Underdog Eagles trying to pull off historic comeback story

BLOOMINGTON, Minn. (AP) -- America loves comeback stories, the last-to-first variety that features new stars, big plays and a monumental triumph at the end....

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Column: Russian doping reprieve highlights IOC lack of spine

Pity any non-Russian athletes heading for the Winter Olympics. The system that should be protecting them from cheating has failed....

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Q&A about Russian win in Olympic doping cases

GENEVA (AP) -- In a landmark legal ruling, 28 Russian athletes had their disqualifications from the 2014 Sochi Olympics for doping overturned on Thursday....

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Georgia GOP candidate blasts NFL denial of 'Please Stand' ad

ATLANTA (AP) -- A Georgia Republican running for lieutenant governor says the National Football League's rejection of a veterans group's Super Bowl ad is "hypocritical."...

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All 30 MLB ballparks to have expanded netting by opening day

LOS ANGELES (AP) -- All 30 major league ballparks will have expanded protective netting that reaches to at least the far ends of each dugout by opening day....

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Uhlaender: 'The integrity of sport' at stake over doping

Katie Uhlaender had been waiting for an Olympic medal that seems most unlikely to come her way....

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North Korean athletes arrive in South Korea for Olympics

GANGNEUNG, South Korea (AP) -- Ten North Korean skaters and skiers arrived in rival South Korea on Thursday to participate in this month's Winter Olympics, which has brought a temporary lull in tensions over the North's nuclear weapons program....

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