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NAIROBI, Kenya -- A magistrate ruled Wednesday that Kenyas track and field manager can be held for 28 days while police investigate allegations that he helped cover up doping for cash.Michael Rotich was sent home from the Rio de Janeiro Olympics by Kenyan authorities after the British newspaper The Sunday Times reported allegations that he agreed to take a 10,000-pound ($13,000) bribe in exchange for helping athletes beat doping tests.Police initially asked that he be held for seven days, but they later requested a longer period in order to complete their investigation.In issuing the order, magistrate Christine Njagi called doping a serious offense that needed to be investigated.Prosecutor Duncan Ondimu told Njagi that Rotich was arrested Tuesday at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport upon his arrival from Brazil, and police have not had time to conduct and conclude their inquiry.Rotichs lawyer, Ham Lagat, said the evidence against his client is not strong enough.It is tenuous, it is whimsical evidence, Lagat said. It is about a video, it is about a newspaper, it could be a gutter press, he added.The Sunday Times reported that Rotich told its undercover reporters who were posing as coaches that he could protect doping athletes from doping tests in exchange for a payoff. Rotich reportedly said he could protect athletes from doping controls because he is a senior track federation official in the region and knew when the official testers would be targeting athletes, according to the newspaper.Athletes arent supposed to be tipped off in advance of tests to ensure that they dont try to avoid them or manipulate their samples to appear clean.Kenyas anti-doping program has been under scrutiny ahead of the Rio Games, with the World Anti-Doping Agency removing the country from its non-compliant list on the opening day of the Olympics. At least 40 of the countrys track and field athletes have been banned since the 2012 Olympics. Four senior officials at Kenyas track federation have been suspended by tracks governing body after being accused of trying to corrupt the anti-doping system.---Associated Press Television News Producer Khaled Kazziha contributed to this report.Kansas City Royals Gear . -- Charlie Graham stopped 67 shots as the Belleville Bulls edged the visiting Guelph Storm 6-5 on Saturday in Ontario Hockey League action. Kansas City Royals Store . Varlamov made 33 saves and Ryan OReilly had a goal and scored in the shootout as the Avalanche beat the New Jersey Devils 2-1 on Thursday night. https://www.cheaproyals.com/ . The Islanders dealt Thomas Vanek to the Montreal Canadiens after less than a year on Long Island. Meanwhile, the Oilers dealt long-time sniper Ales hemsky to the Ottawa Senators on Wednesday for a fifth-round pick in 2014 and a third-rounder in 2015. Royals Jerseys China .ca looks back at the stories and moments that made the year memorable. Fake Royals Jerseys . Now that hes hitting streaking teammates with pin-point passes for easy layups, Love is asserting himself as one of the true superstars in the league.Paralysed jockey Freddy Tylicki has tweeted that he is struggling and fighting and that there is a long road ahead of him after a?suffering a serious injury at Kempton?on Nov. 5.Tylicki fell in a four-horse accident at Kempton and was later?told by doctors he had suffered T7 paralysis -- meaning he has movement in the upper half of his body but not lower.Tylicki has since been moved from intensive care to a general spinal ward.A statement issued by the Injured Jockeys Fund read: Following 15 days in the intensive care unit at St Georges Hospital, today [Tuesday] Freddy Tylicki moved into a general spinal ward.Freddy and his family are very relieved that his conditionn is improving and that he is now well enough to leave intensive care.ddddddddddddFreddy would like to thank everyone for their wonderful support and kindness during this tough time. It has been a great comfort to him.It is anticipated that he will remain in St Georges for some time and visiting times are very restricted. Therefore the hospital strongly request that visitors contact one of the family before making any plans.A fundraising campaign?was set up for Tylicki on Nov. 7 and raised over ￡200,000 in donations in less than 48 hours. ' ' '