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AP Exclusive: How a tainted Kenyan runner won small US races

Courier Newsroom - April 1, 2016

NEWPORT, Kentucky (AP) — The runners came in all sizes, shapes and ages, from 5 to 99. Celebrating the Fourth of July, some raced...

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Women's basketball format change leads to fewer free throws

Courier Newsroom - March 11, 2016

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Women's college basketball coaches believe a set of rule changes that included switching to a four-quarter format has improved the...

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Johnny Be Gone: Browns release Manziel after 2 seasons

Courier Newsroom - March 11, 2016

CLEVELAND (AP) — Johnny Football has been tossed aside. Quarterback Johnny Manziel, the scrambling, Heisman Trophy-winning college star who hasn't come close to matching his...

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APNewsBreak: Kenya athletes allege doping bribery

Courier Newsroom - February 10, 2016

EMBU, Kenya (AP) — Two Kenyan athletes serving four-year bans for doping at the 2015 world championships say the chief executive of Athletics Kenya,...

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Ex-NFL running back Lawrence Phillips found dead in prison

Courier Newsroom - January 13, 2016

By Jan. 13, 2016 4:27 PM EST 0 2 photos SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Lawrence Phillips, a star running back at Nebraska and...

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NFL acknowledges game clock error in Steelers-Chargers game

Courier Newsroom - October 13, 2015

For the second week in a row, the NFL is acknowledging an officiating error during a nationally televised game. This time, the problem was twofold:...

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Players hoping "Deflategate" can usher in change

Courier Newsroom - September 4, 2015

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Tom Brady is free and Ramon Foster can't help but laugh. Sorry, the irony is just a little too delicious. The Pittsburgh...

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Appeal denied, Steelers wideout Martavis Bryant suspended for 4 games

Courier Newsroom - September 1, 2015

PITTSBURGH (AP) — The list of key players the Pittsburgh Steelers will have to do without early in the 2015 season keeps growing. Add second-year...

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Steelers RB Bell has suspension reduced to 2 games

Courier Newsroom - July 31, 2015

PITTSBURGH (AP) _ Le'Veon Bell will head back to work a little earlier than the NFL originally planned. The league reduced the suspension against the...

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