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Russias sports minister Vitaly Mutko has apologised for the doping scandal which could result in his countrys athletes being expelled from this summers Olympic Games.Russian athletes may be banned from competing in Brazil this August after the IAAF provisionally suspended their athletics federation last November.The IAAF made their decision following a report by a World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) which alleged that Russia were involved in state-sponsored doping and mass corruption in the sport. More recently a report in the New York Times, based on information from the former head of Russias anti-doping laboratory, claimed that dozens of athletes - including 15 medallists - were involved in systematic doping at the Winter Games of 2014 in Sochi. Let us be clear. We are ashamed of them. Russian Sports Minister An extraordinary council meeting of the IAAF will gather later this month to discuss Russias participation in Rio.And now Mutko says: We are very sorry that athletes who tried to deceive us, and the world, were not caught sooner. Let us be clear. We are ashamed of them.We are very sorry because Russia is committed to upholding the highest standards in sport and is opposed to anything that threatens the Olympic values.He also insists that since the scandal emerged Russia was starting to put its house in order.Mutko added: Russia was suspended last November, with RUSADA, the Moscow laboratory and the ARAF, all losing their WADA status.Now we have agreed a road-map with WADA aimed at restructuring these organisations, taking a series of steps to demonstrate how committed we are to ensuring that sport in our country is clean and fair. Air Force 1 Cheap Wholesale . 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Batiste, who briefly signed with the Eskimos in 2006, has spent time with several NFL teams including the Pittsburgh Steelers and Washington Redskins.IOWA CITY, Iowa -- No. 1 Notre Dame passed its first road test.When things got close, the Irish turned to their pesky defense and balanced scoring attack to thwart any thoughts of an upset.Brianna Turner scored 15 points, Arike Ogunbowale added 14 and Notre Dame held off Iowa 73-58 on Wednesday night in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge.Lindsay Allen had 11 points, eight assists and five steals for the Irish (7-0). They had 42 points in the paint and scored 21 points off 23 Hawkeyes turnovers.Notre Dame led by as many as 14 points in the first half and looked like it could turn the game into a blowout, but Iowa cut it to 50-48 with 2 1/2 minutes left in the third quarter. The Irish responded with an 11-1 run to pull away.That lapse in the second half irked Notre Dame coach Muffet McGraw. She said the Irish lost focus and got too complacent.We werent containing the ball, we werent guarding, we werent boxing out, we werent making layups and we werent making good decisions, McGraw said. We just couldnt wait for the buzzer to go off. We just wanted the game to be over -- at least thats what it looked like.Ally Disterhoft led Iowa (5-3) with 18 points and Megan Gustafson had 16 points and 10 rebounds. The Hawkeyes hosted the top-ranked team for the first time since 1999.Turner became the 36th in Notre Dame history to eclipse the 1,000-point mark.Iowas 23 turnovers were a season-worse. Notre Dame forced 15 of those in the first half and then held the Hawkeyes to nine fourth-quarter points.Too many turnovers resulted in too many easy points for Notre Dame, Iowa coach Lisa Bluder said. We have to value the ball more.BIG PICTURE Notre Dame: The Irish responded well under some pressure in their first road gaame -- the latest theyve played their first true road game of a season since 1993.dddddddddddd Notre Dames offense sputtered at times, but the defense had 15 steals and held Iowa to 4-of-19 shooting on 3-pointers.Iowa: The young Hawkeyes have lost three out of their last four games, but 10 players logged at least 8 minutes in a fairly competitive game against the nations top-ranked team. That experience should help Iowa later in the season.TIP-INS Turner, Ogunbowale and Allen were named to the Naismith Trophy watch list on Wednesday. The Irish are 4-0 all-time in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge. Iowa shot only 6 of 15 (38 percent) from the foul line. The Hawkeyes entered the game shooting 72 percent on free throws.COURTSIDE: Iowa mens coach Fran McCaffery and his wife, Margaret, watched the game from a few rows behind the Hawkeyes bench.Margaret McCaffery, the former Margaret Nowlin, played basketball at Notre Dame from 1988-92 and was a team captain. She later served on McGraws staff as a graduate assistant.Fran McCaffery was an assistant at Notre Dame from 1988-99. His Hawkeyes lost to Notre Dame 93-78 in South Bend on Tuesday.POLL IMPLICATIONS The double-digit win should be enough for Notre Dame to hold onto the top ranking ahead of next weeks No. 1 vs. No. 2 matchup.UP NEXT Iowa: Starts a two-game home stretch against in-state rivals Sunday against Northern Iowa.Notre Dame: Gets a final tuneup Sunday with Valparaiso before next Wednesdays against No. 2 UConn. The Irish have lost five straight against the Huskies -- including the NCAA title game the last two seasons. ' ' '