I.O.C. May Eliminate Taylor Phinney’s Best Event
New York Times - Wed Dec 9, 8:56 pm ETThe International Olympic Committee will most likely vote to drop the men’s individual pursuit event, to the chagrin of Taylor Phinney.
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Wiggins joins Team Sky
Reuters via Yahoo! Sports - 1 minute ago* Wiggins joins Team Sky on four-year deal
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Swiss awarded 2008 showjumping team bronze
AFP via Yahoo! News - Wed Dec 9, 2:39 pm ETThe International Olympic Committee on Wednesday re-awarded Norway's team showjumping bronze at the 2008 Beijing Games to Switzerland after Norwegian rider Tony Andre Hansen's doping ban was confirmed.
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IOC withholds Jones' 100-meter gold from Thanou
AP via Yahoo! Sports - Wed Dec 9, 5:12 pm ETIt's time to rewrite the Olympic record books: There was no gold medal winner in the women's 100 meters at the 2000 Sydney Games. The International Olympic Committee on Wednesday reallocated two individual medals stripped from Marion Jones for doping, but in an unprecedented move withheld her 100-meter prize from Greek sprinter Katerina Thanou because of her "disgraceful"...
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Shooting the rock: Curler Chris Plys preps for Vancouver
USA Today - Wed Dec 9, 4:37 pm ETCurler Chris Plys, an alternate on the 2010 U.S. men's curling team, will document his experience for USA TODAY as he prepares to compete at the 2010 Olympic Games in Vancouver.
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Recent strides give US biathlon hope for Vancouver
AP via Yahoo! News - Thu Dec 10, 2:43 am ETAt first glance, there was little spectacular about American biathlon results at the Turin Olympics. The United States had failed yet again to win any medals, and none of its athletes even cracked the top five.
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IOC opt not to re-award Jones medal
CNN - Wed Dec 9, 3:01 pm ETThe International Olympic Committee (IOC) have opted not to re-award the women's 100m gold medal at the Sydney Games in 2000, which was stripped from Marion Jones two years ago.
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Tim Layden: Bode Miller seems enthusiastic about skiing again
Sports Illustrated - Wed Dec 9, 2:53 pm ETThe machinery is fully cranked. Cameras are aimed, stories are in process (including one in Sports Illustrated), video packages have been assembled. In just over two months, the 2010 Winter Olympic Games will unfold in Vancouver and one U.S. skier will play the role of Michael Phelps, the athlete who can win multiple gold medals over the course of the Games, while delivering eyeballs to ...
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China's Liu Xiang 'serious' about E.Asian Games
AFP via Yahoo! News - Thu Dec 10, 1:50 am ETChina's superstar athlete and former world record holder Liu Xiang has made "serious preparation" for the ongoing East Asian Games in Hong Kong, his coach said, as he makes his way back from injury.
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Coach hails Liu's "miracle" comeback
Reuters via Yahoo! News - Thu Dec 10, 1:40 am ETChinese hurdler Liu Xiang's return to competition after a career-threatening injury is little short of miraculous, according to his coach.
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Sydney 100m gold void after Jones stripped - IOC
AFP via Yahoo! News - Wed Dec 9, 1:43 pm ETThe International Olympic Committee decided on Wednesday not to re-award the women's 100m gold medal at the Sydney Games in 2000, which was stripped from drug cheat Marion Jones two years ago.
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URGENT-Olympics-IOC reallocates two of Jones's Sydney medals
Reuters via Yahoo! Sports - Wed Dec 9, 1:12 pm ETAmerican Marion Jones's 200 gold medal and long jump bronze from the 2000 Sydney Olympics were reallocated by the International Olympic Committee on Wednesday.
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Liu looks to test recovery at East Asian Games
AP via Yahoo! Sports - Wed Dec 9, 1:12 pm ETChinese champion hurdler Liu Xiang will test his recovery from a foot injury that forced him out of the Beijing Olympics last year when the athletics competition at the East Asian Games gets underway Thursday. Liu became a chest-thumping source of Chinese pride when he won gold and tied the world record in the men's 110-meter hurdles at the Athens Olympics in 2004, prevailing in an event...
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Jordanian prince among 6 proposed new IOC members
AP via Yahoo! News - Wed Dec 9, 11:03 am ETA Jordanian prince, a Chinese speedskater and the head of cycling's world governing body are in line to become members of the International Olympic Committee.
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Why is the IOC discussing changes to track cycling?
Reuters via Yahoo! News - Wed Dec 9, 6:17 am ETThe International Olympic Committee is meeting in Lausanne this week and will discuss radical and controversial proposed changes to the track cycling program for the 2012 Games.
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I.O.C. Redistributes Jones’s Medals and Retires One
New York Times - Wed Dec 9, 3:47 pm ETThe committee refused to award Marion Jones’s 2000 Olympic gold medal in the 100 meters to a Greek sprinter barred from the 2004 Games.
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St. Simons Island student wins trip to Winter Olympics in McDonald's writing contest
The Florida Times-Union - Thu Dec 10, 5:06 am ETST. SIMONS ISLAND - Sam Boling should have known something was up when Ronald McDonald clomped into a school assembly in his big red shoes. But when the restaurant chain's iconic clown began reading excepts from an essay Sam had written, the realization hit him: He is going to the Winter Olympic Games in Vancouver in February. Sam is one of 10 named McDonald's Champion Kids after their 300-word ...
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IOC Withholds Sydney 100m Gold After Marion Jones Stripped
INO News - Thu Dec 10, 4:41 am ET(RTTNews) - The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has withheld the women's 100m gold medal at the Sydney Games in 2000, which was stripped from disgraced American sprinter Marion Jones two years ago. However, her 200m gold and long jump bronze were reallocated.
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Group Says Police Killings Go Unpunished in Brazil
New York Times - Wed Dec 9, 9:23 am ETA report released by Human Rights Watch raises questions about the number of police killings in Brazil, suggesting that many could be extrajudicial.
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Program pairs athletes, children with ailments
The Springfield News-Leader - Thu Dec 10, 4:16 am ETJason Pyrah competed in 20 countries, on six continents and in two Olympic Games during his career as a runner -- but his most faithful fan was often half a world away.
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Tiger Woods' sponsors taking a timeout
Los Angeles Times - Thu Dec 10, 1:55 am ETIt's unknown how the scandal will affect him as a spokesman, but most expect things to get better, using Kobe Bryant as an example. It's unknown how the scandal will affect him as a spokesman, but most expect things to get better, using Kobe Bryant as an example.
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