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LONDON -- Summer Olympic sports federations said on Tuesday they are ready to deal with individual cases of Russian doping, rather than endorse a total ban on the Russian team for the Rio de Janeiro Olympics. Justin Schultz Oilers Jersey Authentic .The Association of Summer Olympic International Federations, which represents the 28 sports in the games, said it recognized the gravity and extent of the doping activities in Russia as detailed in Mondays report by World Anti-Doping Agency investigator Richard McLaren.The report, which accused Russias sports ministry of overseeing doping of the countrys Olympic athletes on a vast scale, listed 20 summer sports as being part of the cheating conspiracy.WADA and other anti-doping officials urged the International Olympic Committee to consider the unprecedented step of excluding the entire Russian contingent from the Rio Games. The IOC executive board was meeting by teleconference later Tuesday to weigh its options.Any IOC decisions may not be definitive, as the Court of Arbitration for Sport is scheduled to rule on Thursday on Russias appeal against the IAAF ban on its track and field athletes from competing in Rio.The summer sports association made clear it does not support a blanket ban.The association asked WADA to immediately provide all the detailed information to the 20 international federations concerned so that they may begin processing the individual cases under their own separate rules and regulations as soon as possible, and in line with the WADA Code and the Olympic Charter.It is important to focus on the need for individual justice in all these cases.The association said it endorses all federation decisions, including those that take into account collective responsibility of organizations under the IFs governance.That means, rather than applying a total ban, federations could suspend individual Russian sports. Thats already the case with the IAAF, which barred Russias track athletes from the games following previous WADA-commissioned reports into Russian doping.ASOIF fully supports a policy of zero tolerance in bringing all individuals linked to anti-doping violations to justice, the statement said.The summer associations position falls in line with recent comments by IOC President Thomas Bach, who has cited the need to strike a balance between individual justice and collective punishment. He said last week that if summer sports were implicated in the McLaren report, the international federations would have to decide on the eligibility of Russian athletes on an individual basis.McLarens report uncovered a state-run doping scheme that ensnared 28 sports, both summer and winter, and ran from 2011 to 2015.The investigation told of 312 positive tests that Russias deputy minister of sport directed lab workers not to report to WADA. Russias intelligence service, the FSB, was also involved, the report said. It also provided further details of the swapping of doping samples to protect Russian dopers, including medalists, at the 2014 Winter Games in Sochi.Im shocked and devastated by whats been going on, said Paul Melia, the head of Canadas anti-doping organization, after the findings were delivered on Monday in Toronto. And I can only imagine how betrayed the clean athletes of the world are feeling today in the face of this evidence.WADA President Craig Reedie, who is also an IOC vice president, said: WADA insists upon imposition of the most serious consequences to protect clean athletes from the scourge of doping in sport.But a blanket ban is not a sure thing.The decision to deliver one is rife with political ramifications that involve a country that sent the third-most athletes (more than 430) to the previous Summer Olympics, four years ago in London. It puts the IOC in the position of ruling against one of its biggest supporters, a nation that spent more than $50 billion hosting the Winter Games in Sochi just two years ago.The right to participate at the games cannot be stolen from an athlete, who has duly qualified and has not been found guilty of doping, said Bruno Grandi, president of gymnastics international federation. Blanket bans have never been and will never be just.Gymnastics was not among the sports listed in the report. Wrestling, meanwhile, accounted for 28 of the 312 unreported positives. The head of that international federation, Nenad Lalovic of Serbia, told The Associated Press, we will absolutely follow the decisions of the IOC.Whether the IOC issues its decision on Tuesday or simply sets the table for it to come later, it could be appealed to the Court of Arbitration for Sport. The CAS was hearing Russias appeal on Tuesday against the ban on its athletics team. Authentic Customized Edmonton Oilers Jerseys . SIMONS ISLAND, Ga. Teddy Purcell Oilers Jersey .C. - The Carolina Hurricanes have placed backup goalie Anton Khudobin on injured reserve with an unspecified lower-body injury. http://www.hockeyoilersshop.com/customized/ . -- Jakob Silfverberg is making himself right at home with the Anaheim Ducks, scoring four goals in his first four games. Arizona Cardinals coach Bruce Arians was released from the hospital Monday night and returned home after feeling ill overnight, the team said.ESPNs Adam Schefter reported that Arians was expected to return to work this week, possibly as early as Tuesday.Arians was taken to the hospital because of chest pains, sources close to the situation told Schefter, but the team said test results have come back favorably.After returning home from Minnesota, Cardinals head coach Bruce Arians was experiencing discomfort and not feeling well during the night. His wife took him to a local hospital to be evaluated, the Cardinals said in a statement. All tests conducted so far have come back favorably. He remains in the hospital for continued evaluation.The Cardinals canceled Arians Monday news conference that was scheduled for 2:15 p.m. ET.?Cardinals wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald met with reporters instead of Arians on Monday and said he talked with the coach Monday morning. Arians told Fitzgerald he was resting comfortably and was feeling better.Cardinals defensive back Tyrann Mathieu tweeted that he had heard from Arians:The Cardinals lost 30-24 to the Minnesota Vikings in Minneapolis on Sunday.In August, Arians was ruushed to a San Diego hospital before a Cardinals preseason game against the Chargers, thinking he had a kidney stone. Jari Kurri Oilers Jersey Authentic. The Cardinals said Arians was suffering from complications from diverticulitis, an inflammation in the colon.He spent the night in the hospital and was released the next morning.Arians health has been an issue throughout his career.He gained 33 pounds during his first season in Arizona but lost about 15 in the first two months after the season. He began walking before practices during the 2013 season but hasnt been seen doing that in a couple of seasons.Before his time with the Cardinals, Arians was hospitalized before an Indianapolis Colts?wild-card game against the Baltimore Ravens?in 2013 because of an ear infection.He also underwent surgery for prostate cancer in 2007 while with the Pittsburgh Steelers.When he was the head coach at Temple University, Arians said he was hospitalized for migraines, sometimes up to twice a week. He said the migraines stopped as soon as he was fired from Temple in 1988.ESPNs Josh Weinfuss contributed to this report. 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