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Doha and Baku cut from 2020 Olympic bid field
Doha and Baku were eliminated from the race for the 2020 Olympics on Wednesday as the IOC trimmed the field of candidates from five cities to three.
CONCACAF tries to oust Chuck Blazer from FIFA
A list of alleged financial mismanagement allegations against former CONCACAF leaders Jack Warner and Chuck Blazer was outlined to 40 soccer nations ...
CONCACAF nations lash out at disgraced ex-leaders
A damning list of alleged financial mismanagement by former CONCACAF leaders Jack Warner and Chuck Blazer was outlined to 40 soccer nations Wednesday, ...
Baku, Doha face scrutiny in 2020 bid choice
The field of candidates for the 2020 Summer Olympics could be reduced from five to three, with Doha and Baku in danger of missing the cut.
AP Sources: IOC, USOC agree on proposed money deal
International and U.S. Olympic leaders have agreed in principle on a new revenue-sharing deal that would end years of acrimony and clear the way for ...
IOC official: Olympic revenue deal close with USOC
International and U.S. Olympic leaders are close to finalizing a deal to settle the long-running financial dispute that has soured relations and ...
FIFA delays appointing anti-corruption officials
FIFA President Sepp Blatter's anti-corruption drive hit another delay on Tuesday, even as soccer's world governing body appointed the first woman to ...
FIFA prepares to pick anti-corruption officials
Tackling corruption in soccer will again top FIFA's agenda when the 208 members meet this week for a congress that will also see the first woman ...
Women's Professional Soccer folds after 3 years
The Women's Professional Soccer league has folded after three seasons. The WPS had canceled the 2012 season in January, at the time hoping to return ...
Texas boy suspended over NBA shave scores tickets
A 12-year-old Texas boy who was suspended from school after shaving his head to resemble the face of Spurs forward Matt Bonner scored tickets to a ...
Saints' Vilma sues Roger Goodell for defamation
Suspended Saints linebacker Jonathan Vilma filed a defamation lawsuit Thursday against NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell, claiming the league's top ...
Brazil dismisses problem with stadium construction
Brazil's sports minister is dismissing delays in stadium construction for the 2014 World Cup and says construction work in the northeastern city of ...
MLB fires arbitrator from Braun case
Major League Baseball management has fired Shyam Das, the arbitrator who overturned Ryan Braun's drug suspension in February. MLB informed Das and the ...
Players' union grievance to be heard Wednesday
The NFL players' union grievance against the league in the Saints bounties scandal will be heard Wednesday. The union claims NFL Commissioner Roger ...
AP source: MLB fires arbitrator from Braun case
A person familiar with the decision tells The Associated Press that baseball management has fired Shyam Das, the arbitrator who overturned Ryan ...
Rogge: 2004 retesting won't yield flood of cases
IOC President Jacques Rogge does not expect a "flood of positive cases" when the Olympic body retests doping samples from the 2004 Athens Games before ...
AP source: MLB drops Alfonzo's 100-game drug ban
Major League Baseball dropped its 100-game suspension of Colorado Rockies catcher Eliezer Alfonzo for a positive drug test because of procedural ...
NFL looking at possible replacement refs
The NFL is looking for potential replacement officials while it negotiates with the officials' association on a new contract. The previous contract ...
Players, NFL disagree on context of bounty email
An email from an imprisoned friend of the Saints coaching staff with a postscript saying, "put me down for $5,000" on Green Bay quarterback Aaron ...
Khan promoter says Peterson rematch is off
Amir Khan's promoter has canceled the British boxer's fight against Lamont Peterson because of the American's failed drug test. Golden Boy Promotions ...
Finchem says Masters 'too important' to ignore
PGA Tour Commissioner Tim Finchem said Wednesday the Masters is "too important" for the tour to take it off its official schedule, even though Augusta ...
Steve Nash hired as Canada's GM
Steve Nash has dreamed of managing the Canadian men's basketball team since he was a young point guard running its offense. He didn't envision that ...
MLB, NCAA partnership could increase scholarships
Major League Baseball would fund scholarships and exert greater influence over Division I college baseball under what would be an unprecedented ...
APNewsBreak: IOC to likely retest Athens samples
Eight years later, the IOC will likely retest doping samples from the Athens Olympics to catch any drug cheats who may have avoided detection.