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2012 Olympic finalist banned using evidence from Russian lab
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MONACO (AP) — A Russian shot putter who reached the 2012 Olympic final was banned Thursday based on 10-year-old evidence of state-backed doping that had long been...
Sportlight-Week Ahead, Aug. 19-25
By The Associated Press 4 hrs ago
Aug. 19
1909 — The first race is held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Twelve-thousand spectators watch Austrian engineer Louis Schwitzer win a five...
Sportlight-Week Ahead, Aug. 19-25
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Aug. 23
1898 — Malcolm Whitman wins the men’s singles title in the U.S. Lawn Tennis Association championship.
1926 — Molla Bjurstedt...
Today in Sports: Usain Bolt wins three gold medals.
By The Associated Press Aug. 17, 2022 10:01 AM EDT
Aug. 18
1923 — Helen Mills, 17, ends Molla Bjurstedt Mallory’s domination of the U.S. Lawn Tennis Association championships and starts her own with a 6...

Japan makes arrests on bribery suspicions in Tokyo Olympics
By Yuri Kageyama Aug. 17, 2022 03:40 AM EDT
Indian court appoints committee to run national Olympic body
Aug. 17, 2022 03:30 AM EDT
NEW DELHI (AP) — A court in India has appointed a committee to take over the running of the national Olympic committee and hold fresh elections within four months in...

Palestinian President Abbas skirts apology for Munich attack
By Frank Jordans Aug. 16, 2022 09:43 PM EDT
Today in Sports-Lou Gehrig plays his 1,308th straight game.
By The Associated Press Aug. 16, 2022 10:00 AM EDT
Aug. 17
1933 — Lou Gehrig of the New York Yankees plays his 1,308th straight game to break Everett Scott’s record of 1,307.
1938 — Henry...

Olympic champion Ellia Green finds liberation in transition
By Dennis Passa Aug. 16, 2022 06:02 AM EDT

Lacrosse's new, fast-paced version may be path into LA Games
By Pat Graham Aug. 13, 2022 02:26 AM EDT
Sportlight-Week Ahead, Aug. 12-18
By The Associated Press Aug. 11, 2022 10:00 AM EDT
Aug. 16
1920 — Cleveland shortstop Ray Chapman is hit in the head with a pitch by New York’s Carl Mays. Chapman suffers a fractured skull and dies the...