Track coach Salazar’s 4-year doping ban upheld by CAS
Track coach Alberto Salazar received no relief from the Court of Arbitration for Sport, which upheld his four-year ban for a series of doping-related...
Yuri Sedykh, hammer world record holder, dies at 66
MOSCOW — Yuri Sedykh, a two-time Olympic champion in the hammer throw whose world record from 1986 still stands, has died. He was 66.
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Winner DQ for wearing wrong shoes at Vienna Marathon
VIENNA — Ethiopia’s Derara Hurisa was disqualified for wearing the wrong shoes after winning the Vienna Marathon on Sunday.
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AP Sportlight
Sept. 13
1930 — Tommy Armour beats Gene Sarazen 1 up...
Thompson-Hera wins women’s 100 at Diamond League finals
ZURICH — Olympic champion Elaine Thompson-Herah finished her season with another victory, clocking a meet record 10.65 seconds to win the women's 100 meters...
AP-Sportlight-Week Ahead
Sept. 10
1933 — Fred Perry wins his first U.S. men’s...
Delano Robinson, sister-in-law of Jackie Robinson, dies
PASADENA, Calif. — Delano Robinson, wife of Olympic track medalist Mack Robinson and sister-in-law of baseball great Jackie Robinson, has died. She was 88.
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Malaysian shot putter disqualified after winning gold medal
TOKYO — Even in the Paralympics Games, there is controversy over victory and defeat.
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Jumper Sam Grewe wins gold and now heads of medical school
TOKYO — Sam Grewe made a choice when he 13 to have his right leg amputated after he was diagnosed with osteosarcoma, an aggressive...
Afghan Hossain Rasouli gets his chance in the Paralympics
TOKYO — Afghan athlete Hossain Rasouli finally got his chance Tuesday to participate in the Paralympics.
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