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CALGARY, Alberta -- Sidney Crosby, left off the team as an 18-year-old in 2006, was among 46 players invited Thursday to the Canada Olympic hockey orientation camp next month.
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Phelps still sells almost a year after Beijing
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7.2.2009 : 5:04 pm
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even announcing it was doing so the day after he was suspended three months by USA Swimming.
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US team to wear Polo again at Olympic ceremonies
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7.2.2009 : 9:37 am
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DENVER -- The U.S. Olympic team will stay with the Polo look for the opening and closing ceremonies in Vancouver and London.
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No LA for Coach K, but another Olympics could work
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7.1.2009 : 3:58 am
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and he should know.
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Rodgers leads young US track crew
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6.29.2009 : 2:53 pm
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EUGENE, Ore. -- This story might make a great commercial some day: A kid stuck selling shoes in a parking lot turns around his career and comes out with a gold medal around his neck.
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Tortorella, Gordon join US Olympic coach staff
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6.29.2009 : 1:20 pm
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. -- Ron Wilson's coaching staff for the U.S. Olympic hockey team is complete, with the addition of assistants John Tortorella and Scott Gordon.
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Whitaker suspended after horse fails drug test
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6.29.2009 : 7:06 am
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LONDON -- Four-time Olympic show jumper Michael Whitaker has been suspended after his horse failed a drug test.
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Crawford surprises himself with another US title
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6.29.2009 : 3:30 am
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EUGENE, Ore. -- Some have been faster than him, others more flamboyant.
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Gay leaves championships with no regrets
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6.28.2009 : 8:29 pm
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EUGENE, Ore. -- Tyson Gay insists he has no regrets about leaving U.S. championships after a single race.
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The curious case of American sprinter Walter Dix
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6.27.2009 : 11:38 pm
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EUGENE, Ore. -- Success seems to come easy for Walter Dix. Dealing with it has been a much different story.
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After 5,000, Goucher alive, kicking for marathon
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6.27.2009 : 11:08 pm
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EUGENE, Ore. -- Kara Goucher conquered her kick.
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Harper still getting used to fame after Olympics
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6.26.2009 : 3:51 pm
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EUGENE, Ore. -- Dawn Harper rented a car recently and noticed a gentleman staring at her. He wouldn't stop.
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Clay withdraws from nationals with hurt hamstring
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6.25.2009 : 11:31 pm
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EUGENE, Ore. -- Olympic decathlon champion Bryan Clay withdrew from the U.S. national track championships Thursday with an injured left hamstring, a decision that could force him to shut down his entire 2009 season.
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US swim trials for 2012 Olympics return to Omaha
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6.25.2009 : 3:53 pm
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OMAHA, Neb. -- The U.S. Olympic swimming trials will return to Omaha in 2012, with a temporary pool again being set up inside the Qwest Center.
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Babcock takes charge of Team Canada for 2010 Games
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6.25.2009 : 11:25 am
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MONTREAL -- Team Canada is officially in Mike Babcock's hands.
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Phelps, Bryant, James compete for male athlete
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6.24.2009 : 6:55 pm
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LOS ANGELES -- Michael Phelps has 14 Olympic gold medals but only one ESPY. That's likely to change after he led the way Wednesday with four nominations for next month's ESPY Awards.
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IOC monitoring case against China's 2000 gymnasts
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6.24.2009 : 4:03 pm
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LAUSANNE, Switzerland -- The International Olympic Committee said it will take "necessary measures" if gymnastics officials determine that China used two underage gymnasts at the 2000 Summer Games.
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Age-old question: Chinese gymnasts under review
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6.24.2009 : 7:58 am
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000 Olympics aren't off the hook yet.
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Age-old question: Chinese gymnasts under review
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6.23.2009 : 1:18 pm
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000 Olympics aren't off the hook yet.
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Chicago 2016 head says taxpayer risk 'improbable'
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6.22.2009 : 6:52 pm
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CHICAGO -- The head of the Chicago's bid for the 2016 Summer Olympics sought Monday to calm jittery taxpayers and the City Council about the prospect of being on the hook for millions of dollars if the city wins the games, calling such a development "highly improbable."
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Leader in supplement industry says study flawed
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6.22.2009 : 6:33 pm
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DENVER -- A leader in the supplement industry chafes when he hears sports leaders blame his multibillion-dollar industry for their steroid problems, citing studies that claim large percentages of their products are tainted.
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Fernandez hopeful softball returns for 2016 Games
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6.22.2009 : 5:28 pm
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NEW YORK -- Softball great Lisa Fernandez is hopeful the sport will return for the 2016 Olympics.
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Winter Olympians promote new USOC campaign
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6.22.2009 : 12:17 pm
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NEW YORK -- Picabo Street believes that in tough times for Americans, they can still feel patriotic about their Olympic teams.
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London 2012 organizers seal Olympic Village deal
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6.22.2009 : 9:50 am
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LONDON -- London 2012 organizers have completed a deal to sell almost half of the housing units in the Olympic Village after the games.
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Mats Sundin says he won't play in 2010 Olympics
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6.21.2009 : 11:23 am
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STOCKHOLM -- Vancouver Canucks center Mats Sundin says he will not play for defending champion Sweden at the Vancouver Olympics in February.
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Cycling boss defends strategy to catch drug cheats
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6.19.2009 : 4:13 pm
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LAUSANNE, Switzerland -- The chief of cycling's governing body defended its pioneering anti-doping program from criticism that it cost too much and caught too few riders.
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Michael Phelps to swim in Montreal this weekend
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6.19.2009 : 4:02 pm
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MONTREAL -- Michael Phelps will swim in Montreal this weekend in his final tuneup before next month's U.S. championships in Indianapolis.
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Equestrian body checks 2nd horse doping case
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6.19.2009 : 3:05 pm
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LAUSANNE, Switzerland -- The International Equestrian Federation is investigating a second member of its president's family for alleged horse doping.
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Beijing claims profit on Olympic hosting
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6.19.2009 : 7:38 am
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BEIJING -- Beijing Olympic organizers say they made a profit out of hosting last year's Summer Games.
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USADA chief urges states to act on supplements
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6.18.2009 : 7:09 pm
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. -- Knowing the federal government does little to regulate the steroid-tainted, multibillion-dollar supplement industry, the leader of the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency urged a group of attorneys general to take action on the state level.
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Rio boost for 2016 Olympics
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6.18.2009 : 4:17 pm
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LAUSANNE, Switzerland -- With 3½ months to go, Rio de Janeiro has picked up significant momentum in the race for the 2016 Olympics.
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Coe: Security is key to London Games in 2012
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6.18.2009 : 10:41 am
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LONDON -- London organizing committee chairman Sebastian Coe attempted to reassure the House of Lords on Thursday, saying measures will be taken to try to prevent an attack on the 2012 Olympics.
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Tokyo 2016 invites crown prince to IOC vote
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6.18.2009 : 8:48 am
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LAUSANNE, Switzerland -- Officials of Tokyo's bid for the 2016 Olympics have invited Japan's crown prince to travel to Copenhagen for the IOC vote on Oct. 2.
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IOC sells 2014-16 rights to Arab broadcasters
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6.18.2009 : 7:27 am
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LAUSANNE, Switzerland -- The International Olympic Committee announced a deal on Thursday for 20 Arab states to broadcast the 2014 Sochi Olympics and Summer Games in 2016.
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Chicago 2016 bid gets $500 million boost
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6.17.2009 : 3:03 pm
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LAUSANNE, Switzerland -- Chicago has come up with an additional $500 million in private insurance, clearing the way for Mayor Richard M. Daley to sign the host city contract if the city is awarded the 2016 Olympics.
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2016 bid cities take case to IOC
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6.17.2009 : 1:44 pm
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LAUSANNE, Switzerland -- The four cities bidding for the 2016 Olympics took their case directly to the voters on Wednesday, stressing the backing of their government leaders and promising financial security for their multi-billion-dollar projects.
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Dominican weightlifter's 'B' sample negative
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6.17.2009 : 12:13 pm
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SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic -- The Dominican Olympic Committee has cleared weightlifter Yudelquis Contreras of doping allegations after her "B' sample came back negative.
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US Olympian Kastor to run in Chicago Marathon
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6.16.2009 : 5:20 pm
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016 Games if Chicago wins its bid to host. Kastor, the American record holder, broke her foot at the Beijing Olympics.
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Chicago activists bring Olympics fight to IOC base
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6.16.2009 : 4:45 pm
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LAUSANNE, Switzerland -- A group opposing Chicago's bid to host the 2016 Summer Games took its case to International Olympic Committee headquarters Tuesday.
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IOC threatens to ban Kuwait from Olympic movement
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6.16.2009 : 3:12 pm
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LAUSANNE, Switzerland -- The International Olympic Committee says Kuwait will be suspended from the Olympic movement if it does not change its sports laws within six weeks.
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Sochi close to deals with 3 new sponsors
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6.16.2009 : 1:18 pm
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LAUSANNE, Switzerland -- Russian organizers of the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi are close to signing three new sponsors in deals that total more than $300 million.
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Nielsen signs up as London 2012 research provider
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6.16.2009 : 10:47 am
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LONDON -- The Nielsen Company has been selected as the market research provider for the 2012 London Olympics.
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Prague out of race to host 2020 Summer Olympics
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6.16.2009 : 8:05 am
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PRAGUE -- Prague will not enter the race to host the 2020 Summer Olympics as planned due to the global economic crisis.
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Inspectors to survey US swimmers for legal suits
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6.15.2009 : 7:50 pm
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SANTA CLARA, Calif. -- Michael Phelps, Dara Torres and everyone else competing at next month's U.S. nationals won't be alone in the ready room before their races.
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7 sports make pitch for 2016 Olympic status
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6.15.2009 : 5:02 pm
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LAUSANNE, Switzerland -- With seven sports vying for inclusion in the 2016 Summer Games, Colin Montgomerie and Annika Sorenstam delivered the message Monday that winning an Olympic gold medal in golf would be as important as winning a major.
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Brazil president touts Rio for 2016 Games
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6.15.2009 : 12:53 pm
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GENEVA -- Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva urged the IOC to break new ground by awarding the 2016 Summer Games to Rio de Janeiro.
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FIFA may end Olympic age limits, bar WCup players
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6.15.2009 : 10:55 am
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BLOEMFONTEIN, South Africa -- The soccer world governing body is considering abolishing age limits for the Olympics and barring all players with World Cup experience.
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Magic's Nelson says finals didn't deter rehab
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6.15.2009 : 12:17 am
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ORLANDO, Fla. -- Orlando Magic All-Star point guard Jameer Nelson had no regrets about returning earlier than expected for the NBA finals and said it won't affect his rehabilitation.
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Phelps ends California meet with 2 losses
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6.14.2009 : 11:27 pm
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SANTA CLARA, Calif. -- Two races, two losses for Michael Phelps.
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Olympic Bid Sports Capsules
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6.14.2009 : 4:06 pm
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LAUSANNE, Switzerland -- Capsules of the seven sports bidding for inclusion in the 2016 Olympics and making presentations Monday to the IOC executive board:
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Phelps, his bulldog featured in new kids book
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6.14.2009 : 3:27 pm
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SANTA CLARA, Calif. -- Michael Phelps, children's book author?
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Big week for Olympic bid cities and sports
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6.14.2009 : 3:02 pm
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LAUSANNE, Switzerland -- The four candidates for the 2016 Olympics — and the seven sports trying to be included in those games — face a crucial week in the final stages of their global campaigns.
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Magdaleno captures bantam title at USA Nationals
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6.14.2009 : 12:48 am
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DENVER -- Two nights after his stunning upset of Rau'shee Warren in the semifinals, Jesus Magdaleno made sure there was no drama in the championship bout.
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Texas A&M sweeps team titles at NCAA meet
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6.13.2009 : 6:07 pm
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FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. -- So much for the Oregon coronation. Instead, Texas A&M was the school that made track and field history.
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Rogge tells FIFA not to change Olympic age rules
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6.13.2009 : 7:28 am
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LAUSANNE, Switzerland -- The IOC is adamant on keeping the current age format for Olympic soccer and will cut back the size of the tournament if governing body FIFA changes the player eligibility rules.
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USOC announces increase in winter sports funding
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6.12.2009 : 6:23 pm
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. -- The new leader of the U.S. Olympic Committee delivered news Friday that should make her popular: She's handing out more money.
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Phelps back in competition in Santa Clara
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6.12.2009 : 2:58 pm
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SANTA CLARA, Calif. -- Michael Phelps has easily qualified for the 200-meter butterfly final at the Santa Clara International Grand Prix.
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Rogge: IOC reserves up 4.2 percent since Jan. 1
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6.12.2009 : 2:55 pm
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LAUSANNE, Switzerland -- The International Olympic Committee's financial reserves are making a recovery after a sharp drop due to the global economic downturn.
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Bolt wins men's 100 meters in Toronto
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6.11.2009 : 9:43 pm
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TORONTO -- Usain Bolt was plenty good enough to win, even if he didn't flash his world-record breaking form.
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Motivated by 2 recent losses, Phelps races again
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6.11.2009 : 9:05 pm
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SANTA CLARA, Calif. -- Michael Phelps has descended from the mountains of Colorado still stinging from two recent losses in the pool.
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Dallas Stars hire Marc Crawford as coach
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6.11.2009 : 6:05 pm
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DALLAS -- For Dallas Stars general manager Joe Nieuwendyk, it became clear in less than two weeks on the job that a coaching change was necessary. The team needed a leader with a tougher edge.
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Golf prepares for major pitch to Olympic leaders
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6.11.2009 : 3:55 pm
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GENEVA -- Golf makes its big play for a place on the Olympic program next week believing its lineup will deliver a persuasive case for inclusion.
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Robles wins 1st race after injury
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6.11.2009 : 11:46 am
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THESSALONIKI, Greece -- Olympic champion hurdler Dayron Robles returned from an injury to win his first race of the season Wednesday.
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Robles wins 1st race after injury
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6.10.2009 : 7:56 pm
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THESSALONIKI, Greece -- Olympic champion hurdler Dayron Robles returned from an injury to win his first race of the season Wednesday.
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Bolt wins Laureus World Sportsman award
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6.10.2009 : 6:37 pm
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TORONTO -- American sprinter Shawn Crawford has a surefire plan to beat world record holder Usain Bolt in Thursday's Festival of Excellence track and field meet in Toronto.
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Cooking pot stadium readies for WCup feast
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6.10.2009 : 5:09 pm
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JOHANNESBURG -- In the tunnel World Cup finalists will use to walk to the field, workers in security vests stood amid puddles and steel nets. Where VIPs will park for the final match, dozens were spreading mortar on brick.
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USOC dismissed from lawsuit over new headquarters
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6.10.2009 : 4:20 pm
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. -- The U.S. Olympic Committee has been dismissed from a lawsuit filed by the company building a new USOC headquarters in Colorado Springs.
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Sport's high court hears Polish canoeist's appeal
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6.9.2009 : 6:13 am
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LAUSANNE, Switzerland -- Polish canoeist Adam Seroczynski went to sport's highest court Tuesday trying to overturn his disqualification from the Beijing Olympics for doping.
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Rogge calls Federer's achievement 'unique'
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6.8.2009 : 11:04 am
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BRUSSELS -- IOC president Jacques Rogge says Roger Federer is now arguably "the best ever player in the world of all time."
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Merritt bests his own Hayward record in 300
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6.7.2009 : 5:44 pm
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EUGENE, Ore. -- Olympic gold medalist LaShawn Merritt bested his own Hayward Field record by winning the seldom-run 300 meters in 31.30 seconds Sunday in the Prefontaine Classic.
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NM teenager breaks record at SW classic
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6.5.2009 : 9:41 pm
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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- Teenage track and field prodigy Curtis Beach fell short of breaking the national high school decathlon record he set in April, but he did break another record Friday in the Great Southwest Track&Field Classic.
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Montgomerie to support golf's Olympic bid to IOC
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6.5.2009 : 1:29 pm
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NEWPORT, Wales -- European Ryder Cup captain Colin Montgomerie will promote golf's bid for inclusion in the 2016 Olympics.
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Fears for Olympic status key to handball election
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6.4.2009 : 6:05 pm
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GENEVA -- The man hoping to become president of handball's governing body fears the sport could be dropped from the Olympics after the 2012 London Games.
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Smaller soccer nations get Youth Olympics shot
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6.4.2009 : 6:34 am
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NASSAU, Bahamas -- FIFA has given places at the first Youth Olympic Games to smaller soccer nations who rarely play on the world stage.
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Get a wrestling gold, earn a lot of green
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6.3.2009 : 6:44 pm
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. -- U.S. wrestlers will see a lot of green for any gold they win at the London Olympics.
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Bank of America wants more out of USOC sponsorship
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6.3.2009 : 5:48 pm
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. -- Bank of America will walk away from its sponsorship with the U.S. Olympic Committee unless the federation finds a way to provide more bang for the 12 million bucks it spends supporting American athletes.
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Russia: No government money for Sochi in 2009-10
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6.2.2009 : 8:13 am
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MOSCOW -- The Russian government won't finance the preparations for the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi this year and next because there is enough financial support from private investors, Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Zhukov said Tuesday.
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GM says bankruptcy won't hurt Olympic sponsorship
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6.1.2009 : 7:13 pm
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VANCOUVER, British Columbia -- General Motors says filing for bankruptcy protection will have "no impact" on its sponsorship of the 2010 Winter Olympics.
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English hired as USOC's chief of sport performance
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6.1.2009 : 6:09 pm
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. -- The U.S. Olympic Committee hired Mike English as its new chief of sport performance Monday, one of three key appointments by the federation's new acting CEO, Stephanie Streeter.
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Cavendish targets Tour finish after Olympic flop
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6.1.2009 : 4:49 pm
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LONDON -- The Olympics were his priority last year, and it cost him at the Tour de France. Now, Mark Cavendish is intent on making it to the finish line next month in Paris.
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Holiday Inn signs up as London 2012 sponsor
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6.1.2009 : 7:27 am
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LONDON -- Holiday Inn has signed up as the 19th domestic sponsor of the 2012 London Olympics.
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El Boumili of Morocco wins Rock'n Roll Marathon
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5.31.2009 : 3:56 pm
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SAN DIEGO -- Khalid El Boumlili of Morocco, who dropped out of the LA Marathon on Monday at mile 18 due to hamstring problems, came back Sunday and breezed to victory in the 12th annual San Diego Rock 'n' Roll Marathon.
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Phase 2 of Vancouver ticket sales to begin June 6
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5.29.2009 : 4:45 pm
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VANCOUVER, British Columbia -- The second round of ticket sales for the 2010 Winter Olympics will begin next Saturday.
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WADA, swim body want 2-year ban for Jessica Hardy
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5.29.2009 : 4:04 pm
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LAUSANNE, Switzerland -- The World Anti-Doping Agency and swimming's governing body appealed to sports' highest court to restore Jessica Hardy's two-year doping ban.
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Former Olympic champion Ruby dies in climbing fall
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5.29.2009 : 1:19 pm
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CHAMONIX, France -- Karine Ruby, a former Olympic snowboarding champion who had been training to become a mountain guide, died Friday in a climbing accident on Mont Blanc. She was 31.
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USOC goes through big change at strange time
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5.29.2009 : 11:41 am
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. -- If Olympic business is a who-you-know world of negotiations and secret handshakes, the recent makeover at the U.S. Olympic Committee couldn't have come at a more awkward time.
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English-only 'Britain' soccer team for Olympics
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5.29.2009 : 6:54 am
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LONDON -- A soccer team of only English players is set to represent Britain at the 2012 London Olympics.
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Ex-Olympic kayaker gets 5 years over drug charges
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5.29.2009 : 4:54 am
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LISMORE, Australia -- Australian Olympic silver medalist and former world kayaking champion Nathan Baggaley was sentenced to at least five years in prison on Friday on charges of supplying and manufacturing ecstasy pills.
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US trying to defend home turf against Jamaicans
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5.28.2009 : 5:35 pm
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NEW YORK -- Several weeks after the Beijing Olympics, American sprinter Lauryn Williams was sitting in a hotel room in Shanghai reading through her mail. Every other letter, it seemed, was filled with anger and resentment.
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German equestrain federation disbands Olympic team
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5.28.2009 : 1:49 pm
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FRANKFURT -- The German equestrian federation disbanded its Olympic team on Thursday and suspended a four-time Olympic champion following a string of allegations involving doping and illegal medication.
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Women's baseball panel pushes for 2016 Olympic bid
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5.28.2009 : 9:22 am
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LAUSANNE, Switzerland -- The International Baseball Federation has formed an 11-member panel to push its case for inclusion of women's baseball in the Olympics.
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Tunnels started for 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi
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5.27.2009 : 1:49 pm
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MOSCOW -- Organizers of the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi say construction has begun on tunnels for the road and rail system that will link venues at the games.
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Russia's Isinbayeva gets sport award
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5.27.2009 : 10:33 am
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ROME -- Russian pole vaulter and Olympic gold medalist Yelena Isinbayeva won her second Laureus World Sportswoman of the Year award Wednesday.
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World champ Rawlinson confirms new coach, comeback
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5.27.2009 : 4:52 am
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MELBOURNE, Australia -- Two-time 400-meter hurdles world champion Jana Rawlinson has changed coaches and targeted a comeback next month in Poland as she prepares for August's athletics World Championships in Berlin.
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USOC hired Fleischer as communications consultant
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5.26.2009 : 9:21 pm
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. -- The U.S. Olympic Committee has hired former White House press secretary Ari Fleischer as a consultant.
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'Melo steps up his game and Kobe isn't surprised
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5.25.2009 : 2:12 pm
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DENVER -- Kobe Bryant loves defending his kindred spirit, Carmelo Anthony, on and off the basketball court.
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IOC renews with Atos Origin as Games sponsor
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5.25.2009 : 7:17 am
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LAUSANNE, Switzerland -- The International Olympic Committee has signed technology services provider Atos Origin as a global sponsor until 2016.
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Moody having dream year despite sleepless nights
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5.24.2009 : 8:00 pm
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BOULDER, Colo. -- No matter how far Tera Moody runs, how tired she gets, how much she pushes herself, she knows she'll find herself wide awake in the wee hours of the morning.
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FIBA seeks 4 more men's teams at London Olympics
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5.22.2009 : 3:20 pm
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GENEVA -- Basketball's global governing body has asked the International Olympic Committee to include four more teams at the 2012 London Games.
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US champion Abbott switching coaches
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5.22.2009 : 2:56 pm
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. -- U.S. champion Jeremy Abbott is leaving his coach of 10 years, Tom Zakrajsek, and will train with former world champ Yuka Sato at the Detroit Skating Club in Bloomfield Hills, Mich.
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Police search for missing gold medalist
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5.22.2009 : 1:50 am
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SAN CARLOS, Calif. -- San Carlos police are searching for a 75-year-old member of the 1956 Olympic champion U.S. basketball team who wandered away from his home in the San Francisco Bay area.
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Fitzgerald Mosley hired to boost track performance
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5.21.2009 : 6:14 pm
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984 Olympic gold medalist its chief of sport performance Thursday, putting her in a new position created out of the disappointment of the Beijing Olympics.
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THE INFLUENCE GAME: Baseball pitches diplomats
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5.21.2009 : 5:21 pm
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WASHINGTON -- Not many fans get to go on the field for batting practice the first time they attend a baseball game. Nor do they get to schmooze with players or take away autographed baseballs and other goodies.
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Canada's first Olympic gold medal gymnast retires
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5.21.2009 : 12:18 pm
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CALGARY, Alberta -- Olympic gold medal gymnast Kyle Shewfelt has taken his last tumble.
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Paralympian Pistorius targets Berlin Worlds
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5.19.2009 : 1:38 pm
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LONDON -- Double-amputee sprinter Oscar Pistorius hopes to compete against the top stars at the world championships in Berlin, embarking on a demanding schedule as he returns to competition after a February boating accident.
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Russia to pay $135,000 for a gold at 2010 Olympics
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5.19.2009 : 12:13 pm
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MOSCOW -- Russian sports authorities will more than double bonus payments for medal winners at the 2010 Winter Olympics in a bid for a record-beating performance.
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Olympic silver medalist pleads no contest
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5.18.2009 : 6:39 pm
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HONOLULU -- Olympic silver medalist and former University of Hawaii volleyball standout Kim Willoughby has pleaded no contest to assault.
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Brown, Beckham back England's 2018 World Cup bid
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5.18.2009 : 12:27 pm
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WEMBLEY, England -- David Beckham teamed up with Prime Minister Gordon Brown to launch England's bid for the 2018 World Cup on Monday, saying that winning the right to host would be as satisfying as anything he's accomplished on the field.
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London mayor visits Seoul site for inspiration
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5.18.2009 : 12:14 pm
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SEOUL, South Korea -- London's mayor says a tour of the Seoul Olympics sites has given him good ideas on how to build venues that will have a lasting legacy long after the 2012 Games.
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Bird, Spielberg honored at Boston U commencement
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5.17.2009 : 8:29 pm
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BOSTON -- Former Boston Celtics basketball star Larry Bird and film director Steven Spielberg were feted Sunday at Boston University with honorary degrees.
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Bolt returns after crash with record 150m win
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5.17.2009 : 4:08 pm
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MANCHESTER, England -- Usain Bolt ran the world's fastest 150 meters to win a soggy street sprint on Sunday that marked his return to competition after a car crash left him requiring minor foot surgery.
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Battle over swimsuits shows no signs of letting up
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5.16.2009 : 7:03 pm
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CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Eric Shanteau has been working the pool deck at the Charlotte UltraSwim, hoping to score one of those newfangled suits.
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IAAF happy with future of London Olympic stadium
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5.15.2009 : 2:22 pm
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LONDON -- The head of track and field's world governing body believes London's 2012 Olympic Stadium will have a long-term future as a venue for major athletics events
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EU, WADA to intensify talks on data protection
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5.15.2009 : 2:13 pm
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ATHENS, Greece -- World Anti-Doping Agency and European Union officials promised Friday to intensify talks on privacy disputes, warning that disagreement could hurt global cooperation in catching drug cheats.
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New China national coach targets 2014 World Cup
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5.15.2009 : 4:32 am
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BEIJING -- China's new national soccer coach has set qualification for the 2014 World Cup as a target in his quest to revitalize the beleaguered team.
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