'Cover up of cover-up' still led to downsized Russian ban

The highest court in sports blasted Russia for engaging in “a cover up of the cover-up” in another desperate attempt to deny culpability for a state-sponsored doping scheme, while also justifying its decision to reduce the country's punishments at the next two Olympics.

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'Cover up of cover-up' still led to downsized Russian ban

The highest court in sports blasted Russia for engaging in “a cover up of the cover-up” in another desperate attempt to deny culpability for a state-sponsored doping scheme, while also justifying its decision to reduce the country's punishments at the next two Olympics.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

COVID, legislation, lawsuits signal change in college sports

The coronavirus was only one factor in a chain of events that consumed college sports in 2020, and is poised to do more of the same in 2021 and beyond.

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COVID, legislation, lawsuits signal change in college sports

The coronavirus was only one factor in a chain of events that consumed college sports in 2020, and is poised to do more of the same in 2021 and beyond.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Olympics on tight timeline to chart new path on protest

For generations, the IOC knew exactly where to look for key support of its ban against protests at the Olympics.

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Listening to athletes, USOPC won't punish Olympic protests

The U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee heeded calls from American athletes by announcing Thursday that it won’t sanction them for raising their fists or kneeling on the medals stand at next year’s Tokyo Games and beyond.

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AP Exclusive: USOPC hears athletes, won't punish protesters

The U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee heeded calls from American athletes by announcing Thursday that it won’t sanction them for raising their fists or kneeling on the medals stand at next year’s Tokyo Games and beyond.

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Bill to criminalize doping schemes signed into law

A bill that will criminalize international doping conspiracies became law Friday with President Donald Trump's signature, closing out a two-year legislative process during which the only true opposition to the bill came from outside the United States.

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More than wins, losses at stake as basketball season arrives

As more than 300 teams prepare to start a season that will look nothing like any before it, the conversation isn't so much about who will be cutting down the nets at the end of March Madness as much as whether anyone will cut down the nets at all.

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More than wins, losses at stake as basketball season arrives

As more than 300 teams prepare to start a season that will look nothing like any before it, the conversation isn't so much about who will be cutting down the nets at the end of March Madness as much as whether anyone will cut down the nets at all.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

More than wins, losses at stake as basketball season arrives

As more than 300 teams prepare to start a season that will look nothing like any before it, the conversation isn't so much about who will be cutting down the nets at the end of March Madness as much as whether anyone will cut down the nets at all.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

More than wins, losses at stake as basketball season arrives

As more than 300 teams prepare to start a season that will look nothing like any before it, the conversation isn't so much about who will be cutting down the nets at the end of March Madness as much as whether anyone will cut down the nets at all.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 12 MONTHS AGO

Players: Oregon St coach used abuse to free up scholarships

Midway through her freshman season at Oregon State, Kyla Waiters locked herself in the bathroom, and a concerned teacher's assistant called 911. “I just thought I didn’t want to live anymore,” Waiters said.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Players: Oregon St coach used abuse to free up scholarships

Midway through her freshman season at Oregon State, Kyla Waiters locked herself in the bathroom, and a concerned teacher's assistant called 911. “I just thought I didn’t want to live anymore,” Waiters said.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Players: Oregon St coach used abuse to free up scholarships

Midway through her freshman season at Oregon State, Kyla Waiters locked herself in the bathroom, and a concerned teacher's assistant called 911. “I just thought I didn’t want to live anymore,” Waiters said.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Sports leagues seek return to play but with no guarantees

With no games being played, recent sports headlines have centered around hopes and dreams — namely, the uncharted path leagues and teams must navigate to return to competition in the wake of the pandemic.

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On hold: Tokyo Olympics postponed to 2021

TOKYO (AP) — The IOC announced a first-of-its-kind postponement of the Summer Olympics on Tuesday, bowing to the realities of a coronavirus pandemic that is shutting down daily life around the globe and making planning for a massive worldwide gathering in July a virtual impossibility.

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On hold: Tokyo Olympics postponed to 2021

TOKYO (AP) — The IOC announced a first-of-its-kind postponement of the Summer Olympics on Tuesday, bowing to the realities of a coronavirus pandemic that is shutting down daily life around the globe and making planning for a massive worldwide gathering in July a virtual impossibility.

COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

On hold: Tokyo Olympics postponed to 2021

TOKYO (AP) — The IOC announced a first-of-its-kind postponement of the Summer Olympics on Tuesday, bowing to the realities of a coronavirus pandemic that is shutting down daily life around the globe and making planning for a massive worldwide gathering in July a virtual impossibility.

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USOPC hears athletes, sees Olympics delay as 'clear' path

DENVER (AP) — Leaders of the U.S. Olympic team said “it's more clear than ever that the path toward postponement” of the Tokyo Games “is most promising” — a conclusion drawn from a survey in which nearly seven in 10 American Olympic hopefuls say they don't think the games will …

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All signs point to Tokyo Olympics being postponed

IOC members, national Olympic committees and athletes were all racing toward the same conclusion Monday: The Tokyo Olympics are not going to take place this summer.

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All signs point to Olympics being postponed

IOC members, national Olympic committees and athletes were all racing to the same conclusion

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Bill to criminalize doping schemes passes Senate committee

A bill that calls for prison time for those who participate in international doping schemes moved one step closer to becoming law Wednesday when it passed a Senate committee on a voice vote.

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Bill to criminalize doping schemes passes Senate committee

A bill that calls for prison time for those who participate in international doping schemes moved one step closer to becoming law Wednesday when it passed a Senate committee on a voice vote.

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Tipping off: The NCAA Final Four is set

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Diabetic snowboarder Sean Busby rides 7 continents

While a few of his former teammates were competing for gold, silver and bronze, Sean Busby of Whitefish was rounding out a set hardly any Olympian can dream of.

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Zags hold off Southern

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No. 1 ... with a bull's-eye

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America starts filling out brackets

Professor Michael Magazine is upending the logical world of math with a good dose of March Madness.

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'Hard push and a shove'

First shunned, then vilified by Lance Armstrong, Mike Anderson had to move to the other side of the world to get his life back.

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Manning family making dough together

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Seeking an outlet, Suzy Favor Hamilton turned to double life

Her image could hardly have been better: Athletic. A knockout. All-American. So accomplished and so wholesome that Disneyland hired her for speaking engagements, the Big Ten named an award after her and the Wisconsin Potato and Vegetable Growers Association made her their pitchwoman.

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Rupp breezes in the rain

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Before bid, USOC must first choose summer or winter

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Won and done

NEW ORLEANS - No matter where Anthony Davis and his buddies go to make their millions, their ol' Kentucky home will long remember this championship season.

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Storied programs collide for national title tonight

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Rock Chalk Comeback

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Here comes the heat

Lurking in virtually every corner of the Superdome this weekend will be lottery picks, some other NBA first rounders and assorted AP All-Americans.

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Cards continue run with K.O. of Gators

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Serena, Djokovic make quarters at US Open

NEW YORK - Serena Williams fought off the wind, along with brief flurries of effectiveness from her opponent, to advance to the quarterfinals of the U.S. Open on Monday with a 6-3, 6-4 victory over Ana Ivanovic.

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College coaches wrapped up in financial mess

The accountant looked over documents related to the J. David Financial Group and couldn't shake the feeling. Something "seemed peculiar to me," Chris Peden said.

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2 generations with 2 different views of Open

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - One is a 13-year-old, getting ready for eighth grade, spending the start of her U.S. Open week wondering if she should be asking these players for autographs or playing beside them.

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Smothered

HOUSTON - The only thing that could stop Kemba Walker and Connecticut's amazing run was the final buzzer.

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UConn holds on, now 1 win from improbable title

HOUSTON - When the options boil down to winning or heading home, nobody's better than Kemba and Connecticut.

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Bracket busters head into round of 16

The Big East was a bust. The Jimmer lived up to the hype. There are plenty of 10s, 11s and 12s left in the bracket, along with a handful of talented freshmen and a few familiar faces from Tobacco Road.

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Packers win sends NFL into uncertain offseason

ARLINGTON, Texas - Whether it was as complicated as deciding how to divide $9 billion or as simple as making sure everyone with a ticket also had a seat, the NFL had trouble getting it right this Super Bowl week.

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2-much for the Ducks

GLENDALE, Ariz. - Auburn running back Michael Dyer never heard any whistle, so he just kept running - past the tackler who thought he had him down and deep into Oregon territory.

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Talk is over: 'Let's go play'

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. - Steve Spurrier, the ball coach who knows a little about offense, said the game could wind up 60-55. Kirk Herbstreit, the TV analyst who knows a little about these teams, said defenses must bristle when they keep hearing about scores in the 55-53 range. The bookmakers in …

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A little help at the end

INDIANAPOLIS - One lap to go, running on empty and someone bearing down on his tail.

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DEJA BLUE

INDIANAPOLIS - The ball sailed from halfcourt with the buzzer sounding - bounced off the backboard, the rim, the floor.

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Duke, Butler not as different as you think

NDIANAPOLIS - Yes, it's a matchup pitting a cute bulldog against a devil, America's favorite underdog against the team people love to hate.

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Duke drills West Virginia

INDIANAPOLIS - After tossing a big, wet blanket on one feel-good story, Duke gets to go after another. They don't call 'em the Devils for nothing. Jon Scheyer scored 23 points Saturday night to lift Duke, the team so many folks love to hate, to a 78-57 victory over West …

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The Butler did it

SALT LAKE CITY - Every day they walk into practice, they also walk onto a movie set - the one where they filmed the story about the little team that gets its big chance and lives out the unthinkable dream.

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Showing up late

WEST VANCOUVER, British Columbia - Even in a sport as wild and unpredictable as snowboardcross, it shouldn't come as too big a surprise to see the Olympic champion defend his title.

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