Kazakh rider Iglinskiy suspended for doping (The Associated Press) AIGLE, Switzerland (AP) -- Kazakhstan cyclist Maxim Iglinskiy has been provisionally suspended after testing positive for EPO, three weeks after his brother admitted doping with the same substance. … [Read more...]
Don King liable for canceled title fight after boxer’s drug test (Reuters)
Don King liable for canceled title fight after boxer's drug test (Reuters) By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) - A U.S. judge found boxing promoter Don King liable for breach of contract over an April 25 World Boxing Association cruiserweight championship bout that was canceled after one of his fighters, challenger Guillermo Jones, failed a drug test. U.S. District Judge Shira Scheindlin … [Read more...]
Nishikori beats Young to advance at Japan Open (Yahoo Sports)
Nishikori beats Young to advance at Japan Open (Yahoo Sports) TOKYO (AP) -- Fourth-seeded Kei Nishikori beat Donald Young of the United States 6-4, 7-6 (4) on Thursday to advance to the quarterfinals of the Japan Open. … [Read more...]
Europa League Matchday 2, US TV Information
Europa League Matchday 2, US TV Information Here is a complete list of LIVE showings for Matchday #2 of the Europa League to be played on Thursday, October 2nd (all times US Eastern): 11:00am Dinamo Moscow v PSV Eindhoven (espn3) 12:00pm FC Krasnodar v Everton (FoxSports-1 + … Continue reading →Europa League Matchday 2, US TV Information is a post from World Soccer Talk. Here is … [Read more...]
Paul Menard will have new crew chief after Charlotte
Paul Menard will have new crew chief after Charlotte Slugger Labbe won't be atop Paul Menard's pit box after the October 11 race at Charlotte. Richard Childress Racing announced Wednesday that Labbe was taking a leadership role with the team's research and development efforts and would be moving away from his role as Menard's crew chief. Justin Alexander will take over as Menard's crew … [Read more...]
LeBron James, young fan with leukemia share embrace during great moment at Cavaliers scrimmage
LeBron James, young fan with leukemia share embrace during great moment at Cavaliers scrimmage Scores of Cleveland Cavaliers fans packed Quicken Loans Arena for Wednesday's Wine and Gold Scrimmage to catch a glimpse of the new-look Cavs as led by returning hero LeBron James. One special fan, though, got a lot more than a glimpse ... and for good reason. Jackie Custer, 16, has leukemia, and … [Read more...]
Giants’ Tim Hudson wonders aloud about the Nationals… mettle
Giants' Tim Hudson wonders aloud about the Nationals... mettle Swept up in the exuberance of his team winning the National League wild-card game Wednesday night, aged San Francisco Giants right-hander Tim Hudson spoke... frankly... about their next opponent, the Washington Nationals. In a chat after the Giants put down the Pittsburgh Pirates, he questioned a certain physiological … [Read more...]
Cycling-Astana could miss Tour of Beijing after Iglinskiy test (Reuters)
Cycling-Astana could miss Tour of Beijing after Iglinskiy test (Reuters) (Adds MPCC reaction) By Julien Pretot PARIS, Oct 2 (Reuters) - Astana face the prospect of suspending themselves from racing on Thursday after their rider Maxim Iglinskiy failed a test for the banned blood-booster erythropoietin (EPO). The Kazakh-funded team of Tour de France winner Vincenzo Nibali provisionally … [Read more...]
Thailand off course on Tour hosting plans – ASO (Reuters)
Thailand off course on Tour hosting plans - ASO (Reuters) By Amy Sawitta Lefevre and Julien Pretot BANGKOK/PARIS (Reuters) - Thailand boldly announced they were in talks to host the Tour de France on Thursday, much to the surprise of organizers of the world's greatest cycle race who said they were only discussing staging a low key one-day in the Southeast Asian nation. The Tourism Authority … [Read more...]
Karim Bellarabi’s meteoric rise into Germany squad (AFP)
Karim Bellarabi's meteoric rise into Germany squad (AFP) Berlin (AFP) - Bayer Leverkusen's attacking midfielder Karim Bellarabi capped a meteoric rise on Thursday by being called up by world champions Germany for their Euro 2016 qualifiers against Poland and Ireland. … [Read more...]