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Race bicycles will be tested for hidden motors

AIGLE, Switzerland – The International Cycling Union plans to test thousands of bicycles for hidden motors, including at the Tour de France and Rio de Janeiro Olympics. Around 2,5...

DATE: May 3, 2016 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Kristoffersen wins World Cup slalom, completes Norway sweep

Norway completes sweep in Alpine skiing

DATE: Jan 17, 2016 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Kristoffersen edges Hirscher for World Cup win in slalom

Norwegian racer edges victory by .06 seconds in WC slalom

DATE: Jan 9, 2016 | CATEGORY: Sports

FIFA’s Figueredo to be extradited

ZURICH (AP) – Former FIFA vice president Eugenio Figueredo will be extradited to his native Uruguay instead of the United States, though he won’t avoid prosecution for allegedly getting Amer...

DATE: Dec 20, 2015 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

FIFA, Blatter get back to World Cup business

ST. PETERSBURG, Russia – FIFA and Sepp Blatter put their corruption crisis aside and got back to World Cup business at the 2018 tournament qualifying draw hosted by Vladimir Putin at a Russi...

DATE: Jul 25, 2015 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Sepp Blatter will step down as FIFA President

GENEVA – For years, nothing could touch Sepp Blatter. Under his 17-year rule, soccer’s governing body survived and even thrived through allegations of bribery, vote-buying and Wor...

DATE: Jun 2, 2015 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Sepp Blatter remains confident despite FIFA investigation

President insists bribery case won’t stick

DATE: May 30, 2015 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Mixed reactions as Sepp Blatter wins re-election as FIFA president

Prince Ali concedes after 1 voting round

DATE: May 29, 2015 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

U.S.: FIFA corruption runs deep

NEW YORK – The U.S. government launched an attack on what it called deep-seated and brazen corruption in soccer’s global governing body Wednesday, pulling FIFA executives out of a luxury Swi...

DATE: May 27, 2015 | CATEGORY: Sports

Not in a joking mood

Late goal drops Swiss to draw with U.S. after Altidore’s ill-advised yellow card

DATE: Mar 31, 2015 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Lindsey Vonn wins super-G for 64th World Cup victory

ST. MORITZ, Switzerland – Lindsey Vonn mastered a tricky super-G race on Sunday for a record-extending 64th World Cup victory. The American star raced down the Engiadina course i...

DATE: Jan 25, 2015 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Vonn struggles to 23rd

ST. MORITZ, Switzerland – Lara Gut of Switzerland profited from Lindsey Vonn’s bad luck to win a World Cup downhill on Saturday. In Vonn’s first start since setting the all-time ...

DATE: Jan 24, 2015 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports