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Ryan Callahan scored for the fifth time in four days and defenseman Ryan McDonagh snapped a second-period tie to lift the New York Rangers to a 3-2 victory over the Washington Capitals on Sunday.
Kobe Bryant hit a baseline jump shot with 4.2 seconds left and the Los Angeles Lakers wrapped up a six-game road trip by holding on to beat the Raptors 94-92 on Sunday, their eighth victory in nine meetings with Toronto
Arc's five up, five down: After No. 11 Michigan State's 58-48 upset of No. 3 Ohio State, you'd be a fool to discount the Spartans' national title chances now.
Miami coach Al Golden says the worst is behind him, but his headaches figure to continue now that former booster Nevin Shapiro, now in jail, says his involvement with the Hurricanes program will result in stiff penalties.
Eleven shots separated Phil and Tiger Sunday at Pebble Beach as Lefty secured his 40th Tour win. Jason Sobel had hole-by-hole reports.
The United States completed a 5-0 rout of Switzerland in the Davis Cup on Sunday, with 19-year-old Ryan Harrison and John Isner winning closing singles matches.
Zambia has won the African Cup of Nations, beating pre-tournament favorite Ivory Coast 8-7 on penalties in a dramatic final at Stade de l'Amitie.
Tessa Worley of France fought off gusting winds to win a second consecutive World Cup giant slalom Sunday in the Andorran Pyrenees. Overall leader Lindsey Vonn was more than a second behind and finished eighth.
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Justin Gatlin will keep his share of the 100-meter world record until the completion of the appeal process in his doping case.
“The results management process in this case has not yet been completed since Gatlin reserves the right to contest USADA’s charge of an eight-year sanction,” the International Association of Athletics Federations said Thursday in a statement.
Gatlin, the Olympic and world champion in the 100, received an eight-year ban from the United States Anti-Doping Association on Tuesday, avoiding a lifetime penalty in exchange for his cooperation with doping authorities and because an earlier positive test was deemed a mistake.
Gatlin has six months to contest the ban before the American Arbitration Association, with the IAAF waiting for an ultimate decision before stripping him of the world record.
Gatlin ran 9.77 seconds on May 12 at a meet in Doha, Qatar, equaling the record set by Asafa Powell. All of Gatlin’s results since his positive test on April 22 are also expected to be nullified.
Two-time Olympic decathlon champion Daley Thompson wants an even harsher penalty for Gatlin.
“Any reference to him being Olympic champion should go. He should lose his medals and be banned for life,” the British decathlete told the BBC. “He has been going around saying what a great (guy) he is and how kids can look up to him and that makes it twice as bad.”
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Thompson, a mentor to young British track athletes, said Gatlin should do “one honorable act before leaving the sport” and “whistle blow on those who supplied him with drugs irrespective of any deal on offer.”
At least nine athletes with links to Gatlin’s coach, Trevor Graham, have been convicted of doping violations. Any testimony Gatlin provides against his former coach could lead to a reduction in his sentence.
The IAAF is currently investigating Graham for doping violations, and he has been barred from U.S. Olympic Committee training sites.
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