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    Derek Miles, University of South Dakota alum and current USD pole vaulting coach, holds his son Ariston, 3, after a presentation of an Olympic bronze medal by the International Olympic Committee, Monday, April 17, 2017, at the University of South Dakota in Vermillion, S.D. Miles placed fourth in the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, but the International Olympic Committee recently disqualified Denys Yurchenko, the third-place finisher, after retested samples showed Yurchenko used a banned substance. (Joe Ahlquist/The Argus Leader via AP)
    April 18, 2017 - 2:49 pm

    South Dakotan pole vaulter receives medal from 2008 Olympics

    VERMILLION, S.D. (AP) — An assistant track coach at the University of South Dakota has been awarded a bronze medal for pole vaulting at the 2008 Beijing Olympics after the original winner was disqualified for doping. Derek Miles, a three-time Olympian, placed fourth in the pole vaulting event in...
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    April 14, 2017 - 9:26 pm

    Update on the latest news, sports, business and entertainment at 9:20 p.m. EDT

    TRUMP REVERSALS-REACTIONS Amid policy shifts, Trump voters are forgiving — to a point WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump's voters are showing they can be a forgiving lot — up to a point. The president's recent shifts in position on big foreign policy issues have got his supporters pondering:...
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    April 14, 2017 - 1:07 am

    Update on the latest news, sports, business and entertainment at 12:30 a.m. EDT

    UNITED STATES-AFGHANISTAN Pentagon: US dropped largest non-nuclear bomb in Afghanistan WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon says U.S. forces in Afghanistan dropped the military's largest non-nuclear bomb on an Islamic State target in Afghanistan. Adam Stump is a Pentagon spokesman. Stump says it was the...
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    April 13, 2017 - 10:25 pm

    Update on the latest news, sports, business and entertainment at 10:20 p.m. EDT

    UNITED STATES-AFGHANISTAN Pentagon: US dropped largest non-nuclear bomb in Afghanistan WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon says U.S. forces in Afghanistan dropped the military's largest non-nuclear bomb on an Islamic State target in Afghanistan. Adam Stump is a Pentagon spokesman. Stump says it was the...
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    April 03, 2017 - 4:46 am

    IOC denies covering up 2008 Olympic doping cases

    LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — The IOC denied Monday that it covered up doping cases from the 2008 Beijing Olympics after a German TV program revealed that positive tests by Jamaican sprinters were not prosecuted. German documentary maker Hajo Seppelt said "several" of the Caribbean island's athletes...
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    Maria Sharapova signs autographs at a sports conference as she nears the end of her 15-month doping suspension in Rancho Mirage, Calif., on Tuesday, March 28, 2017. The former No. 1 player plans to return to tennis next month at a tournament in Germany. (AP Photo/Greg Beacham)
    March 28, 2017 - 10:05 pm

    Sharapova proud of her passion, integrity as doping ban ends

    RANCHO MIRAGE, Calif. (AP) — When Maria Sharapova realized her tennis career could be ended by what she claims was an accidental doping violation, the former world No. 1 decided she had to fight. "When you love what you do, and you do it with passion and integrity ... then you know what you stand...
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    Maria Sharapova signs autographs at a sports conference as she nears the end of her 15-month doping suspension in Rancho Mirage, Calif., on Tuesday, March 28, 2017. The former No. 1 player plans to return to tennis next month at a tournament in Germany. (AP Photo/Greg Beacham)
    March 28, 2017 - 8:31 pm

    Sharapova proud of her passion, integrity as doping ban ends

    RANCHO MIRAGE, Calif. (AP) — Maria Sharapova believes she succeeded in a fight against injustice when he managed to get her doping ban reduced to 15 months. The five-time Slam winner and former world No. 1 plans to return to competition next month at Stuttgart. She told a women's sports conference...
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    FILE - In this Oct. 25, 2016, file photo, New York Knicks' Joakim Noah warms up before an NBA basketball game against the Cleveland Cavaliers in Cleveland. Noah is expected to return to practice following knee surgery, and the Knicks hope he can begin serving his 20-game suspension for violating the NBA's anti-drug policy as soon as this week. (AP Photo/Phil Long, File)
    March 28, 2017 - 2:37 pm

    Suspended Noah: Using supplement to aid injuries 'backfired'

    GREENBURGH, N.Y. (AP) — Joakim Noah was seeking help to overcome injuries that wrecked his first season in New York and turned to an over-the-counter supplement. That decision "backfired," Noah said Tuesday. It led to a 20-game suspension for violating the NBA's anti-drug policy , preventing Noah...
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    March 27, 2017 - 3:43 pm

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    TRUMP-RUSSIA-PROTESTS White House calls on Russia to release protesters WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House is calling on Russia to immediately release all peaceful protesters arrested over the weekend during a large anti-government demonstration. White House press secretary Sean Spicer said the U.S...
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    FILE - In this Jan. 29, 2017 file photo, New York Knicks center Joakim Noah (13) looks to pass as Atlanta Hawks forward Paul Millsap (4) is defending in the first overtime of an NBA basketball game in Atlanta. Noah has been suspended 20 games without pay for violating the league's anti-drug policy. The NBA announced the suspension Saturday, March 25 saying Noah tested positive for Selective Androgen Receptor Modulator LGD-4033 _ something found in some over-the-counter supplements. (AP Photo/Todd Kirkland)
    March 25, 2017 - 1:29 pm

    NBA bans Joakim Noah 20 games for drug violation

    Joakim Noah of the New York Knicks was suspended 20 games without pay for violating the league's anti-drug policy. He tested positive for a substance found in some over-the-counter supplements, the league said Saturday. Noah has not played since Feb. 4 and likely was to miss the Knicks' final 10...
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