RIO DE JANEIRO -- The lone Russian track and field athlete at the Olympics is waiting to hear whether she will be allowed to compete.Darya Klishina was the only one of 68 Russians cleared to participate in Rio de Janeiro by the IAAF, largely because she has been based outside Russia for the past three years. But the sports governing body excluded the long jumper from the Olympics days ago after receiving what it said was new information.The IAAF has not disclosed that information, but Klishina appealed against the decision and her lawyer, Paul Greene, has said the case rests on signs that the former European indr champions drug-testing samples may have been tampered with in Russia.Greene argued that even if bottles containing Klishinas samples had been manipulated, it would not be prf that she had done wrong.Darya had nothing to do with the bottles. The bottles have nothing to do with Darya Klishina, he said after the hearing. They were doing this to everyone, clean athletes, non-clean athletes. Its the system so corrupt even she was caught up. Thats basically what (the IAAF is) saying happened.Klishina attended Sundays hearing in person at the Court of Arbitration for Sports temporary base at a beachfront hotel in Rio de Janeiro, leaving early to return to the Olympic Village by car.CAS said it hopes to issue its verdict by Sunday night, in time for Klishina to compete in long jump qualification at the Olympic Stadium on Tuesday if she wins.She plans to say the truth, which is that shes a clean athlete, Greene told The Associated Press ahead of the hearing.A legal battle two days before Klishinas event begins is not the easiest thing to deal with, but shes a very strong person, he added.Greene said the IAAF case relies on confidential evidence from a report on Russian doping by World Anti-Doping Agency investigator Richard McLaren, with a key piece of evidence being scratch marks found on bottles containing drug-test samples she gave in Russia.McLaren wrote in the publicly available version of his preliminary report that Russian security services were able to open supposedly tamper-prf bottles with the intent of swapping tainted samples for clean urine, leaving behind tell-tale scratches on the glass.Unlike in previous legal battles over Russian doping, the Russian Sports Ministry and the countrys Olympic committee have taken a back seat in Klishinas case, with her American management company IMG in a leading role.In comments to the R-Sport news agency, Russian Sports Minister Vitaly Mutko said the accusations against Klishina were part of a campaign directed against Russian sport, to discredit it. Its beyond the realm of common sense.The rest of the Russian team remains banned from all international competition over allegations of a widespread, state-sponsored doping program. The sanction was upheld for the Olympics by CAS last month.Comprar Vans Baratas Online . -- Stanford squashed Oregons national championship hopes again, schling the Ducks in power ftball. Vans Baratas En España . -- Its been a long road back for Sean Bergenheim. http://www.baratasvans.es/ . "Theyve both been real gd," said Babcock. "Havent changed our minds." A decision has seemingly been made - Sundays Group B-deciding tilt against Finland ahead - but it could not have been an easy one. Price opened the tournament with a sturdy 19-save performance against the Norwegians, yielding just one goal. Comprar Vans Baratas España .C. Lions has come to an end. 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Gerard Gallant has helped turn the Cats into winners again behind the stellar goaltending of Roberto Luongo, the ageless play of Jaromir Jagr, the stout defense of Aaron Ekblad and the youthful goal scoring of Aleksander Barkov, Vincent Trocheck, and Jonathan Huberdeau.Whats gdWhat if I told you that you could see a team eclipse 100 points for the first time in franchise history at the NHLs cheapest average ticket price? Interested? We thought so. You can see the Panthers play for just $33 on average (including concessions and parking, the average game cost is still just $60), even with the team winning the Atlantic Division last season. Major reasons for Floridas speedy climb up our rankings were its No. 6 affordability and No. 3 bang for the buck rankings. Its cheaper to buy a Panthers ticket than it is to park at a Bruins game -- a team that Florida bettered by 10 points last season. Last season, the Panthers also introduced a holiday package that included two tickets to three games, two shirts, a puck, an on-ice photo opportunity and two theme park passes for just $99. And if you were expecting a fall off the ice, lk no further than the teams acquisition of defenseman Keith Yandle (47 points last year with the Rangers) to see just how serious theyy are.ddddddddddddWhats badIf there is a weak spot for the Panthers, its the arena they play in. BB&T Center is responsible for the teams lowest ranking at 53rd overall (though that does represent a 27-spot jump from last year). The building itself is not even 20 years old, but perhaps in comparison to the family-friendly atmosphere of Amalie Arena up I-75, the Miami arena doesnt hold up. It might be part of the reason that the Panthers still rank 24th in the NHL in attendance -- it was only two short years ago that they set a franchise record for fewest tickets sold (7,311). Its hard to get excited about the stadium experience when half of the seats are empty. Still, attendance is trending up -- a 33.5 percent increase since 2014-15 -- so dont be surprised to see another climb for the Sunrise rink.Whats newObviously, a lot changed for the team to jump 41 spots in just a year. Coaching climbed 39 spots in Gallants second season with the club, a pivotal reason for the sprint up the standings. In 2014, Floridas coaching rank was dead last at No. 122. Now it sits at 36th overall. The players also got a bst 38 spots to 27th overall. Luongos social media presence was bettered only by his on-ice play, and the youth movement on the Florida roster was stabilized by the legendary Jaromir Jagr -- lots of fan favorites on this team. The biggest jump? Ownership climbed 49 places to 25th overall, as Vincent Viola has been crucial to the teams success since buying the Panthers in 2013.Next: Dallas Stars?| Full rankings ' ' '