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  • FILE - In this Aug. 2, 2014, file photo, runners leave the start of the 17th annual TD Bank Beach To Beacon 10K road race in Cape Elizabeth, Maine. The realization that more must be done to detect drug use is hitting many in the world of small, friendly U.S. road races _ 5 and 10Ks, half and full marathons that often benefit charities and are filled with thousands of weekend joggers, fitness enthusiasts and even a good number of elites who aren't at the Olympic level. (AP Photo/Joel Page, File)
    Small road race directors struggle with detecting doping
    Associated Press | April 5, 2016 4:56 am

    For third place at the 2015 St. Louis half-marathon, Krista Arnold got $300. It should have been $1,000. She can blame that on the doped runner from Kenya who raced off ahead of the pack. The foot doctor from Edwardsville, Illinois, is among the recreational runners who were cheated out of places and prizes by […]

  • Boxer Charles Martin of the USA wipes his face with a towel during a public workout in London, Monday, April 4, 2016. There will be an IBF World Heavyweight title fight between champion Charles Martin of the USA and unbeaten British Olympic star Anthony Joshua in London on Saturday April 9. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)
    Charles Martin goes to London to show title no fluke
    Associated Press | April 5, 2016 4:37 am

    The title Charles Martin won is lightly regarded, and so is the way he won it. The best evidence the heavyweight championship of the world doesn’t mean as much is that Martin is among those claiming title to the throne. But champion he is, at least in the eyes of the IBF. Martin won his […]

  • MLB Calendar
    Associated Press | April 4, 2016 11:40 pm

    May 18-19 — Owners meetings, New York. June 9-11 — Amateur draft. July 12 — All-Star Game, San Diego. July 15 — Last day to sign for amateur draft picks subject to deadline. July 24 — Hall of Fame inductions, Cooperstown, N.Y. Aug. 1 — Last day to trade a player without securing waivers. Sept. […]

  • NHL Calendar
    Associated Press | April 4, 2016 11:39 pm

    April 10 — Final day of regular season. April 13 — Playoffs begin. May 29-June 4 — NHL rookie combine at Buffalo, N.Y. June 24-25 — NHL draft at Buffalo, N.Y. July 1 — Free agency opens, noon EDT. Copyright © The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten […]

  • NBA Calendar
    Associated Press | April 4, 2016 11:39 pm

    April 13 — Regular season ends. April 15 — Playoff rosters set, 3 p.m. EDT. April 16 — Playoffs begin. May 17 — Draft lottery. June 2 — NBA Finals begin. June 13 — Early-entry withdrawal deadline for NBA draft (5 p.m. EDT) June 23 — NBA draft. Copyright © The Associated Press. All rights […]

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