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5-time Olympian found dead in Las Vegas home

Daniela Larreal Chirinos was found dead the afternoon of Aug. 15 at her home in Las Vegas after a worried friend called police for a welfare check

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Golfer Rory McIlroy pulls out of Rio Olympics over Zika concerns

Golfer Rory McIlroy became one of the most high-profile sports stars to opt out of the Rio de Janeiro Olympics because of concerns about the Zika virus, saying Wednesday it is “a risk I am unwilling to take.”

World body keeps doping ban on Russian athletes

World athletics’ governing body decided on Friday to maintain its doping ban on all Russian athletes, Russia’s athletics federation said, leaving the country’s hopes of competing in the Rio Olympics dependent on Olympic chiefs.

T-Mobile Arena to host next month’s USA Basketball exhibition

July 22 will mark the new venue’s first competitive basketball game. Tickets for the USA Basketball exhibition game at T-Mobile Arena against Argentina will go on sale at 10 a.m. Saturday.

Professional boxers get OK to compete in Rio Olympics

USA Boxing executive director Mike Martino said no pro boxers will represent the country in Rio de Janeiro, saying the process is too far along at this point in choosing the team.

23 athletes positive in retests from London Olympics, IOC says

Nearly two dozen athletes tested positive in reanalysis of their doping samples from the 2012 London Olympics, adding to the more than 30 already caught in retesting from the 2008 Beijing Games.

More than 30 athletes could be banned from Olympics over drug tests

Thirty-one athletes from six sports could be banned from this year’s Rio de Janeiro Olympics after 454 doping samples were re-tested from the 2008 Beijing Olympics, the International Olympic Committee said on Tuesday.

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