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This time, the hammer dropped on Sun Yang. Long the target of anti-doping crusaders, the Chinese swimming star received a stunning eight-year ban from a Swiss court — the maximum penalty and one that effectively ends the 28-year-old’s career — for a vial-smashing encounter with drug testers. While the ruling Friday seems a bit excessive, […]

A former patient has told a Detroit newspaper that a late University of Michigan doctor accused of sexual abuse wrote letters certifying students were gay so they could avoid military service during the Vietnam War in exchange for sexual contact February 28, 2020, 7:27 PM 3 min read DETROIT — A late University of Michigan

Authorities are investigating whether deputies shared graphic photos of the helicopter crash that killed Kobe Bryant, his 13-year-old daughter and seven others By STEFANIE DAZIO Associated Press February 28, 2020, 6:04 PM 3 min read LOS ANGELES — Authorities are investigating whether deputies shared graphic photos of the helicopter crash scene where Kobe Bryant, his

A push. That’s what guided Tyler Andrews to Atlanta for the U.S. Olympic marathon trials this weekend. From himself, to rebel against the traditional model of what a distance runner should resemble coming out of high school. From his coach, who saw something special in him if he just dug deep. From his family, who

IOC President Thomas Bach has given an interview to Japan’s main media outlets to assure people that the Tokyo Olympics will go on as scheduled By STEPHEN WADE AP Sports Writer February 28, 2020, 10:15 AM 7 min read TOKYO — Hoping to boost morale in Japan by assuring people that the Tokyo Olympics will

DAYTON, Ohio — Trey Landers survived one of his hometown’s worst moments. Now he’s contributing to one of its best. A Dayton native, the senior guard has helped lead the University of Dayton basketball team to its best start ever at 26-2 and to No. 4 in the current Associated Press poll, its highest ranking

Concerned about human health and the environment, the ski racing community is backing away from something that has long made athletes go faster By LISA RATHKE Associated Press February 28, 2020, 2:27 PM 4 min read MONTPELIER, Vt. — At ski races across the United States, competitors are starting to abandon a type of wax

Olympic champion Majlinda Kelmendi now has a statue in her hometown By ZENEL ZHINIPOTOKU and LLAZAR SEMINI Associated Press February 28, 2020, 12:43 PM 2 min read PEJA, Kosovo — Olympic champion Majlinda Kelmendi, the first athlete from Kosovo to win a gold medal at the games, now has a statue in her hometown. Hundreds

The Premier League is set to go ahead as planned this weekend as the world’s sporting calendar gets increasingly affected by the fast-spreading new virus By STEVE DOUGLAS AP Sports Writer February 28, 2020, 11:59 AM 2 min read As the world’s sporting calendar gets increasingly affected by the fast-spreading new virus, the Premier League

Managers at the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee have coronavirus on their minds By EDDIE PELLS AP National Writer February 28, 2020, 10:24 AM 4 min read DENVER — It’s a spreadsheet that covers 52 sports and nearly six dozen venues — a laundry list of places around the globe where Olympic hopefuls were expected