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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 indoor 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 proof 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-proof 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. 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MLB could attempt to discipline former MVPs Alex Rodriguez and Ryan Braun along with other players. Baseball began drug testing for the 2003 season, added penalties the following year, banned amphetamines in 2006 and started HGH blood testing last year. Critics said baseball didnt move quickly enough. "People say, Well, you were slow to react. We were not slow to react," Selig said Monday. "In fact, I heard that this morning, and it aggravated me all over again." There were eight violations of the major league drug program last year, and All-Star game MVP Melky Cabrera was among those who served a 50-game suspension following a positive PEDs test. There have been no suspensions in the big leagues this year. During a question-and-answer session arranged by Politico, a question was sent by Will, identified as an 8-year-old in Los Angeles. He asked: "How old will I be when ... you can say that there are no more cheaters in baseball, not one?" "Will, this is what I would say to you," Selig responded. "I used to object way back when, when people would talk about steroids. Theyre not a baseball problem or a football problem or a basketball problem. Theyre a societal problem." Selig, who turns 79 on July 30, also denied his willingness to combat steroids has increased during his time in office, which started in 1992. "Some people say now that Im over-vigilant because Im worried about my legacy," he said. "Thats nonsense. Thats the silliest thing Ive ever heard. This is in the best interests of baseball. I was brought up to understand that you are to do whats in the best interest of this sport no matter what, even if its painful, and were going to do that." He maintained the majority of players object to being tainted as playing in whats referred to as the Steroids Era. "Most players on their team didnt do anytthing.dddddddddddd They were as clean as could be," he said. "So the Steroid Era in short to some people implies, well everybody did it. Thats wrong, and its unfair." According to Selig, Major League Baseballs decision to hire former U.S. Secret Service director Mark Sullivan to assist in its Biogenesis probe was evidence of baseballs effort to ensure there are "no stones unturned." "We have many groups, consulting groups that are working on this whole investigation," he said. Selig has said repeatedly he intends to retire, only to change his mind. His current term runs through December 2014, and he has made no effort to start planning for a successor. "Thats a subject that Im going to put off for a while. Right now we havent gotten into specifics," he said. On other subjects, Selig: --said hes never sent an email. "And I never will. ... Im illiterate when it comes to that, and proud of it. ... I did get an iPhone, so Ive made some slight progress." --is concerned about spending on players, whose average salary rose 6 per cent to $3.65 million on opening day, the steepest rise since 2008. Baseballs revenue is projected to reach $8 billion this year, and Selig wants clubs to spend less than half on players. "Weve made some new television deals and our clubs got a little excited, and so we may go over 50 per cent, and thats dangerous. I think we have to work on more mechanisms." --is deferring action on the Oakland Athletics preference to build a ballpark in San Jose until the city of San Joses antitrust suit against MLB moves forward. San Jose is in the territory of San Francisco Giants. "We are defending ourselves. So before I make any decisions, well see what happens to that. I feel pretty good." --is concerned with Tampa Bay and Miami, which have the lowest attendance averages in the major leagues. "I certainly havent given up on Florida. The demographics are too good," he said. As for Tampa, "We have a stadium problem there. Theres no question about it." And for Miami, "Weve had some things happen that need to be corrected." --Asked what song he would use to for his introduction while walking to home plate for an at-bat: "Bridge over Troubled Water." ' ' '