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When a Country in Turmoil Hosts the Olympics – New York Times

Tuesday, May 17, 2016

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IOC to Ban Dozens of Athletes From Rio Olympics for Doping – Wall Street Journal

Tuesday, May 17, 2016

ENLARGE Dozens of athletes who competed in the Beijing Olympics are facing doping bans to prevent their participation in this summer’s Games in Rio de Janeiro, after samples from 2008 were recently retested, according to the International Olympic Committee. The IOC said it would move to take immediate action against up to 31 athletes who competed in six sports in Beijing after retesting 454 doping samples from those Games. The…

Zika concerns mount, but Rio Olympics not moving yet – ESPN

Tuesday, May 17, 2016

print GENEVA — The World Health Organization’s chief says the agency is increasingly concerned about the Zika virus, even though it does not recommend canceling or postponing the Rio de Janeiro Summer Olympics in hard-hit Brazil. “The more we learn about Zika, the more worried we get about it,” Dr. Margaret Chan said in a briefing Tuesday in Geneva, saying she herself would be going to the Rio Games. Chan…

NASCAR drivers to loop through Center City – Philly.com (blog)

Tuesday, May 17, 2016

Motorists should be on the lookout for NASCAR drivers in Center City on Tuesday afternoon. Race car drivers will be hitting the streets near City Hall starting at noon to promote the upcoming XFINITY Series race at Pocono Raceway. The drivers – who include Ty Dillon, Brandon Jones, Darrell “Bubba” Wallace, Ryan Reed and Brennan…

Olympics now digging into past winners, issuing bans – CBS News

Tuesday, May 17, 2016

LAUSANNE, Switzerland – The IOC issued a stern statement on Tuesday promising to step up the fight against sports doping after a series of damning reports exposed systematic and mass cheating by Russian athletes. The Olympics organizers said 31 athletes in six sports have tested positive in reanalysis of their doping samples from the 2008 Beijing Olympics. The International Olympic Committee said it has opened disciplinary proceedings against the unidentified…

UN: Zika increasingly alarming but Rio Olympics should be OK – Fox News

Tuesday, May 17, 2016

GENEVA (AP) — The World Health Organization’s chief says the agency is increasingly worried about the Zika virus, even though it does not recommend canceling or postponing the upcoming Rio de Janeiro Summer Olympics. In a briefing Tuesday in Geneva, Dr. Margaret Chan said “the more we learn about Zika, the more worried we get about it.” Chan noted that although Zika has been around for decades, it…

Price for a Green Card: $500000 Stadium Stake – New York Times

Tuesday, May 17, 2016

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NASCAR rumors: Hendrick eyeing Kevin Harvick as replacement for Kasey Kahne – Sporting News

Tuesday, May 17, 2016

RUMOR: Kevin Harvick is mulling an offer to leave Stewart-Haas Racing after this season and move to Hendrick Motorsports in a deal that would keep him with Chevrolet and put him into Kasey Kahne’s No. 5 car. REPORTED BY: Tom Bowles, Frontstretch.com MORE: Classic photos of Kevin Harvick THE DETAILS: Harvick is a Chevy man, having driven one in NASCAR’s Sprint Cup series his entire career, but Stewart-Haas Racing is moving to Ford in 2017 and could go through a difficult transition next season. Harvick has…

Dale Jr.: ‘We got a lot of work to do’ – Nascar

Tuesday, May 17, 2016

In what could seemingly be called the State of the Union for the No. 88 team at the near-midway point of the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series regular season, Dale Earnhardt Jr. proclaimed that the team has “got a lot of work to do” on Dirty Mo Radio’s “The Dale Jr. Download.” Those words and more below came after Earnhardt’s involvement in an 18-car wreck on Lap 355 in the AAA 400 Drive for Autism…

NASCAR Dover 2016 recap: Bizarre race features a deserving winner – SB Nation

Tuesday, May 17, 2016

During a season when victories continually slipped away, it would have been easy for Matt Kenseth to question and point fingers at himself and those around him. Through it all, though, Kenseth, knew eventually circumstances would eventually work in his favor. He and his No. 20 Joe Gibbs Racing team were simply too talented and their cars too fast to not eventually win. Thus, Kenseth didn’t bemoan when…

Doc: Soccer here for good – Cincinnati.com

Tuesday, May 17, 2016

FC Cincinnati fans in The Bailey section cheer on the team before the start of the USL soccer game between the Pittsburgh Riverhounds and FC Cincinnati, Saturday, May 14, 2016, at Nippert Stadium in Cincinnati.(Photo: Kareem Elgazzar) I went, I watched, I enjoyed. I wrote. As the legendary futbol fanatico Robert Montgomery Knight might put it, if soccer is inevitable, relax and enjoy it. And it is. Or appears to…

For Foreign Investors in a Soccer Stadium, US Visas Are the Goal – New York Times

Monday, May 16, 2016

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Should Brazil Postpone the Olympics? – New York Times

Monday, May 16, 2016

Introduction Brazil’s recently suspended president, Dilma Rousseff, lit the Olympic torch on May 3. Evaristo Sa/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images Brazil is experiencing its worst recession in decades, its president has been suspended pending an impeachment trial, and the country remains the epicenter of the Zika epidemic. The Olympics, which will take place in Rio de Janeiro, are three months away, and the World Health Organization is urging athletes and…

Kenseth, Larson, Elliott give fans, NASCAR a Dover shootout to remember – USA TODAY

Monday, May 16, 2016

x Embed x Share Austin Dillon and Kasey Kahne share their thoughts on the upcoming race in Dover. USA TODAY Sports Matt Kenseth (20) crosses the finish line ahead of Kyle Larson (42) to win the AAA 400 Drive For Autism at Dover International Speedway.(Photo: Matthew O’Haren, USA TODAY Sports) DOVER, Del. — This was the sort of race NASCAR envisioned as it massaged rules and changed aerodynamic packages and tried…

English Soccer Match Canceled Over Suspicious Package – New York Times

Sunday, May 15, 2016

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NASCAR at Dover 2016: Start time, lineup, TV schedule and more – USA TODAY

Sunday, May 15, 2016

x Embed x Share USA TODAY Sports’ Jeff Gluck previews the top story lines at the upcoming AAA 400 Drive for Autism. usa today sports Jimmie Johnson has a track-record 10 career Sprint Cup victories at Dover International Speedway.(Photo: Matthew O’Haren, USA TODAY Sports) DOVER, Del.  — It’s NASCAR race day at Dover International Speedway, and we’ve got some essential information you need to get ready for Sunday’s AAA 400…