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DOHA, Qatar -- Tensions over the Russian doping scandal broke out into the open again on Wednesday as Olympic officials blasted the World Anti-Doping Agency and an influential power broker called for a neutral leader to take over the body from Craig Reedie.WADA came under sharp attack from delegates at the general assembly of the Association of National Olympic Committees, particularly over the agencys handling of the allegations of state-sponsored Russian doping that overshadowed the buildup to the Rio de Janeiro Games.In an unexpected development, ANOC president Sheikh Ahmad Al-Fahad Al-Sabah said reforms of the anti-doping agency will be difficult unless we will have a neutral chair for the next three years.The sheikh proposed a resolution seeking a neutral leadership of the reform of the organization.The move came just four days before Reedie, an IOC member from Britain, is scheduled to be renewed as WADA president for a second three-year term at agency meetings in Glasgow, Scotland. It also came less than a week after the IOC executive board said it would support Reedies re-election.Reedie and conference delegates seemed caught off guard by Sheikh Ahmads comments, with Reedie saying he felt the sheikh was quite difficult to understand.Sheikh Ahmad also suggested the Montreal-based WADA could move to Geneva, Switzerland.Reedie, who met privately with IOC president Thomas Bach after the conference debate, said he envisions no immediate change to an independent president of WADA.I think that would be difficult to happen between now and Sunday, he said, adding there was no doubt in my mind that his re-election will go forward this weekend.Reedie said proposals for an independent WADA president had been previously put forward, but with the goal of implementation in the future.That is clearly part of the governance debate, he said. If they want that to happen, I will make sure that it does happen.Reedie has been WADA president since 2013. Under current rules, a WADA president is elected for three years, with the option of a second three-year term. The presidency rotates between representatives of governments and sporting bodies.Critics have accused Reedie of having a conflict of interest in his IOC and WADA roles. In addition to WADA president, he was an IOC vice president and member of the rule-making executive board until the Rio Games. However, Reedies term as vice president and board member has expired, and he is now a regular IOC member without a policy-making role.The IOC executive board offered its support for Reedies continued role but only after he promised to respect the rules and responsibilities of WADA and its stakeholders. That suggested the IOC wants to make sure WADA will refrain from publicly calling for a nation to be barred from the Olympics, as it did with Russia before the Games in Rio de Janeiro.Wednesdays meeting in Doha reignited the conflict between WADA and the Olympic movement over Russian doping.The two sides fell out before and during the Rio Games following a report by WADA investigator Richard McLaren that detailed state-sponsored doping in Russia, including manipulation of samples at the 2014 Sochi Winter Games and cover-ups of positive tests across dozens of summer and winter Olympic sports.WADA recommended that the entire Russian team be excluded from Rio. The IOC rejected the proposal and instead let international sports federations decide which athletes should be eligible to compete.The sides appeared to bury the hatchet last month at an Olympic summit in Lausanne, where IOC leaders backed WADA to continue to oversee worldwide anti-doping efforts and gave the agency increased powers to lead the fight. All parties agreed that an independent body under WADAs umbrella should be set up to carry out global drug-testing.But on Wednesday, delegates criticized WADA on several fronts, saying its investigations were harming the image of the Olympic movement. They again complained about the timing of the McLaren report, which came out a few weeks before the Rio Games and generated massive media coverage.McLaren is scheduled to release his final report next month, focusing on the Sochi doping scandal.Sheikh Ahmad and other delegates also attacked WADA for announcing the suspension of Dohas doping lab on Monday on the eve of the ANOC assembly. 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BOULDER, Colo. -- Davis Webbs change of heart might lead to a change of fortunes for the Colorado football team and coach Mike MacIntyre in 2016.The Texas Tech quarterback spurned the Buffs at the last minute when the graduate transfer who had committed to the Buffaloes decided to play his final season at Cal instead.Without Webb, theres added urgency for senior Sefo Liufau to come back strong from the season-ending foot injury he sustained Nov. 13.Hes made all of his benchmarks and done everything hes been asked. He even trimmed down some more. He lost a little more body weight and gained a little more muscle, MacIntyre said. Hes taken advantage of the situation. Weve had no issues so far, but I need to knock on wood for sure.Had Webb come to Boulder, the Buffs might have been able to redshirt Liufau so that he could come back fully healthy in 2017.MacIntyre is counting on Liufau coming back better than ever this year, however.I look for him to have an excellent year, MacIntyre said. In his sophomore year, he threw the ball well. Last year, he was running the ball well. ... I think that this year hell put all of it together and have a phenomenal year and walk out of here the way he should with what hes earned and the victories he needs to get.MacIntyres future could depend on it. Reaching a bowl game for the first time since the 2007 season could go a long way toward turning around the moribund program.Ive heard that since the first year I got here. When you havent gone to a bowl game in a while, thats always the first thing said. Our goal for our players is tomorrows practice, MacIntyre said. We want to win every game we play, we really do. I definitely feel like we have the opportunity to do that.Here are some other things to watch for in 2016:KEY GAMES: Colorado State, Sept. 2; at Michigan, Sept. 17; Utah, Nov. 26. The first is the big rivalry, the second a chance too kick-start the program against a perennial national power and the third a big game because its a budding rivalry that the Buffs hope replaces the old showdowns they had with Nebraska.dddddddddddd.DE-FENSE! DE-FENSE! Senior defensive back Chidobe Awuzie will lead a reinforced defense this season. I expect to be really good on defense, MacIntyre said. Chido is definitely a leader on defense, hes what you would call a true playmaker on defense. People come up to me all the time and say, `Golly, hes all over the field. Well we put him all over the field and he also has the ability to make plays all over the field. Hes a key ingredient in our defense and we definitely build things around him depending how we play certain teams.LIUFAUS IMPACT: The Buffs named Liufau a captain for the third consecutive year. Thats only been done twice in history and the last time was 1893, MacIntyre noted. Thats huge. I think that answers the leadership side of it.PREDICTION: 4-8. Although, this team does have that well-show-you look. Thats what I see, MacIntyre said. We need to see it on Saturdays when we show up, but its in their mindset for sure.SEASON OPENER: Colorado State on Sept. 2 in Denver. The opening game is always a lot of fun; theres always a lot of hype for the opening game anywhere in the country, MacIntyre said. Thats always exciting, but when you play a rival in the very first game at a neutral site, its a unique experience and puts a little more hype and emotion on it. Playing that football game is a big deal. Its one that our players hear about for 365 days a year. You dont hear about every other game 365 days a year. That puts a little more of an emotional tie to the game than most games.---AP college football site: http://collegefootball.ap.org ' ' '