A World Anti-Doping Agency panel accused the Russian government on Monday of being aware of "widespread doping and cover-ups" by its track and field athletes, and recommended that they all be banned from competition, including next summer's Rio Olympics, until they are found to be compliant with the global anti-doping code.
The Associated Press has the details:
Pound also said that there's enough time for Russia to clean up its act before next summer's Olympics. But something that goes this deep probably isn't going to go away all that easily.
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