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Oregon releases more docs in NCAA investigation

Wed, 22 May 2013 18:04:53 -0400

EUGENE, Oregon - Oregon received a formal notice of allegations in December related into the NCAA investigation into its use of recruiting services.

Houston D Boswell's suspension doubled to 2 games

Wed, 22 May 2013 17:37:39 -0400

NEW YORK - Houston defender Bobby Boswell's suspension has been doubled to two games by the MLS disciplinary committee.

Clark future uncertain if tour follows anchor ban

Wed, 22 May 2013 17:10:07 -0400

FORT WORTH, Texas - Tim Clark considers his future in golf uncertain now that the game's two governing bodies have outlawed the anchored putting stroke.

Woman hit in eye by sword gets 2nd chance in court

Wed, 22 May 2013 15:41:04 -0400

INDIANAPOLIS - A woman who was struck in the eye with a sword while watching a fencing match at Notre Dame will get another chance in court.

AP Interview: Rogge cites need for targeted tests

Wed, 22 May 2013 08:10:15 -0400

LONDON - Olympic officials agree that more targeted, out-of-competition testing in high-profile sports is needed to catch the drug cheats who are escaping the net, IOC President Jacques Rogge said Wednesday.

Romanian club Rapid banned from 1 UEFA competition

Wed, 22 May 2013 07:59:15 -0400

NYON, Switzerland - UEFA banned Rapid Bucharest on Wednesday from one European club competition after it missed a deadline to pay debts.

Murofushi loses appeal at CAS in IOC election case

Wed, 22 May 2013 04:07:41 -0400

LAUSANNE, Switzerland - Former Olympic champion Koji Murofushi has lost his appeal against disqualification from an election to become an IOC member representing athletes.

NCAA upholds penalty of ex Texas Southern coach

Tue, 21 May 2013 21:02:50 -0400

HOUSTON - The NCAA Division I Infractions Appeals Committee has upheld a three-year show-cause order for former Texas Southern football coach Johnnie Cole.

Golf adopts rule to ban anchored putting stroke

Tue, 21 May 2013 17:43:15 -0400

Golf's two governing bodies outlawed the anchored putting stroke used by four of the last six major champions, approving a new rule that starts in 2016 and urging the PGA Tour to follow along so the 600-year-old sport is still played under one set of rules.

Beach volleyball tour back after 10-year absence

Tue, 21 May 2013 13:59:40 -0400

Americans have been piling up Olympic medals since beach volleyball joined the Summer Games in 1996. Domestic pro tours have come and gone. The NCAA has even sanctioned the sport for collegiate competition.

Olympic leaders silent after talks on WADA role

Tue, 21 May 2013 13:51:03 -0400

LAUSANNE, Switzerland - Olympic leaders held a summit meeting on doping and match-fixing but declined to give any details of the discussions.

Ex-NFL WR Johnson arrested in probation violation

Mon, 20 May 2013 17:16:07 -0400

FORT LAUDERDALE, Florida - Former NFL wide receiver Chad Johnson has been arrested for a probation violation stemming from an altercation with his now ex-wife, TV reality star Evelyn Lozada.

Group: 'No Spanish' games are disturbing pattern

Mon, 20 May 2013 14:11:21 -0400

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico - Two cases of Spanish being banned at New Mexico high school games were examples of a disturbing pattern that needs to be monitored and addressed, perhaps with lawsuits, a civil rights group said Monday.

USA Football survey shows few youth concussions

Mon, 20 May 2013 10:13:12 -0400

BOSTON - Fewer than 4 percent of youth players surveyed in a USA Football-sanctioned study suffered concussions in the 10 leagues examined.

New wrestling rules used in LA exhibition

Sun, 19 May 2013 21:32:08 -0400

LOS ANGELES - American Jordan Oliver had a late takedown to beat Russia's Magomed Kurbanaliev in the opening match Sunday in United 4 Wrestling, a three-team exhibition at the Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena.

Sharks fined $100,000 for GM's comments

Sat, 18 May 2013 19:26:27 -0400

SAN JOSE, California - The NHL fined the San Jose Sharks $100,000 on Saturday for general manager Doug Wilson's comments criticizing the league for forward Raffi Torres' suspension for the rest of the second round of the playoffs.

Wrestling rules changed to keep sport in Olympics

Sat, 18 May 2013 09:34:29 -0400

MOSCOW - Wrestling's governing body hopes rule changes designed to make matches more exciting and easier to understand will get the sport back in the Olympics.

FILA approves new rules to keep wrestling in games

Sat, 18 May 2013 05:32:03 -0400

MOSCOW - Wrestling's governing body has approved new rule and constitutional changes aimed at modernizing the sport and keeping it in the Olympics after 2016.

Sharks GM disagrees with suspension of Torres

Fri, 17 May 2013 21:44:27 -0400

SAN JOSE, California - San Jose Sharks general manager Doug Wilson said Friday that the organization strongly disagrees with the NHL's decision to suspend forward Raffi Torres for a hit that knocked out Los Angeles forward Jarret Stoll.

UEFA lifts 2nd year of Malaga ban

Fri, 17 May 2013 20:03:56 -0400

MALAGA, Spain - European football's governing body has revoked the second year of the ban it had imposed on Malaga for not meeting its financial fair-play regulations.

Seahawks DE Bruce Irvin suspended 4 games

Fri, 17 May 2013 19:27:17 -0400

RENTON, Washington - Seattle Seahawks defensive end Bruce Irvin was suspended for the first four games of the 2013 season on Friday after the league announced he violated the NFL policy on performance-enhancing substances.

MLS suspends Crew F Arrieta 2 games

Fri, 17 May 2013 16:42:57 -0400

NEW YORK - Columbus Crew forward Jairo Arrieta has been suspended two games and fined an undisclosed sum for violent play in a game against the Colorado Rapids last weekend.

AP source: Amateur boxing head eyes IOC presidency

Fri, 17 May 2013 12:45:25 -0400

LONDON - Amateur boxing association chief C.K. Wu of Taiwan is entering the race for president of the International Olympic Committee.

Ore. lawmaker: Rule-breaking coaches should pay

Wed, 15 May 2013 22:07:24 -0400

SALEM, Oregon - One Oregon state lawmaker wants to make college coaches pay up if their recruiting methods break the rules.

Kings fans celebrate as NBA says they'll stay put

Wed, 15 May 2013 20:20:22 -0400

SACRAMENTO, California - Horns blared around the Capitol and cheers erupted from bars as the NBA made it official and said the Kings would stay put, despite aggressive efforts by an investment group in Seattle to drag them away.