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LONDON -- Russia faces being kicked out of the Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro in the latest disciplinary action by a sports body infuriated at growing evidence about the countrys state-sponsored doping program.The International Paralympic Committees decision Friday to start suspension proceedings against Russia came two days before IOC leaders decide whether to exclude the countrys entire team from the Olympics next month in Brazil.The IPCs strong condemnation of Russias years of doping deception, including the 2014 Paralympics in Sochi, pulls back on the support it gave the country last month. It follows the publication of a World Anti-Doping Agency investigation by Canadian lawyer Richard McLaren into Russias state-backed doping which found samples from Paralympic athletes were made to disappear or were swapped.The report revealed an unimaginable scale of institutionalized doping in Russian sport that was orchestrated at the highest level, IPC President Philip Craven said. McLarens findings are of serious concern for everyone committed to clean and honest sport.The IPC decried a prevailing doping culture endemic within Russian sport at the very highest levels and said the countrys Paralympic body appears unable or unwilling to ensure compliance with and the enforcement of anti-doping measures. The IPC is sending 19 samples from the Sochi Paralympic Winter Games for immediate further analysis after McLarens investigators said they could have been doctored by Russian authorities.Russia finished second in the medal standings at the 2012 London Paralympics and has 267 athlete slots for Rio in 18 sports.A decision is expected in the week commencing Aug. 1 whether to ban Russia from the Sept. 7-18 Paralympics. Russia would have 21 days to appeal.We have started proceedings to consider the suspension of their membership of the IPC, Craven said. This decision was not taken lightly but ... Russia appears unable to fulfil its IPC membership obligations in full.Russian President Vladimir Putin presented Craven with Russias Order of Honor after the March 2014 games.---Rob Harris can be followed at www.twitter.com/RobHarris and www.facebook.com/RobHarrisReports Authentic Custom Nuggets Jersey . The Montreal Canadiens announced on Friday that the veteran forward will return to the teams line-up on Saturday night when the Habs visit the Nashville Predators. Custom Alex English Jersey . Detroit and Boston are deadlocked, 1-1, and Tigers manager Jim Leyland could be forgiven if he was caught rationalizing instead of dissecting how his club could blow a 5-1 lead late in Game 2. http://www.customnuggetsjersey.com/ . Belfort (24-10) needed just 77 seconds to down Henderson in the headlining bout of Saturdays "UFC Fight Night: Belfort vs. Henderson" event at Goiania Arena in Goiania, Brazil. The fight served as a rematch of the pairs 2006 meeting, which Henderson won by decision. Wholesale Custom Nuggets Shirts . Vettel was 0.168 seconds faster than Red Bull teammate Mark Webber around the Suzuka circuit. Mercedes driver Nico Rosberg was two tenths of a second off Vettel. "The car balance is decent, but I think we can still improve," Vettel said. Nuggets Jerseys China . Halifax beat the Saint John Sea Dogs 7-5 on the strength of two goals apiece from Nikolaj Ehlers, Matt Murphy and Brent Andrews. Jonathan Drouin also scored and had three assists while Zachary Fucale made 17 saves for the Mooseheads (16-8-0), who led 6-1 after two periods. AUSTIN, Texas -- The losses keep coming for Charlie Strong, no matter what promises were made in the past.For the third year in a row, Strongs Texas Longhorns have lost at least five games, rekindling questions of whether the program has improved enough for him to earn a fourth year and another $5 million, or if the losing is just too much for one of the nations blue-blood schools to stomach.I look at how were playing. I dont ever make excuses. There are no excuses, Strong said Monday. The losses are mounting. Theres games we should win and we had our opportunity.Rewind to November 2014, when the Longhorns were 6-5 in Strongs first season and he boldly predicted that five losses will never happen in this program again. Texas finished that year 6-7, then went 5-7 and missed the postseason in 2015.The dreaded five-loss threshold was crossed again over the weekend with a 24-20 home loss to No. 10 West Virginia, when the Longhorns never led and couldnt win despite forcing four turnovers. Texas (5-5, 3-4 Big 12) still isnt bowl eligible with two games left at Kansas on Saturday and at home against TCU the Friday after Thanksgiving.Strong was asked how he would sell that his team is making progress if he were in a job evaluation.You still have a football team thats still competing, still playing hard. 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Texas is 12 points from 8-2. They are also 12 points from 2-8.In other words, Strong is dancing on a razor-thin difference between dominant and disaster, only to find himself balancing on mediocre.Texas President Greg Fenves and athletic director Mike Perrin have publicly supported Strong all season. Fenves will look carefully at Strongs entire resume to decide if he gets a fourth season on a guaranteed five-year contract.The president will take a long look at it, Strong said. We still have two games left.Getting to a bowl game would be a good step forward, even if its still far short of the leap Texas fans -- and college football -- expected after a thrilling double-overtime win over Notre Dame in the season opener.We have to get to a bowl game, Strong said. Our seniors deserve to get to a bowl game.---More AP college football: www.collegefootball.ap.org and https://twitter.com/AP-Top25 ' ' '
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