PYEONGCHANG, South Korea (AP) — The International Olympic Committee is pushing South Korean organizers to complete venues in time for crucial test events ahead of the 2018 Winter Games in Pyeongchang.
BEIJING (AP) — A senior Chinese sports official who also is a vice president of basketball's international body FIBA will face criminal indictment in China after he was stripped of membership of China's ruling party and all official duties.
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CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Clint Bowyer's slim shot at winning the Sprint Cup championship in Michael Waltrip Racing's final season took a huge hit yesterday when NASCAR penalized the team for an infraction in the opening playoff race. NASCAR said the No. 15 team had parts not properly installed on its Toyota in the opening inspection Friday at Chicagoland Speedway.
SAN DIEGO (AP) — Hall of Fame broadcaster Dick Enberg says 2016 will be his final season as the primary play-by-play television voice of the San Diego Padres.
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SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — This year's Davis Cup finalists Britain and Belgium have been handed home draws in the first round of the 2016 competition.
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — A government minister has signaled that troubled R&B singer Chris Brown won't be allowed to tour Australia in December because of his criminal conviction for assaulting pop star Rihanna.
SAN DIEGO (AP) — Jedd Gyorko hit an RBI single to right-center with two outs in the ninth inning to give the San Diego Padres a wild 5-4 win over the San Francisco Giants, who dropped seven games behind first-place Los Angeles in the NL West with 11 to go.
Police round up 20 suspects accused of violent crimes ranging from armed robbery to murder.
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