Track cyclist Kluge takes Giro stage; Kruijswijk keeps lead (The Associated Press) CASSANO D'ADDA, Italy (AP) -- German rider Roger Kluge used his track cycling experience to take the biggest victory of his road career, winning the 17th stage of the Giro d'Italia on Wednesday with a well-timed counterattack. … [Read more...]
Cycling-Road-Giro d’Italia classification after stage 17 (Reuters)
Cycling-Road-Giro d'Italia classification after stage 17 (Reuters) May 25 (Infostrada Sports) - Classification from Giro d'Italia after Stage 17 on Wednesday 1. Steven Kruijswijk (Netherlands / LottoNL) 68:11:39" 2. Esteban Chaves (Colombia / Orica) +3:00" 3. Alejandro Valverde (Spain / Movistar) +3:23" 4. Vincenzo Nibali (Italy / Astana) +4:43" 5. Ilnur Zakarin (Russia / Katusha) +4:50" 6. … [Read more...]
Tyson calls proposal to allow pros in Olympics ‘ridiculous’ (Yahoo Sports)
Tyson calls proposal to allow pros in Olympics 'ridiculous' (Yahoo Sports) A proposal to let professional fighters compete in the Rio de Janeiro Olympics is ''ridiculous'' and ''foolish,'' former heavyweight champion Mike Tyson said Wednesday. In Beijing to promote professional boxing in China, Tyson said any pro boxers going to the Olympics should be prepared to lose because the amateurs … [Read more...]
Schweinsteiger expects to be fit for Euros
Schweinsteiger expects to be fit for Euros Ascona (Switzerland) (AFP) – Bastian Schweinsteiger said on Wednesday he would recover from a knee injury in time to captain Germany at the European Championship, even though it remained unclear when he would return to the pitch. “I’m doing well, I am very confident,” he told journalists at a press conference in the Swiss town of Ascona, where the … [Read more...]
Local blackout on Indianapolis 500 lifted for first time since 1950
Local blackout on Indianapolis 500 lifted for first time since 1950 Your browser does not support iframes. Residents in the Indianapolis television market will be able to watch Sunday's 100th Indianapolis 500 live. The local blackout on the race was lifted Wednesday morning as Indianapolis Motor Speedway officials said the event had been sold out. Much like previous NFL blackout rules, the … [Read more...]
Did Dikembe Mutombo give Bismack Biyombo permission to finger wag?
Did Dikembe Mutombo give Bismack Biyombo permission to finger wag? It seemed like a quaint throwback, perfectly aligned alongside the 1990s nostalgia that seems to drive just about every website these days Toronto Raptors center Bismack Biyombo, a Congo native, had recently taken to emulating Basketball Hall of Famer Dikembe Mutombo’s famous finger wave after blocking a shot. Biyombo and … [Read more...]
Robert Kraft on Tom Brady: ‘We hope he prevails’
Robert Kraft on Tom Brady: 'We hope he prevails' The NFL owners' meetings in Charlotte on Tuesday were brief, and the biggest news to come out of the event was the deciding of the host cities for Super Bowls LIII, LIV and LV plus some minor changes to instant replay. And there were of course some smaller things as well. To wit: NFL Network's Judy Battista caught up with New England Patriots … [Read more...]
Tyson calls proposal to allow pros in Olympics ‘ridiculous’ (The Associated Press)
Tyson calls proposal to allow pros in Olympics 'ridiculous' (The Associated Press) A proposal to let professional fighters compete in the Rio de Janeiro Olympics is ''ridiculous'' and ''foolish,'' former heavyweight champion Mike Tyson said Wednesday. In Beijing to promote professional boxing in China, Tyson said any pro boxers going to the Olympics should be prepared to lose because the … [Read more...]
Boxing-Tyson lands knockout blow against professionals at Rio (Reuters)
Boxing-Tyson lands knockout blow against professionals at Rio (Reuters) By Guan Yongning BEIJING, May 25 (Reuters) - Mike Tyson has branded the Amateur International Boxing Association's (AIBA) decision to let professional fighters take part in the 2016 Rio Olympics as "ridiculous" and "foolish". Professional boxers would feature at the Olympic games as long as a constitutional change went … [Read more...]
Yankee Stadium is killing New York City FC
Yankee Stadium is killing New York City FC There are no two ways about it. New York City FC’s meltdown on Sunday against the New York Red Bulls was one of the most embarrassing and least forgivable performances in MLS history. That NYCFC got blanked 7-0 at home in a derby is shocking enough, but the manner of the team’s capitulation only served to compound horrors. The Pigeons conceded four … [Read more...]