Meldonium tests reignite doping scandal in Russian athletics (Reuters) By Jack Stubbs and Dmitriy Rogovitskiy MOSCOW (Reuters) - Four Russian track-and-field athletes have tested positive for the banned drug meldonium, Russia's athletics chief said on Monday, a disclosure that further undermines Moscow's efforts to overturn a doping ban in time for the Rio Olympics. At least 16 Russian … [Read more...]
Frank Kaminsky and Twitter world react hilariously to Wisconsin, Texas A&M shockers
Frank Kaminsky and Twitter world react hilariously to Wisconsin, Texas A&M shockers Thanks to insane wins by Wisconsin and Texas A&M in the round of 32, Twitter essentially exploded in a span of 10 minutes on Sunday night. We tracked the craziest reactions, from former Badgers players losing their minds to Bill Murray sadly catapulting to meme stardom. Frank The Tank's reaction to that game … [Read more...]
Anatomy of a meltdown: Breaking down Northern Iowa’s historic collapse
Anatomy of a meltdown: Breaking down Northern Iowa's historic collapse Two nights after Northern Iowa won on a half-court buzzer beater that will be replayed for decades to come, the Panthers discovered what it's like to be on the wrong side of an iconic March moment. They suffered the largest final-minute collapse any team has suffered in college basketball history. Eleventh-seeded … [Read more...]
Russia says positive meldonium tests not related to Rio preparations: TASS (Reuters)
Russia says positive meldonium tests not related to Rio preparations: TASS (Reuters) MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian Sports Minister Vitaly Mutko said on Monday positive meldonium tests in Russian athletics were not related to preparations for the 2016 Olympic Games, TASS news agency reported. "A monitoring system for athletics is under way and working normally," TASS quoted Mutko as saying. … [Read more...]
NHL Three Stars: Wedgewood’s first win; Pens quiet Caps; Ducks down Jets
NHL Three Stars: Wedgewood's first win; Pens quiet Caps; Ducks down Jets No. 1 Star: Scott Wedgewood, New Jersey Devils Congrats to Wedgewood for starting in and winning his first career NHL game. Wedgewood played in the second of a home-and-home against the Columbus Blue Jackets earning his first win with 27 saves. No. 2 Star: Trevor Daley, Pittsburgh Penguins In the 6-2 rout of the … [Read more...]
Best and worst of the NCAA tournament’s wild opening weekend
Best and worst of the NCAA tournament's wild opening weekend A riveting opening weekend of the NCAA tournament featured everything from improbable upsets, to jaw-dropping buzzer beaters, to excruciating collapses. Here's a look at the best and worst of the past four days: PLAYER WHO SHINED IN THE SPOTLIGHT Every time Miami needed a big play in the opening two rounds, point guard Angel … [Read more...]
Russia athletics chief: positive meldonium tests will not ‘complicate’ situation (Reuters)
Russia athletics chief: positive meldonium tests will not 'complicate' situation (Reuters) MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian athletics chief Dmitry Shlyakhtin said on Monday positive meldonium tests by Russian track-and-field athletes would not complicate the situation around his federation, R-Sport news agency reported. "It won't aggravate (the situation), it's complex anyway," R-Sport quoted … [Read more...]
Russia says four track-and-field athletes test positive for meldonium (Reuters)
Russia says four track-and-field athletes test positive for meldonium (Reuters) MOSCOW, March 21 (Reuters) - Russia's athletics chief said on Monday four Russian track-and-field athletes have tested positive for meldonium since the substance was banned by anti-doping authorities on Jan. 1, Interfax news agency reported. "We have information that four people gave positive tests for meldonium. … [Read more...]
Madrid to return this summer for De Gea
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Wicked wreck knocks Kyle Larson out of Auto Club 400
Wicked wreck knocks Kyle Larson out of Auto Club 400 .@KyleLarsonRacin takes a hit. #AutoClub400 https://t.co/RZDQraNgWB— NASCAR (@NASCAR) March 20, 2016 About a quarter of the way through the Auto Club 400, Kyle Larson veered sharply toward the infield and nailed the SAFER barrier in one of the season's hardest hits. "A hard hit there, one of the hardest ones of my career," Larson said … [Read more...]