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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. 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But tonight was definitely a step in the right direction and obviously their rebounding shows the effort part of that, which has always been there.Wisconsin (4-1) used a short burst out of halftime to take control and stayed there behind the inside-out game of Happ and Koenig.The Badgers went 5 for 22 from 3-point range but made up for it inside, outscoring the Hoyas 38-16 in the paint and cleaning up nearly everything that came off the rim.The victory put Wisconsin in Wednesday nights championship game against No. 4 North Carolina, a 107-75 winner over Oklahoma State.I thought everybody did a good job of working hard and trying to get position and just going to the glass every single time, whether they thought it was a make or a miss, everyone went to the glass, Koenig said.Georgetown (2-3) held its own through the first half despite not shooting particularly well. The Hoyas never found their touch in the second half and had no answer for Wisconsins push after the break.LJ Peak led Georgetown with 18 points and Rodney Pryor had 14.We have to get some guys that understtand that its not just about points and minutes, and care about all aspects of the game, Hoyas coach John Thompson III said.ddddddddddddNeither team shot very well in the first half, except for Koenig and Pryor.Koenig was looking for his shot early, scoring eight quick points. He had 14 at halftime on 5-of-10 shooting to help the Badgers to a 32-29 lead.Pryor, who had 26 points against Oregon, scored 11 on 4-of-8 shooting, including 3 of 5 from beyond the 3-point arc.Wisconsin opened the second half with a brief burst and Koenig banked one in from nearly straight on, pushing its lead to 44-34.The Badgers began to stretch the lead from there, extending it to 53-39 on Charles Thomas putback midway through.Georgetown never made up the difference.They dont beat themselves, Thompson said. You have to go out and find a way to beat them.BIG PICTUREThe Badgers have bounced back nicely from a loss to Creighton with two wins in Maui and can cap it off with the title on Wednesday.The Hoyas put up a fight early, but have work to do if theyre going to compete with teams as talented as Wisconsin.POLL IMPLICATIONSUnless the Badgers get blown out in the title game, their run in Maui should move them up a notch or two in next weeks poll.UP NEXTWisconsin will face the winner between No. 4 North Carolina and Oklahoma State in Wednesdays championship game.Georgetown faces the North Carolina-Oklahoma State loser in the third-place game. ' ' '