Jimmy Fallon heads to prime-time with celeb musical series
Jimmy Fallon heads to prime-time with celeb musical series
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PASADENA, Calif. (AP) - Jimmy Fallon is adding his first prime-time series to his his late-night empire. He'll host “That's My Jam,” a comedy-variety event series on NBC inspired by his popular, celebrity-studded musical segments on the “The Tonight Sh
List of firearms bills to be proposed at Legislature
List of firearms bills to be proposed at Legislature
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SEATTLE (AP) - When lawmakers return to Olympia on Monday for the 2020 legislative session, they’ll take up a list of bills that aim to prevent gun violence, ranging from bans on certain types of weapons to an increase in training and background checks. Att
With eye on 2022, China wins 1st World Cup sliding medal
With eye on 2022, China wins 1st World Cup sliding medal
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LA PLAGNE, France (AP) - China has its first World Cup sliding medal, two years before Beijing plays host to the Winter Olympics for the first time. Geng Wenqiang tied for the bronze medal Friday in a men’s skeleton World Cup race, giving the Chinese their
US men face Mexico, Costa Rica in Olympic qualifiers
US men face Mexico, Costa Rica in Olympic qualifiers
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MIAMI (AP) - The United States was drawn Thursday night into a difficult group with Mexico, Costa Rica and the Dominican Republic in men's qualifying for next summer's Olympic soccer tournament. Group B includes Canada, El Salvador, Haiti and Honduras. Qualif
IOC bans taking a knee, raising a fist as political protests at Olympics
IOC bans taking a knee, raising a fist as political protests at Olympics
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LAUSANNE, Switzerland — No taking a knee at the Olympics. No hand gestures with political meaning. No disrespect at medal ceremonies. The International Olympic Committee published guidelines Thursday specifying which types of athlete protests
An Olympic First: Cardboard beds for Tokyo Athletes Village
An Olympic First: Cardboard beds for Tokyo Athletes Village
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TOKYO (AP) - Tokyo Olympic athletes beware - particularly larger ones. The bed frames in the Athletes Village at this year's Olympics will be made of cardboard. Sturdy cardboard. “Those beds can stand up to 200 kilograms,” explained Takashi Kitajima, the
Skater badly injured in Olympic ceremony rehearsal accident
Skater badly injured in Olympic ceremony rehearsal accident
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LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) - A female skater was severely injured after falling to the ice from about five meters (16 feet) during a rehearsal for the opening ceremony of the Youth Winter Olympics in Lausanne, police said Wednesday. The 35-year-old Russian wo
Ex-Olympian pleads not guilty to attempted murder counts
Ex-Olympian pleads not guilty to attempted murder counts
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MORRISTOWN, N.J. (AP) - A former Olympic equestrian charged with shooting and wounding a woman at his training center last summer pleaded not guilty Monday to two counts of attempted murder. Michael Barison did not speak at length during the hearing, which ca
5 questions for the new year from Tiger to the Olympics
5 questions for the new year from Tiger to the Olympics
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KAPALUA, Hawaii (AP) - Tiger Woods has inspired new hope. Brooks Koepka is the No. 1 player in the world. A new year brings a sense of familiarity, except for the details. Woods went into 2019 having won again after five long years, but he still had yet to wi
British ex-PM skipped 'street cred' of Olympics for cricket
British ex-PM skipped 'street cred' of Olympics for cricket
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LONDON (AP) - For one British prime minister, choosing between the Olympics Games and cricket was a no-brainer. Archival records released by the U.K. government on Tuesday reveal that aides tried to persuade Prime Minister John Major that attending the 1996
2016 Olympic champ Monica Puig recovering from elbow surgery
2016 Olympic champ Monica Puig recovering from elbow surgery
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NEW YORK (AP) - Rio Olympics gold medalist Monica Puig had stitches removed Friday after surgery for a nerve problem in her right elbow that will sideline her for the start of the tennis season. The 26-year-old Puig wrote on Twitter: "Every day that passes i
Keeper warns Euro hosts to prepare for Finnish fan invasion
Keeper warns Euro hosts to prepare for Finnish fan invasion
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LEVERKUSEN, Germany (AP) - Stock up on beer. The Finns are coming. That’s the message from Finland goalkeeper Lukas Hradecky as his country prepares to play at soccer's European Championship for the first time in 2020. The ice hockey-mad nation of 5.5 milli
Simone Soars: Biles named 2019 AP Female Athlete of the Year
Simone Soars: Biles named 2019 AP Female Athlete of the Year
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They’re called “Simone Things,” a catchall phrase for the casual ease with which Simone Biles seems to soar through her sport and her life. The irony, of course, is that there’s nothing casual or easy about it. Any of it. The greatest gymnast of all t
Alaska wrestler wins spot in the U.S. Olympic Trials
Alaska wrestler wins spot in the U.S. Olympic Trials
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ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) - Spencer Woods is a relative newcomer to the sport he hopes will take him to next year’s Summer Olympics, and when you hear about his first real taste of Greco-Roman wrestling, you might be surprised it wasn’t also his last. It hap
Florence beats Slater for spot on US Olympic surfing team
Florence beats Slater for spot on US Olympic surfing team
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PUPUKEA, Hawaii (AP) - John John Florence of Oahu's North Shore returned from knee surgery to take the final spot on the inaugural U.S. Olympic surfing team after 11-time world champion Kelly Slater lost in the semifinals of the World Surf League Pipe Master
Olympic document hits $8.8M auction record for sports item
Olympic document hits $8.8M auction record for sports item
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NEW YORK (AP) - A record price of $8.8 million for a sports memorabilia item at auction has been achieved for the 1892 manifesto to launch the modern Olympic Games. The 14-page document written by French aristocrat Pierre de Coubertin had been expected to rea
Caeleb Dressel a reluctant superstar heading to 2020
Caeleb Dressel a reluctant superstar heading to 2020
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ATLANTA — In the post-Michael Phelps world, Caeleb Dressel fits snugly into the successor's slot. Coming off two dynamic performances at the world swimming championships, Dressel figures to be one of the biggest stars at the 2020 Tokyo Games. Yet he is
Ex-Olympian indicted on attempted murder counts in shooting
Ex-Olympian indicted on attempted murder counts in shooting
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A former Olympic equestrian charged with shooting and wounding a woman at his training center has been indicted on two counts of attempted murder. Michael Barison also faces a weapons count in the indictment handed up by a Morris County grand jury. It was mad
Former West Virginia University rifle star gets NCAA award
Former West Virginia University rifle star gets NCAA award
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MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) - Former West Virginia University rifle star Ginny Thrasher on Tuesday won an NCAA award naming her as one of the top athletes in the country. Thrasher was selected as one of the organization's Today’s Top 10 Award recipients, a natio
The Tokyo taxi driver: Suit and tie — white gloves optional
The Tokyo taxi driver: Suit and tie — white gloves optional
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TOKYO (AP) - Very few countries deliver better service than Japan: in shops, in restaurants, or in taxis. It’s called “Omotenashi” and translates roughly as hospitality - or offering customers unreserved attention. Visitors always comment on it. And it
'Jumanji' ends 'Frozen 2' hot streak to claim top spot
'Jumanji' ends 'Frozen 2' hot streak to claim top spot
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LOS ANGELES (AP) - “Jumanji: The Next Level” puts “Frozen 2” on second-place ice, while Clint Eastwood’s “Richard Jewell” opened with one of the worst box office debuts for the director. The Sony film starring Dwayne Johnson and Kevin Hart broug
Some dispute plan to move Savannah's 'Waving Girl' statue
Some dispute plan to move Savannah's 'Waving Girl' statue
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SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) - Some coastal Georgia residents are fighting an effort to relocate an iconic statue. Savannah officials last week approved a plan to move the city's Waving Girl statue, which depicts a woman who greeted ships arriving and departing the cit
Olympic mile, 800-meter champion Peter Snell dead at 80
Olympic mile, 800-meter champion Peter Snell dead at 80
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WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) - Three-time Olympic champion and world mile record-holder Peter Snell has died in Dallas. He was aged 80. Snell, who is regarded as one of the greatest middle-distance runners of all-time, won the 800 meters at the 1960 Rome Olym
Tokyo being billed as 'Recovery Olympics' -- but not for all
Tokyo being billed as 'Recovery Olympics' -- but not for all
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FUTABA, Japan (AP) - The torch relay for the Tokyo Olympics will kick off in Fukushima, the northern prefecture devastated almost nine years ago by an earthquake, tsunami and the subsequent meltdown of three nuclear reactors. They’ll also play Olympic baseb
Wilde defends 'Jewell' reporter over sex-for-tips claims
Wilde defends 'Jewell' reporter over sex-for-tips claims
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NEW YORK (AP) - Olivia Wilde said Thursday she does not believe the real-life journalist she plays in the new film “Richard Jewel” “traded sex for tips" despite that insinuation in the movie. In a series of tweets, Wilde called late Atlanta Journal-Con
AP Interview: WADA lawyer defends no blanket ban on Russians
AP Interview: WADA lawyer defends no blanket ban on Russians
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LONDON (AP) - Expelling all Russians from the Olympics would have been disproportionate and risked being overturned in court, according to the lawyer facing mounting criticism for overseeing a World Anti-Doping Agency decision not to impose a total ban on Rus
Editorial Roundup: US
Editorial Roundup: US
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Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad: ___ Dec. 10 The Chicago Tribune on the World Anti-Doping Agency banning Russia from international competition for four years: International anti-doping regulators say they’ve had it with Russi
Eastwood on 'Richard Jewell,' criticism and finding stories
Eastwood on 'Richard Jewell,' criticism and finding stories
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LOS ANGELES (AP) - For his film «Richard Jewell,» Clint Eastwood takes aim at the media and federal investigators for what he sees as a rush to judgment after the 1996 Atlanta Olympics bombing. The 89-year-old director calls security guard Richar
Review: Eastwood’s ‘Richard Jewell’ offers a flawed critique
Review: Eastwood’s ‘Richard Jewell’ offers a flawed critique
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“Richard Jewell” is a typically strong late-period Clint Eastwood docudrama that balances grand American themes while captivatingly dramatizing the villainization of the Atlanta Olympics bombing hero, only to needlessly tarnish itself with a wanton and un
Newspaper criticizes film's take on Olympic bombing coverage
Newspaper criticizes film's take on Olympic bombing coverage
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ATLANTA (AP) - After a bomb exploded in a downtown Atlanta park midway through the 1996 Olympics, a security guard initially cast as a hero was transformed into a villain virtually overnight. More than 20 years later, a movie to be released later this week,
Russia doping saga likely heads back to Switzerland's courts
Russia doping saga likely heads back to Switzerland's courts
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GENEVA (AP) - Sports punishments imposed on Russia this week closed one big body of work for the World Anti-Doping Agency. Now, the sports lawyers can enter the field - yet again, in a doping scandal that has raged since 2014. A Russian legal challenge seems
Newspaper criticizes film's take on Olympic bombing reporter
Newspaper criticizes film's take on Olympic bombing reporter
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ATLANTA (AP) - When a bomb exploded in a downtown Atlanta park midway through the 1996 Olympics, it set news reporters and law enforcement on a collision course that upended the life of a security guard, turning him from hero to villain overnight. Now, more t
World Anti-Doping Agency imposes 4-year ban on Russia
World Anti-Doping Agency imposes 4-year ban on Russia
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LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — The Russian flag and national anthem were banned from next year's Tokyo Olympics and other major sports events for four years on Monday. Russia's hosting of world championships in Olympic sports also face being stripped afte
World Anti-Doping Agency imposes 4-year ban on Russia using its flag, anthem, team names from Olympi
World Anti-Doping Agency imposes 4-year ban on Russia using its flag, anthem, team names from Olympi
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LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) - World Anti-Doping Agency imposes 4-year ban on Russia using its flag, anthem, team names from Olympics, sports events.
Bach says IOC must abide by any Russian doping sanctions
Bach says IOC must abide by any Russian doping sanctions
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LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) - Any sanctions imposed on Russia in the latest fallout of a years-long doping scandal must be observed by the IOC, the Olympic body president Thomas Bach said on Thursday. World Anti-Doping Agency leaders have been advised to ban R
Minnesota judge finds 'Miracle on Ice' star is mentally ill
Minnesota judge finds 'Miracle on Ice' star is mentally ill
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GRAND MARAIS, Minn. (AP) - A Minnesota judge on Wednesday ordered that a former member of the “Miracle on Ice" U.S. Olympic hockey team should be committed to a secure treatment facility, saying the hockey star is mentally ill and dangerous. Mark Pavelich
Egypt loses appeal against weightlifting doping ban
Egypt loses appeal against weightlifting doping ban
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LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) - Egypt has lost its appeal against a two-year ban from all international weightlifting competitions. The Court of Arbitration for Sport on Wednesday upheld the sanction imposed by the International Weightlifting Federation. It's t
Silver medalist Kenworthy shifts from US to Britain
Silver medalist Kenworthy shifts from US to Britain
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U.S. Olympic silver medalist Gus Kenworthy has changed countries and will ski for Britain if he qualifies for the 2022 Winter Games in Beijing. Kenworthy was part of a U.S. medals sweep in slopestyle at freestyle skiing’s debut at the 2014 Olympics. He fini
Brewster’s assistant rec director has passion for running
Brewster’s assistant rec director has passion for running
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BREWSTER, Mass. (AP) - It was in his hands. Stephen Headley was going to the Olympics. Headley, who recently started as the assistant recreation director in Brewster, was born in Philadelphia and grew up in Wilbraham. His parents came to the U.S. from Barbado
Olympic judo champ gets 5 years for sexual assault of pupils
Olympic judo champ gets 5 years for sexual assault of pupils
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VIENNA (AP) - Two-time Olympic judo champion Peter Seisenbacher was sentenced to five years in prison on Monday for sexually assaulting two young girls he was coaching in the early 2000s. An Austrian regional criminal court found Seisenbacher guilty of the ab
