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Jan 02 2024
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5 people dead, Japan Airlines plane catches fire after collision on Tokyo airport runway
A Japan Airlines plane that collided with a Japan Coast Guard aircraft after landing burst into flames at Tokyo's Haneda Airport on Tuesday. Five of the six passengers on the Coast Guard plane have been confirmed dead following the accident, Japan public broadcaster NHK reported. Japan airline reported that all 379 passengers and crew members evacuated the plane safely. The plane arrived at
"USA Today" ContributorJan 30 2024
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Kamila Valieva timeline: From failed drug test to stripped Olympic gold medal
The U.S. will now take gold in the team event after Russia was disqualified. Nearly two years after the 2022 Olympics, the Court of Arbitration for Sport finally issued a ruling Monday on Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva's failed drug test prior to the 2022 Winter Olympics, disqualifying her from competition and stripping Russia of its team event gold medal from Beijing. The court ruled
ABC News (Online)Jan 30 2024
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Russians lose Olympic gold to U.S. over doped figure skater at 2022 games
Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva (previously) was retroactively disqualified for doping at the 2022 Beijing Olympics, and as a result the gold medals go instead to U.S. competitors who had originally placed second. Valieva is also suspended from international competition until December 2025, the Court for Arbitration of Sport ruled. "Trimetazidine was found to be present in the sample
Boing BoingFeb 04 2024
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Watch 4,000 plunge into Rehoboth Beach waves to raise money for Special Olympics Delaware
The sun was out but the air and water temperature were only 41 degrees when a record 4,380 people ran into the Atlantic Ocean at Rehoboth Beach Sunday. The bone-chilling dive was for the 2024 Polar Bear Plunge. The annual event is a fundraiser to benefit Special Olympics Delaware. The weekend of events began on Saturday with a 5K walk/run race on the boardwalk. Organizers said 500 participants
Delaware OnlineJan 12 2024
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Boys Basketball: Olympic Conference stat leaders through Jan. 11
Check out the lists below to see the per-game season stat leaders in the Olympic Conference through Thursday, Jan. 11 in six statistical categories: points, rebounds, assists, blocks, steals and 3-pointers. Editor’s note: Leaders listed in this post are based on stats reported by coaches directly into our stats database, which we also use to make assessments for weekly and postseason honors.
Oct 16 2023
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Flag football scores approval for 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles
The International Olympic Committee approved flag football and other sports for the 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles on Monday. Cricket, baseball-softball, lacrosse and squash were all approved for the program as well. Flag football and squash will be making their debuts while cricket, baseball-softball and lacrosse will be returning. Cricket was last played in 1900, lacrosse appeared last in 1908
Fox News (Online News)Jan 08 2024
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Winter Storm Warning followed by Blizzard Warning in Olympic, Cascade Mountains
The National Weather Service is asking people planning to travel over the Cascades to prepare now for dangerous travel conditions or change their plans completely. SNOQUALMIE PASS, Wash. — The Cascade and Olympic Mountains will be blasted by snow for the next two days, prompting a Winter Storm Warning followed by a Blizzard Warning which will last through Wednesday morning. The Winter Storm
KING 5 NewsOct 09 2023
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Olympics considering flag football, baseball and other new sports at Los Angeles Olympics in 2028
The NFL's ongoing push for worldwide exposure got another boost Monday when organizers for the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics delivered a proposal to put flag football on the program when the Summer Games return to the United States for the first time in 32 years. The International Olympic Committee will vote on the proposal at meetings in Mumbai, India, that begin later this week. Also on the LA
CBS News (Online)Dec 23 2023
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Oregon State, Washington State affiliate with WCC for Olympic sports
SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. >> Oregon State and Washington State are joining the West Coast Conference as affiliate members for several Olympic sports for two years starting next season. The league announced the additions on Friday. The Beavers and Cougars will compete in 12 conference sports. The two schools will be part of the WCC for men’s and women’s basketball, women’s soccer,
Honolulu Star-AdvertiserJul 23 2021
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Olympic Games Begin
“The Tokyo Olympics Opening Ceremony will take place at 8 p.m. local time in Japan on Friday, July 23.” NBC Sports
Many on both sides criticize the Japanese government and the IOC, and wonder whether the games should have been delayed or canceled:
“The Tokyo Olympic fiasco didn’t start with the coronavirus pandemic. When Tokyo was elevated from candidate city to host, the two
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