Man Utd, Rangers, Barca, Bayern, Juventus and PSG all to triumph in Charlie Nicholas' cup final predictions - SkySports Charlie Nicholas Football Expert Last Updated: 20/05/16 3:48pm Charlie Nicholas provides his predictions for the domestic finals around Europe this weekend - including the FA Cup showdown at Wembley. While that encounter between Manchester United and Crystal … [Read more...]
APNewsBreak: US drops Puerto Rico swim training over Zika (Yahoo Sports)
APNewsBreak: US drops Puerto Rico swim training over Zika (Yahoo Sports) USA Swimming has moved a pre-Olympic training camp out of Puerto Rico because of the Zika virus. There are no plans to bail on the Summer Games in Brazil, even though that country has been the epicenter of the outbreak. Frank Busch, the U.S. national team director, sent a letter Thursday to all national team athletes … [Read more...]
Jordan Spieth ties career-best PGA Tour opener with Nelson 64
Jordan Spieth ties career-best PGA Tour opener with Nelson 64 Jordan Spieth tied his best-ever first round in his PGA Tour career on Thursday, finishing up a 6-under 64 as the sun set on Day 1 of the AT&T Byron Nelson at TPC Four Seasons in Dallas. Spieth attributed the performance not really to playing better, but rather having a better outlook on the course and making sure he avoided … [Read more...]
Russia’s Putin: we back investigations into doping allegations (Reuters)
Russia's Putin: we back investigations into doping allegations (Reuters) Russia supports investigations by world sports bodies into allegations of doping by Russian and other athletes, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Friday. Putin said the International Olympic Committee was right to re-test suspicious samples from past sporting competitions, and that Russia was ready to cooperate … [Read more...]
Valencia’s Asian boss admits cultural differences
Valencia’s Asian boss admits cultural differences Singapore (AFP) – Asian ownership of European football clubs can be tough because of cultural differences, Valencia’s Singaporean president said on Friday after a turbulent period at the Mestalla Stadium. Chan Lay Hoon, who was brought in by Valencia’s billionaire owner Peter Lim, said she had had a tough first season at the club marked by the … [Read more...]
Former Washington Pro Bowler now opposes team’s name
Former Washington Pro Bowler now opposes team's name A decisive new Washington Post poll released Thursday indicated that an overwhelming percentage of Native Americans do not have a problem with the use of the name "Redskins" to identify an NFL team. Critics of the poll have challenged its methodology and phrasing, but what's undeniable is that, for whatever reason, a significant majority … [Read more...]
Brandon Phillips finds a new way to make baseball fun again
Brandon Phillips finds a new way to make baseball fun again The Cincinnati Reds have been through a brutal stretch of baseball. Their bullpen is a constant issue, and they just got swept in a four-game home and away series by their cross-state rivals the Cleveland Indians. But that kind of baseball doesn't get a player like Brandon Phillips down. On Thursday night, the Reds second baseman … [Read more...]
Muirfield Golf Club Picks Discrimination Over the British Open – New York Times
Muirfield Golf Club Picks Discrimination Over the British Open - New York Times On Golf By KAREN CROUSE Maybe the gentlemen of Muirfield who led the charge against admitting women as members are not misogynists, merely misguided. When they think of women on the links, perhaps their reference point is the 1900 Olympics, where the American Margaret Abbott prevailed in the women’s event. According to … [Read more...]
Ken Hitchcock yanks Brian Elliott in Game 3
Ken Hitchcock yanks Brian Elliott in Game 3 SAN JOSE, Calif. – Ken Hitchcock was coy when asked about a decision on his team’s Game 4 goaltending starter. “Yeah, I'm going to think about that one. Got two good goalies. Pretty good choice. Can't lose on either one,” the St. Louis Blues’ coach said. “But I'll kind of wait that one out. Kind of sleep on it. Talk to (goaltending coach) Jimmy … [Read more...]
Russian athletes likely to have tested positive for doping at Beijing Olympics -agency (Reuters)
Russian athletes likely to have tested positive for doping at Beijing Olympics -agency (Reuters) Some Russian athletes are likely to have tested positive for doping in the 2008 Olympic Games after their samples were re-examined, the Interfax news agency quoted Russian Sports Minister Vitaly Mutko as saying on Friday. Thirty one athletes from six sports could be banned from this year's Rio … [Read more...]