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Netherlands, Israel advance

to 2nd round of WBC

Olympic swimmer Michael Phelps testifies on Capitol Hill in
Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2017, before the House Com-
merce Energy and Commerce subcommittee hearing on the
international anti-doping system.
Netherlands’s Jurickson Profar, right, celebrate with Xander Bogaerts after winning against Taiwan Associated Press
at the first round game of the World Baseball Classic at Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul, South Korea,
Wednesday, March 8, 2017. Anti-doping leaders
Associated Press
explore complete ban
TOKYO (AP) — Jurickson erlands offense. The New Former major leaguer Bruce
over the first 2 2-3 innings on corticosteroids
Profar drew a bases-load- York Yankees’ shortstop Chen held Cuba scoreless
ed walk in the bottom of had three RBIs.
the ninth inning to lift the Israel has been the surprise but a pitching change LONDON (AP) — The World whether corticosteroids are
Netherlands to a 6-5 win of the tournament so far, gave the Cuban batters Anti-Doping Agency says being abused.
over Taiwan on Wednes- beating South Korea 2-1 the spark they needed. it is exploring a complete The U.K. Anti-Doping Agen-
day in the World Base- in its opening game and Yoelkis Cespedes drove in ban on corticosteroids. cy wants corticosteroids to
ball Classic. overpowering Taiwan 15-7 the first run in the fourth off Corticosteroids, be outlawed.
The Netherlands improved on Tuesday. Luo Xia, and Santos’ clutch which are used in anti-in- UKAD chief executive Ni-
to 2-0 in Pool A and ad- In Pool B, Japan improved triple to center field made flammatory medicines to cole Sapstead says “there
vanced to the second to 2-0 with a 4-1 win over it 3-0. Santos then scored treat a range of conditions, is always the risk that when
round in Tokyo along with Australia at Tokyo Dome. on Alexander Ayala’s dou- are allowed out of com- a substance isn’t banned”
Israel, which also has a 2-0 Sho Nakata hit a solo home ble to left. petition by athletes and that someone “is trying to
record. run in the seventh inning Cuba starter Vladimir Ba- permitted in competition gain advantage.”
South Korea and Taiwan and Yoshitomo Tsutsugo nos went five innings and by obtaining a therapeutic Bradley Wiggins, the 2012
failed to advance to the added a two-run homer in allowed only one baserun- use exemption. Tour de France winner,
second round, which starts the eighth for the two-time ner on a single from Yang At the Tackling Doping faced questions last year
on Sunday at Tokyo Dome. champions. Shunyi with one out in the in Sport conference in Lon- after the Fancy Bears hack-
Designated hitter Didi Gre- In an earlier game, Roel fifth. don, WADA director gener- ing group showed he had
gorius contributed three Santos hit a two-run triple Cuba improved to 1-1 to al Olivier Niggli said the sta- medically approved corti-
doubles, including the as Cuba scored four runs keep alive its chances of tus quo was an “unsatisfac- costeroid injections to pre-
game-tying hit in the eighth in the fourth inning in a 6-0 advancing to the second tory situation” and a group vent hay fever.q
inning, to power the Neth- win over China. round.q of experts will now look into

U.S. women Next up for the Americans Abily converted a penalty
are a pair of exhibitions kick in the eighth minute
against Russia, on April 6 after Le Sommer got behind
in Frisco, Texas, and three the defense for a through
Continued from Page 17 days later at Houston. pass and was tripped by
Camille Abily scored twice goalkeeper Alyssa Naeher.
and Eugenie Le Sommer Le Sommer made it 2-0 one
It had not lost consecutive also had a goal for France, minute later after racing
games anywhere since which won the second past Allie Long to run onto
defeats against Sweden edition of the round-robin Wendie Renard’s long
and Denmark in March tournament, one of the pass, cutting into the area
2014 at the Algarve Cup in highlights in a year with no and slotting inside the near
Portugal helped lead the World Cup or Olympics. post with a left-footed shot
U.S. Soccer Federation to France celebrates and poses with the trophy after they won the Just five of the U.S. starters from 8 yards.
fire coach Tom Sermanni SheBelieves Cup after a women’s soccer match against the were in the lineup when Abily tapped in Eve
a month later and replace United States, Tuesday, March 7, 2017, in Washington. France the teams met at the Rio Perisset’s cross from 4 yards
won 3-0.
him with Jill Ellis. Associated Press Olympics. in the 63rd.q