Cycling-Katusha team escape suspension after doping tests (Reuters) The Katusha World Tour cycling team have escaped suspension despite two of their riders failing drugs tests in the space of a year, the International Cycling Union (UCI) said on Tuesday after a disciplinary commission hearing. The commission ruled, however, that the conditions for a suspension of the Russian team had not … [Read more...]
Katusha escapes team suspension despite second doping case (The Associated Press)
Katusha escapes team suspension despite second doping case (The Associated Press) The International Cycling Union says Katusha won't be suspended despite a second failed doping test in a 12-month period within the Russian team. The UCI's disciplinary commission ruled that ''the conditions for a suspension of Team Katusha ... have not been met'' because one of the two riders who tested … [Read more...]
Katusha team escape suspension after doping tests (Reuters)
Katusha team escape suspension after doping tests (Reuters) (Reuters) - The Katusha World Tour cycling team have escaped suspension despite two of their riders failing drugs tests in the space of a year, the International Cycling Union (UCI) said on Tuesday after a disciplinary commission hearing. The commission ruled, however, that the conditions for a suspension of the Russian team had … [Read more...]
Bobby Jackson says he can do a ‘better coaching job’ than Geo Karl
Bobby Jackson says he can do a 'better coaching job' than Geo Karl The narrative comes easy. The Sacramento Kings will play a terrible Philadelphia 76ers team on Wednesday, and they might lose to a Sixers squad that is trying to lose. The road trip that started with DeMarcus Cousins saying his team “had to get three” wins in four tries will probably end in “nil,” and the team will fire head … [Read more...]
Royals to hold two World Series ceremonies, force Mets to watch
Royals to hold two World Series ceremonies, force Mets to watch It apparently wasn't enough for the Kansas City Royals to make the New York Mets watch them celebrate winning the World Series at Citi Field after pulling off a thrilling comeback win in Game 5 last November. The Royals are going to have not one, but two World Series ceremonies over the regular season's opening week. Their … [Read more...]
Picks: Kings will beat Bruins in Lucic's return
Picks: Kings will beat Bruins in Lucic's return Welcome to NHL Picks where CBSSports.com hockey writers Chris Peters and Adam Gretz make their predictions for all the day's games. Los Angeles Kings at Boston Bruins, 7 p.m. ET The two points on the line between the Kings and Bruins Tuesday are certainly important, more so for Boston than Los Angeles, but the big storyline coming into the game … [Read more...]
Peyton Manning praises Cam Newton for chat after Super Bowl loss
Peyton Manning praises Cam Newton for chat after Super Bowl loss Cam Newton didn't make any new friends with his sullen press conference after his Super Bowl loss, but Peyton Manning indicated that the Newton onstage bore little resemblance to the Newton he met at midfield just after the end of the game. "Cam couldn't have been nicer to me," Manning said on the Today Show. "He was extremely … [Read more...]
Premier League fans plot mass walkout, says report
Premier League fans plot mass walkout, says report Football fans in England are considering a mass walkout in protest at rising Premier League ticket prices, the Daily Telegraph reported on Tuesday. An estimated 10,000 Liverpool supporters left Anfield in the 77th minute of Saturday’s 2-2 draw with Sunderland in protest over plans to introduce a most expensive match […] Football fans in … [Read more...]
The Daily Dose: Dose: Down goes Marc Gasol
The Daily Dose: Dose: Down goes Marc Gasol LeBron James triple-doubled for the first time this season, Marc Gasol went down with a knee injury, Markieff Morris and Archie Goodwin played well for the Suns, and Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook went crazy again for the Thunder on Monday night. Follow me on Twitter by clicking here! Magic 117, Hawks 110 OT – Elfrid Payton torched the Hawks again … [Read more...]
A Wyoming cowboy is snow master for the Pyeongchang Olympics (The Associated Press)
A Wyoming cowboy is snow master for the Pyeongchang Olympics (The Associated Press) Cattle rancher Tom Johnston is a Wyoming cowboy gone global who's the master of snow for Alpine skiing events at the Pyeongchang Olympics. Johnston, the chief of race for ski events at the 2018 Olympics, is responsible for preparing the snow to world-class conditions at the next Winter Games. Having honed … [Read more...]