Whistleblower or turncoat, Russian anti-doping czar "knows where bodies are buried" (Reuters) By Christian Lowe and Jack Stubbs MOSCOW (Reuters) - The decision by Russia's former chief anti-doping scientist to come forward with details of what he described as an extensive program to cheat at the Sochi Olympics takes the crisis over drugs in Russian sport to a new level of severity. It … [Read more...]
Will Wilcox aces par-3 17th at Players, first on the hole since ’02
Will Wilcox aces par-3 17th at Players, first on the hole since '02 This isn't something that happens very often: Will Wilcox made a hole-in-one on the infamous par-3 17th on Friday at The Players Championship. Ladies and gentlemen ... 🚨HOLE-IN-ONE ON NO. 17!!🚨#QuickHits https://t.co/uqJnHknXN1— PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) May 13, 2016 There had not been an ace on one of the most famous short holes … [Read more...]
Monmouth Park to open thoroughbred season on Saturday (The Associated Press)
Monmouth Park to open thoroughbred season on Saturday (The Associated Press) OCEANPORT, N.J. (AP) -- Monmouth Park will open its thoroughbred meet on Saturday with an 11-race card that features the $75,000 Decathlon Stakes. … [Read more...]
Colt Knost ties Sawgrass course record with 63, bogeys the last
Colt Knost ties Sawgrass course record with 63, bogeys the last Another day, another course record-tying 63 at The Players. On Friday, it was Colt Knost who put up a 9-under score around the Stadium Course at TPC Sawgrass, hitting all 18 greens in regulation en route to becoming the sixth player in championship history to record 63. However, Knost's round could have easily been 62 -- or even … [Read more...]
FIFA admits Kosovo, Gibraltar ahead of World Cup
FIFA admits Kosovo, Gibraltar ahead of World Cup Mexico City (AFP) – FIFA admitted Kosovo and Gibraltar as new members on Friday, allowing them to play qualifiers for the 2018 World Cup, but Serbia vowed to take legal action to reverse its former province’s admission. Kosovo and Gibraltar became the 210th and 211th members of the world football organization in votes taken at FIFA’s annual … [Read more...]
Eastern Conference Final Preview: Pittsburgh Penguins vs. Tampa Bay Lightning
Eastern Conference Final Preview: Pittsburgh Penguins vs. Tampa Bay Lightning The Tampa Bay Lightning attempt to win their second straight Eastern Conference title against the Pittsburgh Penguins, seeking their first conference crown since winning the Stanley Cup in 2009. Who takes it? Let’s find out, shall we? How'd They Get Here? The prevailing narrative appears to be the Tampa Bay … [Read more...]
Bill Belichick, lacrosse aficionado, knows where Brady would play
Bill Belichick, lacrosse aficionado, knows where Brady would play It's no surprise there's a Bill Belichick Field out there, named after the New England Patriots coach. It is a bit surprising that it's a lacrosse field in Uganda. Maybe it's because of the stereotype of football coaches, Belichick's own robotic ways when talking about football or just that we can't imagine a football coach … [Read more...]
Thanks to red shoelace, DeMar DeRozan, Raptors one win from East finals
Thanks to red shoelace, DeMar DeRozan, Raptors one win from East finals 2:29 PM ET print MIAMI -- These days, Toronto Raptors director of sports science Alex McKechnie keeps a red shoelace in his pocket at all times. The Raptors wouldn’t be one win away from their first-ever trip to the Eastern Conference finals without it. During stoppages of play in Game 5, McKechnie treated guard … [Read more...]
Savannah Bananas adopt abandoned puppy and give her a job
Savannah Bananas adopt abandoned puppy and give her a job The dog days have already arrived for the Savannah Bananas baseball team and its season hasn’t even started yet. A staff member for the newest addition to the Coastal Plain League, a collegiate baseball league, found an abandoned puppy, estimated to be seven weeks old, in the parking lot several weeks ago and the team president, Jared … [Read more...]
The ‘$1,000 shoelace’ that fixed DeMar DeRozan’s thumb, explained
The '$1,000 shoelace' that fixed DeMar DeRozan's thumb, explained DeMar DeRozan finally broke free on Wednesday, tying a career playoff high with 34 points and helping lead the Toronto Raptors to a huge Game 5 win that gave them a 3-2 lead over the Miami Heat in their second-round playoff series, and a chance to advance to the Eastern Conference finals for the first time in franchise history … [Read more...]