List of Sports articles
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A Brazilian soldier patrol at the rowing venue Lagoa stadium in Rio de Janeiro on August 5, 2016 ahead of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. / AFP / DAMIEN MEYER (Photo credit should read DAMIEN MEYER/AFP/Getty Images) We Already Knew Rio Was a Mess, and Then These Terrible Things Happened
Brazil's Olympics have been off to a messy start, and it seems like they're only getting worse.
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GettyImages-466909851 What Russia’s Ministry of Doping Tells Us About Putin
Vitaly Mutko may be responsible for one of the worst scandals in Olympic history. Here’s why he still has his job — for now.
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The special envoy of North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un, Choe Ryong Hae (R), a secretary of the Central Committee of the ruling Workers Party, meets on November 20, 2014 with the Russian foreign minister in Moscow . The envoy is in Russia after the United Nations on November 18 adopted a landmark resolution condemning North Korean rights abuses and laying the groundwork for putting the Pyongyang regime in the dock for crimes against humanity. AFP PHOTO / ALEXANDER NEMENOV (Photo credit should read ALEXANDER NEMENOV/AFP/Getty Images) North Korean Envoy to Olympics Was ‘Re-Educated’ on a Farm Last Year
The man overseeing the North Korean delegation was not in Kim Jong Un's good graces last year.
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May 1947: Modern Greek dancers interpreting traditional Grecian dancing with hoops which symbolise the Olympics. (Photo by Chris Ware/Keystone Features/Getty Images) Everything Bad About the Rio Olympics Was Much Worse in Ancient Greece
Hygiene was a disaster, patriotism was out of control — and doping involved animal testicles and black magic.
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GettyImages-452743728 Running Out of People to Purge, Erdogan Targets Turkish Soccer Referees
Ninety-four soccer officials, including referees, have been purged in the wake of a coup attempt in Turkey.
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GettyImages-585100156 Here’s What You Need To Know About Zika As Florida Outbreak Grows
The CDC is confident the virus would be contained to Miami suburb.
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IMG_2293 Can the Army hit the curveball?
Best Defense is in summer reruns. Here is an item that originally ran on February 3, 2016.
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Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin speaks with Russian Olympic team athletes in Vancouver from Moscow on February 11, 2010 to wish them luck in the games. IOC chief Jacques Rogge said he was so concerned about the slew of positive doping tests in Russia that he had met President Dmitry Medvedev and demanded action. AFP PHOTO / RIA NOVOSTI / POOL / ALEXEY DRUZHININ (Photo credit should read ALEXEY DRUZHININ/AFP/Getty Images) Banned Russian Olympic Athletes Will Compete Against Each Other at Home
Russian athletes will participate in their own competition this week, after being banned from the Olympic games.
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RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - FEBRUARY 08: A Rio Olympics 2016 car is seen before the first day of parades of the panel's Carnival in Rio de Janeiro on Marques de Sapucai Sambadromo on February 08, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Photo by William Volcov/Brazil Photo Press/LatinContent/Getty Images) Rio’s Olympic Village Might Be a Mess, but Could It Be Worse Than Sochi?
This year's Olympics in Rio are off to a rocky start. And now athletes don't want to move into their assigned rooms.
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MOSCOW, RUSSIA - AUGUST 13: Elena Isinbaeva of Russia fails at an attempt after winning gold in the Women's pole vault final during Day Four of the 14th IAAF World Athletics Championships Moscow 2013 at Luzhniki Stadium on August 13, 2013 in Moscow, Russia. (Photo by Paul Gilham/Getty Images) Former Russian Olympian: ‘Let All Those Foreign Pseudo-Clean Athletes Sigh With Relief’
Russian Olympic pole vault champion Yelena Isinbayeva claims non-Russians fear Russian strength.
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OLYMPIA, GREECE - MARCH 24: The Olympic flag flies during the Olympic flame ceremony rehearsal on March 24, 2004 in Olympia, Greece. (Photo by Todd Warshaw/Getty Images) Here’s How the International Olympics Committee Is Handling the Russian Doping Scandal
The International Olympic Committee will weigh other options before considering a blanket ban on Russian athletes.
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RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - JUNE 08: Workers stand at an entrance to the Olympic Park construction site on June 8, 2015 in the Barra da Tijuca neighborhood of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Approximately 90 percent of residents of the nearby Vila Autodromo 'favela' community have moved out after receiving compensation for their properties which are located directly adjacent to the park being built for the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. A small remaining number of residents are resisting eviction from the community. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images) New Doping Report Means Russia Could be Barred From Rio
An expert says Russia sponsored doping programs and took extensive measures to cover them up.
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Screen Shot 2016-07-15 at 3.12.33 PM Watch This Man Try to Fire Extinguish the Olympic Torch in Brazil
The Olympic torch remains lit.
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Refugee Runners Ready for Rio The Olympic Team With No Flag
The first Refugee Olympic Team will arrive in Rio dreaming of gold — and the countries they were forced to leave behind.
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PHILADELPHIA, PA - JULY 09: Former NBA player Shaquille O' Neal at the Reebok Classic Breakout Classic Rap Roundtable at Philadelphia University on July 9, 2014 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Lisa Lake/Getty Images for Reebok) Obama Administration Names Shaq First Ever ‘Sports Envoy to Cuba’
Call it the return of basketball diplomacy.
