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AIGLE, Switzerland (AP) International Cycling Union clears Chris Froome of doping in asthma drug case.

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WARSAW, Poland (AP) Irena Szewinska, a Polish sprinter who dominated women’s athletics for two decades, winning seven Olympic medals, has died at 72.

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LONDON (AP) Former Olympic champion Christine Ohuruogu has announced her retirement from athletics.

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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) The firm investigating former athletes’ allegations of sexual misconduct by a now-dead team doctor at Ohio State University also is reviewing whether he examined high school students, the school confirmed Friday.

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HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) Texas prosecutor: No charges against Bela and Marta Karolyi in sex assault probe at elite gymnastics ranch.

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KOHIMA, India (AP) In India, where cricket is one of the few things that knit together this disparate nation, the people of the distant northeast see glory in a different sport: Soccer.

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BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) Having already blazed a trail in men’s professional hockey, three-time Canadian Olympic team goalie Shannon Szabados will continue her career by finally giving the women’s pro game a try.

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NEW YORK (AP) A new exhibit at the National September 11 Memorial & Museum highlights the impact of sports after the 2001 attacks.

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JOHANNESBURG (AP) A South African man who completed the Comrades Marathon this month after recovering from a 2015 impaling accident has given his medal to the trauma surgeon who treated him.

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Allegations of sexual abuse carried out over decades by team physicians at Michigan State and Ohio State are sending ripples through university athletics departments, with some schools exploring whether more oversight is needed for figures in such powerful positions.

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DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) Devon Allen is used to winning close races.

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NEW YORK (AP) The Latest on gay pride events (all times local):

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BANGUI, Central African Republic (AP) Central African Republic’s foreign minister says a reported diplomatic passport for Boris Becker appears to be a fake and the country’s prosecutor general will investigate.

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PODOLSK, Russia (AP) During the World Cup, Russia is keen to show itself off as a modern power, full of the latest designs for stadiums and hotels that gleam, with sun reflecting from their glass walls. But visitors who venture a little off the fan-trodden track can find centuries-old buildings that are one of Russia’s greatest charms – the log-and-clapboard houses called izbas.

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DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) Keturah Orji set a meet record in the triple jump with a leap of 47 feet, 10 1/2 inches, highlighting the opening session Thursday at the USA Track and Field Outdoor Championships.

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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) A now-dead doctor accused of sexual misconduct by former student athletes at Ohio State University said he acted as a team physician at other universities, most of which won’t say if they are reviewing those connections or whether any concerns were raised about him.

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AUSTIN, Texas (AP) The University of Texas has agreed to settle a race and sexual discrimination lawsuit filed by former women’s track coach Bev Kearney.

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SEOUL, South Korea (AP) The Latest on developments in inter-Korean relations after last week’s landmark summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (all times local):

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SEOUL, South Korea (AP) Sports officials from the rival Koreas met at a border village on Monday to discuss how to cooperate in the upcoming Asian Games.

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BERLIN (AP) Central African Republic’s foreign minister reportedly says that retired German tennis star Boris Becker doesn’t have diplomatic status in his unpaid role as a sports attache for the country.

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PINKHAM NOTCH, N.H. (AP) A 24-year-old Italian man has become the first European to win an annual race up the highest peak in the northeastern United States.

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ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) The speaker of the New York state Assembly says there isn’t enough support to pass legislation authorizing sports wagering this year.

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BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) Romanians have expressed outrage at a cartoon in the French satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo likening their newly crowned tennis champion to a Gypsy scrap metal collector.

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OCEANPORT, N.J. (AP) Gov. Phil Murphy has placed New Jersey’s first legal sports bets after state won US Supreme Court decision last month.

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So (insert name of NFL beat writer) says (fill in name of player) is having a tremendous offseason. This could be the year (repeat name of player) breaks out.

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AUSTIN, Texas (AP) Texas has hired Edrick Floreal away from Kentucky to lead the Longhorns track team.

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MIAMI (AP) The ESPYs are breaking tradition for this year’s Best Coach Award, awarding it posthumously to three Florida high school coaches who died shielding their students from gunfire.

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KRASNODAR, Russia (AP) Spanish soccer federation has fired coach Julen Lopetegui.

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NEW DELHI (AP) A female Indian chess player said Wednesday she has decided to not participate in an Asian championship being held in Iran next month because she could not comply with an Iranian rule requiring women participants to wear a headscarf.

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NEW YORK (AP) The Latest on President Donald Trump’s new clubhouse and developments in his golf business (all times local):

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