Contador clinches 2nd Giro title, Keisse wins final stage (The Associated Press) Alberto Contador clinched his second Giro d'Italia title on Sunday, and immediately turned his attention to fulfilling his aim of becoming the first cyclist since 1998 to win the Italian classic and the Tour de France in the same year. ''I overcame so many difficulties, but at the end I got the maglia rosa … [Read more...]
Cycling-Spain’s Contador wins second Giro d’Italia title (Reuters)
Cycling-Spain's Contador wins second Giro d'Italia title (Reuters) May 31 (Reuters) - Spaniard Alberto Contador won his second Giro d'Italia title after the Tinkoff-Saxo rider retained the overall leader's pink jersey after the final stage, a 178-km ride from Turin to Milan on Sunday. Italy's Fabio Aru finished second and his Astana team mate Mikel Landa of Spain was third overall. Contador … [Read more...]
Cycling-Road-Giro d’Italia final team classification (Reuters)
Cycling-Road-Giro d'Italia final team classification (Reuters) May 31 (Infostrada Sports) - Final Team Classification Giro d'Italia on Sunday 1. Astana(Kazakhstan) 264:42:31" 2. BMC Racing(United States) +43:16" 3. Team Sky(Britain) +1:13:51" 4. Movistar(Spain) +1:20:16" 5. Cannondale(United States) +2:26:57" 6. Lotto(Belgium) +3:02:42" 7. Tinkoff - Saxo(Russia) +3:14:36" 8. Katusha(Russia) … [Read more...]
Live blog: Following the best of Sunday's action
Live blog: Following the best of Sunday's action Sunday marks the last day of May, so we're just about to have two of the six months of the 2015 Major League Baseball season in the books. That seems like something. And when you look at the standings, some of the more surprising things we'll see are the Houston Astros with the best record in the AL, the Minnesota Twins starting the day 10 … [Read more...]
Andrew McCutchen gives batting gloves to young Pirates fans in San Diego
Andrew McCutchen gives batting gloves to young Pirates fans in San Diego With one MVP, four All-Star selections and a Gold Glove award already under his belt, there's nothing really left for Andrew McCutchen to win aside from the coveted World Series trophy. That's the big one, of course, and the one McCutchen ultimately hopes to earn, but we'd like to take up some more space on McCutchen's … [Read more...]
Ryan Getzlaf wrestles with ‘terrible’ late series struggles
Ryan Getzlaf wrestles with ‘terrible’ late series struggles ANAHEIM, Calif. – Unlike his counterparts in hockey-crazed parts of North America, Ryan Getzlaf of the Anaheim Ducks doesn’t face an army of media day in and day out. He doesn’t face as much criticism on a national level as do players like Sidney Crosby and Alex Ovechkin. But with back-to-back poor showings in the Chicago Blackhawks … [Read more...]
Report: Cubs may target A's Zobrist for trade
Report: Cubs may target A's Zobrist for trade Red Sox re-sign Jeff Bianchi, option down Robbie Rossby Shawn Krest | CBSSports.com (1:00 pm ET) The Red Sox re-signed infielder Jeff Bianchi , a day after he became a free agent. Bianchi has appeared in one game with the Sox, as a defensive replacement. He refused assigment to Triple-A on Saturday, freeing him up to sign with another team. … [Read more...]
Cycling-Road-Giro d’Italia final classification (Reuters)
Cycling-Road-Giro d'Italia final classification (Reuters) May 31 (Infostrada Sports) - Final Classification from Giro d'Italia on Sunday 1. Alberto Contador (Spain / Tinkoff - Saxo) 88:22:25" 2. Fabio Aru (Italy / Astana) +1:53" 3. Mikel Landa (Spain / Astana) +3:05" 4. Andrey Amador (Costa Rica / Movistar) +8:10" 5. Ryder Hesjedal (Canada / Cannondale) +9:52" 6. Steven Kruijswijk … [Read more...]
SportAccord chief Vizer resigns after row with IOC (Reuters)
SportAccord chief Vizer resigns after row with IOC (Reuters) By Karolos Grohmann BERLIN (Reuters) - SportAccord president Marius Vizer resigned on Sunday, conceding defeat in a row with the International Olympic Committee over control of international sports federations. Vizer had challenged the IOC's grip on global sports, accusing it of being dated and blocking the creation of new events … [Read more...]
Cycling-Road-Giro d’Italia final mountain classification (Reuters)
Cycling-Road-Giro d'Italia final mountain classification (Reuters) May 31 (Infostrada Sports) - Final Mountain Classification Giro d'Italia on Sunday 1. Giovanni Visconti (Italy / Movistar) 125 2. Mikel Landa (Spain / Astana) 122 3. Steven Kruijswijk (Netherlands / LottoNL) 115 4. Benat Intxausti (Spain / Movistar) 107 5. Fabio Aru (Italy / Astana) 80 6. Carlos Betancur (Colombia / AG2R) 75 … [Read more...]