WBA heavyweight champ Browne contests positive doping test (The Associated Press) WBA heavyweight champion Lucas Browne says he will fight to clear his name after failing a drug test following his world title fight win over Ruslan Chagaev earlier this month. Browne became Australia's first heavyweight world champion when he stopped Chagaev in the 10th round of their fight in Grozny, Russia, … [Read more...]
Bill O’Brien didn’t meet Brock Osweiler before Texans signed him
Bill O'Brien didn't meet Brock Osweiler before Texans signed him Let's say you're going to buy a new car for $40,000. You'd probably want to take a test drive, right? Let's say you're going to eat dinner at a new restaurant and spend about $100. You'd probably like a look at the menu before they bring you the food, right? Let's say you're going to buy a new app for 99 cents. You're probably … [Read more...]
Atlanta's magic trick – ESPN
Atlanta's magic trick - ESPN 9:46 AM ET print It must be a strange thing to discover magic, and then lose it -- an absence you can feel, but not explain or understand. It's a transition the Atlanta Hawks are living through, and it has competing impulses roiling within them: the urge to recapture the collective mind-meld of last season's 60-win symphony, set against a more rational … [Read more...]
Superman lives: Jimmie Johnson earns 77th win, passing Earnhardt
Superman lives: Jimmie Johnson earns 77th win, passing Earnhardt Superman has defeated every supervillain he's ever faced, and more than a few heroes too. He's beaten gods and monsters, demons and dictators. But he's never beaten Jimmie Johnson ... and the way Johnson wheels a car, even Superman would be at a disadvantage. Johnson won his 77th career race on Sunday, capturing the Auto Club … [Read more...]
Sources: Mavs' Parsons facing knee surgery
Sources: Mavs' Parsons facing knee surgery 9:06 AM ET Tim MacMahonESPN Staff Writer Close Joined ESPNDallas.com in September 2009 Covers the Dallas Cowboys and Dallas Mavericks Appears regularly on ESPN Dallas 103.3 FM print Dallas Mavericks forward Chandler Parsons is likely to undergo season-ending surgery this week to address a torn meniscus in his right knee, sources told … [Read more...]
Sacking Arsene Wenger may not be Arsenal’s wisest decision
Sacking Arsene Wenger may not be Arsenal’s wisest decision If not for Arsene Wenger and the sacrifices he’s made, it’s hard to imagine where Arsenal would be today. The stature, the reputation or even the identity Arsenal have as a club among all other European giants is all down to the Frenchman’s contributions. Compare the club’s state prior to Wenger’s appointment and […] If not for … [Read more...]
Russian Sports Minister says ready to resign over doping scandal – TASS (Reuters)
Russian Sports Minister says ready to resign over doping scandal - TASS (Reuters) MOSCOW, March 22 (Reuters) - Russian Sports Minister Vitaly Mutko said on Tuesday he was prepared to resign if found responsible for the doping scandal in his country, TASS news agency reports. (Reporting by Maria Kiselyova; Writing by Jack Stubbs) … [Read more...]
Russian wrestlers may miss Rio Games because of doping -agencies (Reuters)
Russian wrestlers may miss Rio Games because of doping -agencies (Reuters) MOSCOW, March 22 (Reuters) - Russia's wrestling team may not compete at the Rio Olympics because of "tens" of positive doping results, Russian news agencies cited Mikhail Mamiashvili, head of the Russian Wrestling Federation, as saying on Tuesday. (Reporting by Marai Kiselyova; Writing by Jack Stubbs) … [Read more...]
Russian wrestlers may miss Rio Games because of doping (Reuters)
Russian wrestlers may miss Rio Games because of doping (Reuters) Russia's wrestling team may not compete at the Rio Olympics after recording "tens" of positive doping results, the head of the Russian Wrestling Federation (WFR) said on Tuesday, further inflaming a widespread cheating scandal in the country. WFR President Mikhail Mamiashvili said an internal investigation had uncovered … [Read more...]
Basketball Daily Dose: Dose: Linsanity shocks Spurs
Basketball Daily Dose: Dose: Linsanity shocks Spurs Hornets 91, Spurs 88 - As my friends on Facebook and Twitter know, I had to go back and change a bunch of X’s to circles on 30 brackets Sunday night when Texas A&M made an incredible comeback, overcoming a 12-point deficit with just 44 seconds left against Northern Iowa in the NCAA Tourney. Had I been running a bracket pool for the NBA on … [Read more...]