Canoeing And Kayaking
PORTLAND, Maine - An extreme paddler who launched a cross-country canoe trip in Portland, Ore., has completed the journey 4,300 miles later in Portland, Maine.
LAUSANNE, Switzerland - Polish canoeist Adam Seroczynski has been banned for two years because of doping at the Beijing Olympics.
KAHNAWAKE, Quebec - Cheering schoolchildren holding paper torches greeted the Olympic flame as it passed through a Mohawk area in Quebec.
BERLIN - Golf and rugby took a big step toward joining 2016 Summer Olympics, making the cut after the IOC rejected bids from baseball, softball and three other sports.
GENEVA - Women's boxing, mixed doubles in tennis and 50-meter sprints in swimming are among the events being considered this week for inclusion in the 2012 London Olympics.
