Austrian cross-country skier Wurm gets 4-year ban for doping (The Associated Press) Austrian anti-doping authorities have banned cross-country skier Harald Wurm for four years for blood doping. The Austrian Anti-Doping Legal Committee said Thursday it suspended the two-time Olympian for taking the banned substance cobalt and using several prohibited methods for blood enrichment which boosts … [Read more...]

Olympics-BMX 'Queen of the Dirt' eyes Rio redemption (Reuters) By Ian Ransom MELBOURNE, March 24 (Reuters) - A frantic 40-second ride on a bumpy, dirt track decided the gold medal in the BMX final at the London Olympics but left Australia's Caroline Buchanan with four years to stew over a chance gone begging. The Canberra native entered the final at the Velopark after setting the fastest … [Read more...]

Column: No Trump undercard carries a message with a punch (The Associated Press) He calls it his No Trump undercard partly because he's a boxing promoter and there's one last Manny Pacquiao fight that by most indications is in serious need of promotion. Bob Arum isn't about to apologize for that, just as he won't apologize for the underlying message he is delivering. If it costs him some … [Read more...]

Spieth, feeling at home, wins on Day 1 at WGC-Dell Match Play Jordan Spieth is playing on comfortable turf this week at the WGC-Dell Match Play. Not only is he competing in Austin, where he spent three semesters at the University of Texas, but Spieth is also competing on a host course in Austin Country Club that he played once or twice each week of his brief collegiate life. The third … [Read more...]