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Louisville's Nwora charging hard for March Madness and Tokyo Olympics
Louisville forward Jordan Nwora is charging hard for the NCAA tournament. And as a member of the Nigeria national basketball team -- under the tutelage of his father, the squad's head coach -- he is aiming for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
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THE UNDEFEATED
The Undefeated
IOC again is trying to silence black protests at Summer Olympics
John Carlos: 'Why do I have to sacrifice my moral character to do it?'
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INBEE PARK
Inbee Park hopes to play her way back to the Olympics
The 2016 gold medalist playing in the Diamond Resorts Tournament of Champions this week in Florida needs to move up in the world rankings to qualify for Tokyo.
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DISNEY MARATHON
Victoria Arlen: The next step in my journey to keep moving
Victoria Arlen wasn't sure she'd ever walk again. Now she's (kindly) asking runners to move out of her way as she scurries by them.
A pipe dream becomes reality for Heather Yang at Disney Half Marathon
It wasn't as if the Walt Disney World Half Marathon was a cakewalk. But considering what Heather Yang has gone through, there was no chance she wasn't going to finish.
TRINITY THOMAS
Florida's Thomas balances two different gymnastics worlds
Florida sophomore Trinity Thomas is doing something few other gymnastics have attempted -- competing, and succeeding, in elite and NCAA at the same time.
Sturdy Sleeping
Tokyo Athletes' Village to feature cardboard beds
The bed frames in the Athletes' Village at this year's Olympics will be made of cardboard and will be recycled into paper products after the Games.
Ragan Smith
Ragan Smith is finally healthy -- and excited for her first season at Oklahoma
Most gymnastics fans thought former national champion Ragan Smith would be vying for a spot on the Olympic team this summer. But after a series of injuries, she opted to enroll at Oklahoma and is instead aiming to make a big impact on NCAA gymnastics.
Russia Ban
Russia confirms it will appeal 4-year Olympic ban
Russia has confirmed that it will appeal its four-year Olympic ban for manipulating doping data. The case will now go before the Court of Arbitration for Sport.
WADA imposes four-year ban on Russia
The World Anti-Doping Agency has imposed a four-year ban on Russia using its flag, anthem and team names at Olympic and sports events.
Skiing
Paris 1st to win 3 straight downhills at Stelvio
Italy's Dominik Paris became the first skier to win three consecutive downhill races on one of the World Cup's most demanding tracks, winning a shortened race Friday on the Stelvio course in Bormio, Italy.
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- Canada pairs skaters lead despite costume snafu
- Charge against ex-Nassar colleague dismissed
- Vlhova again wins Cup slalom event; Shiffrin 3rd
- Doping gets Austrian skier fraud sentence
- Book: New details show USAG neglect on Nassar
- Commonwealth Games gold winner Ahye gets ban
- Iran's only female medalist says she defected