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USBSF defending Jones’ selection to Olympic team
Lolo Jones’ selection to the U.S. Olympic bobsled team is being strongly defended by those who made the pick, amid growing criticism that her popularity played a role in the decision and overshadowed...
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Russian campaigner publishes Sochi corruption file
SOCHI, Russia (AP) — Russian opposition leader and anti-corruption campaigner Alexei Navalny on Monday launched a website to publish a wide range of data pointing to corruption in Sochi. Russia has...
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Fog causes weather delays at Sochi Olympics
KRASNAYA POLYANA, Russia (AP) — After days of warm weather at the Sochi Olympics, fog up in the mountains is causing an even bigger disturbance. Thick fog rolled in over the mountains in Krasnaya...
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Sochi cleans up as world leaves Olympics behind
SOCHI, Russia (AP) — By the busload, the world’s athletes and visitors rolled toward Sochi’s airport and took off for home Monday, fresh from a Winter Games experience that many Russians pronounced a...
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Doping ban for Jamaican sprinter Asafa Powell
KINGSTON, Jamaica (AP) — A Jamaican disciplinary panel on Thursday banned former 100-meter world record holder Asafa Powell from athletics for 18 months after he tested positive for a banned stimulant...
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Bach chairs summit of Olympic leaders in Lausanne
LONDON (AP) — New IOC President Thomas Bach has convened a summit of sports leaders to consider key issues facing the Olympics. The meeting Sunday was called without public notice and held behind...
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Olympic torch returns home from space station
MOSCOW (AP) — A Russian space capsule carrying the Sochi Olympic torch and three astronauts returned to Earth on Monday from the International Space Station in a flawless landing on the steppes of...
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Jesse Owens’ Olympic medal up for auction
LAGUNA NIGUEL, Calif. (AP) — Amid the jerseys and baseball bats held in a secure room at SCP Auctions, there’s a piece of sports memorabilia that speaks to much more than athletic prowess: an Olympic...
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Skating body picks Wagner over Nagasu for Olympics
BOSTON (AP) — Two-time national champion Ashley Wagner is in, heading to her first Olympics even after a performance at the U.S. Championships she described as a “tearful little wimp out on the ice.”...
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A crumbling Sochi hides behind Olympic facades
SOCHI, Russia (AP) — A shining new $635 million highway on the outskirts of Sochi stands next to a crumbling apartment block with a red “SOS!” banner on its roof. The residents of 5a Akatsy street...
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