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TOKYO (AP) — Tokyo 2020 Olympic bid acknowledges payments to firm but says they were legitimate consulting fees.

MOSCOW (AP) — Putin spokesman calls allegations of Russian state-sponsored doping at Sochi Olympics "a turncoat's libel"

ISKANDARIYAH, Iraq (AP) — Salam Hussein's father was once his soccer coach. Now he's his physical therapist, hoping that his son will one day be able to walk again.

BOSTON (AP) — A two-time Stanley Cup champion hockey player from Massachusetts has been charged in federal court with conspiring to sell oxycodone in the state.

As prolific as the offense for the Aquinas High School girls soccer team can be, the Blugolds also know that if they don’t concede a goal, they can’t lose.

The defending WIAA Division 2 state champion Logan High School softball team has ridden the arm of Jordyn Kleman the entire season.

Milwaukee's Jimmy Nelson gives up just two run in eight innings but takes the loss.

BASEBALL

MILWAUKEE (AP) — James Shields had a season-high nine strikeouts in seven innings to lead the San Diego Padres to a 3-0 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers on Thursday night.

PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. — One birdie led to two more before Jason Day even hit his stride, and his round kept getting better until the world’s No. 1 player was in the record book and in the lead Thursday…

San Jose Sharks center and former University of Wisconsin standout Joe Pavelski scored the first goal of Game 7 in the second round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs against Nashville on Thursday night.

NEW YORK — Chris Sale has been the face of the White Sox franchise for a few seasons now, but for maybe the first time in that span, the ace left-hander doesn’t feel like he’s carrying the entire weight of…

Most of the time it's University of Wisconsin forward Nigel Hayes who garners headlines for memorable moments in post-game interviews.

Mick Miyamoto has been around a number of great coaches.

WASHINGTON — Max Scherzer's record-tying 20-strikeout performance was only the latest in a recent series of newsworthy moments for the Washington Nationals, one right after the other.

The Latest on developments in Olympic doping stories. All times local:

Shaw played in 25 games for the Commodores in her redshirt junior season, averaging 2.2 points and 1.4 rebounds per game.

The schedule was crowded to begin with, but here's another event for anyone traveling to Rio this summer for the Olympics: Russian roulette with the Zika virus.

PARIS (AP) — A shell company in Singapore is increasingly emerging at the heart of what French prosecutors believe was an organized web of corruption in sports, with their suspicions now extending to Tokyo's winning bid for the 2020 Olympics.

MONTREAL (AP) — World Anti-Doping Agency officials declared Kenya's drug-fighting agency out of compliance Thursday, a move that places the track powerhouse's participation in this summer's Olympics in jeopardy.