Marion Jones News
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When bad sportsmanship leaves a stain at Summer Olympics
In a qualifying heat for the women's 5,000 meters in Rio de Janeiro on Tuesday, American Abbey D'Agostino and New Zealand's Nikki Hamblin received praise for their Olympic spirit. First, when they both fell after getting their legs tangled, D'Agostino helped up Hamblin and urged her to continue.
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Lilly King bangs drum, but others need to clean up the mess
RIO DE JANEIRO -- It was a postrace news conference more strained and theatrical than any ready room at the Olympic swimming competition. The gold and silver medalists sat at either end of the table: a defiant American teenager suddenly thrust into the role of anti-doping crusader, and a shaken
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Lilly King bangs drum, but others need to clean up the mess
RIO DE JANEIRO -- It was a post-race press conference more strained and theatrical than any ready room at the Olympic swimming competition. The gold and silver medalists sat at either end of the table: A defiant American teenager suddenly thrust into the role of anti-doping crusader, and a shaken
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Chasing Katie Ledecky
It is repetition that defines Katie Ledecky. You see it when she stands on the starting block, waiting for the signals that begin a race, pushing and pulling on her swim cap several times, using her hands and elbows and the crook of her arm to fiddle with her goggles. It is why, for reasons she
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IOC strips U.S. of 2012 relay medal after Tyson Gay doping case
LONDON -- The entire U.S. men's sprint relay team was stripped of its silver medal from the 2012 London Olympics on Wednesday as a result of Tyson Gay's doping case, the U.S. Olympic Committee confirmed in a statement. Gay returned his own medal last year after accepting a one-year doping
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Things to watch: Wednesday, Day 11
A couple of defending champions -- Rulon Gardner and the U.S. women's basketball team -- continue their quest toward another gold on Wednesday. And the star of Sydney, Marion Jones, quietly -- and finally -- makes her Athens debut. (Event times below might vary from TV times. Many events will be
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Shocking Celebrity Confessions
From Bill Clinton to Lance Armstrong, The Most Suprising Celebrity Confessions
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The 6 Worst Scandals in Olympic History
The Badminton Scandal is Just the Latest in a History of Olympic Wrongdoing
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Bonds Spared Prison, Gets Probation For Lying to Investigators About Doping
Barry Bonds evaded the 15-month prison sentence prosecutors were asking for and was instead given probation for lying to a federal grand jury in a doping scandal that shook Major League Baseball. San Francisco Judge Susan Illston sentenced Bonds to two years of probation and 30 days of house
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Oct. 12: Freethought Day; USS Cole Attack; Al Gore Wins Nobel Prize
Oct. 12 is Freethought Day. Freethinkers seek meaning through rationalization and science instead of religious beliefs. Also referred to as humanist, freethinkers strive to live fulfilling, ethical lives without supernatural beliefs. Secular Seasons describes Freethought Day as a “coming out” for