Top skiers headed to Maine for US Alpine Championships (The Associated Press) Fresh from the World Cup finals, Lindsey Vonn, Mikaela Shiffrin and other top U.S. skiers are headed from France to Maine to finish the competitive season at the U.S. Alpine Championships. Vonn, the most decorated female ski racer in history, will headline the event that begins Wednesday and runs through the … [Read more...]
Cycling-Road-Volta a Catalunya classification after stage 1 (Reuters)
Cycling-Road-Volta a Catalunya classification after stage 1 (Reuters) March 23 (Infostrada Sports) - Classification from Volta a Catalunya after Stage 1 on Monday 1. Maciej Paterski (Poland / CCC) 4:33:31" 2. Pierre Rolland (France / Europcar) +4" 3. Bart De Clercq (Belgium / Lotto) +8" 4. Wout Poels (Netherlands / Team Sky) +2:47" 5. Nicolas Roche (Ireland / Team Sky) +2:48" 6. Daniel … [Read more...]
Resort: Backup brakes didn’t deploy on Maine ski lift (The Associated Press)
Resort: Backup brakes didn't deploy on Maine ski lift (The Associated Press) Less than five years ago, Rick Tonge was riding a chairlift at Sugarloaf ski resort in Maine when five chairs - including his - plummeted 30 feet to the snowy ground below, injuring him and his son. Then over the weekend, another chairlift at Sugarloaf malfunctioned by going backward, prompting some frightened … [Read more...]
Maine ski lift that malfunctioned had passed last inspection (The Associated Press)
Maine ski lift that malfunctioned had passed last inspection (The Associated Press) An inspection last fall found no problems that foreshadowed a mechanical malfunction at Sugarloaf that allowed a chairlift to begin moving in reverse, injuring seven skiers at the state's tallest ski mountain. The Board of Elevator and Tramway Safety required the replacement of a hydraulic pump, repair of … [Read more...]
Kurt Busch wins pole at Auto Club Speedway
Kurt Busch wins pole at Auto Club Speedway Kurt Busch will start first at Auto Club Speedway on Sunday. It's Busch's second race weekend back from a three-race NASCAR suspension after an incident with his ex-girlfriend in September at Dover. While a Delaware county commissioner ruled it was more likely than not that Busch committed an act of abuse in a decision regarding the grant of a … [Read more...]
Giants owner John Mara expects ‘one or two’ L.A. teams in 2016
Giants owner John Mara expects 'one or two' L.A. teams in 2016 They say the worst thing you can tell a cop is that you had "one or two" after he pulls you over and asks how many drinks you had. It implies you've had many more. By this metric, there will be roughly 12-15 NFL teams in Los Angeles in the next calendar year. OK, perhaps we're getting ahead of ourselves on that estimation. But … [Read more...]
Larry Bird on Paul George: ‘I expect him to play this year’
Larry Bird on Paul George: 'I expect him to play this year' Paul George doesn’t have to act as the tipping point that pushes the Indiana Pacers into the playoffs. He doesn’t have to return as a star, and on the flip side he probably won’t have enough of an impact to derail Indiana’s postseason run. [DraftKings: FREE entry to huge cash Fantasy Basketball Contest with first deposit] He just … [Read more...]
Love Still Not Fitting In
Love Still Not Fitting In Love Still Not Fitting In ');ad_counter++}; Publish Date: Today, 11:15 AM ETDuration: 01:27This entry passed through the Full-Text RSS service - if this is your content and you're reading it on someone else's site, please read the FAQ at fivefilters.org/content-only/faq.php#publishers. … [Read more...]
NL East 2015 preview: Now the Nationals must live up to the hype
NL East 2015 preview: Now the Nationals must live up to the hype With opening day approaching, the Big League Stew crew is here to get you up to speed on the season ahead. We're examining each division over the next two weeks, looking at the big questions, the important players and making our predictions. Our series starts with the NL East. Winning your division in MLB is never a gimme, … [Read more...]
Rose investigator Dowd: Don't lift lifetime ban
Rose investigator Dowd: Don't lift lifetime ban Since baseball's all-time hit leader Pete Rose has applied for reinstatement to baseball, we've been treated to lots of media coverage of Rose in the past week. Fittingly, since Rose was a long-time Reds star, Cincinnati.com has an excellent three-part series on Rose. The second part includes an interview with John Dowd, who was the man heading … [Read more...]