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Decathlon champion Rafer Johnson dies at 86
Rafer Johnson, who won the decathlon at the 1960 Rome Olympics and helped subdue Robert F. Kennedy's assassin in 1968, died Wednesday at age 86.
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The heartbreaking reality -- and staggering numbers -- of NCAA teams cut during the pandemic
Since March, more than 350 NCAA sports programs have been cut, upending the lives -- and sometimes the Olympic dreams -- of the athletes on those teams. In a few cases, the community has successfully fought to get the sports back, but it happens rarely.
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What does the future of road racing look like during a pandemic?
While most major sports have been able to return in some fashion since the pandemic began, road races present a unique challenge: to keep tens of thousands of runners safe.
