Russian sculls team banned from Rio for doping (Yahoo Sports) The Russian men's quadruple sculls team has been disqualified from the Rio de Janeiro Olympics for a doping violation, and will be replaced at the games by New Zealand, world rowing's ruling body announced Thursday. The World Rowing Federation says that trimetazidine, a banned substance, was found in a urine sample given by rower … [Read more...]
Bolt through easily to Jamaica’s 100-meter semifinals (Yahoo Sports)
Bolt through easily to Jamaica's 100-meter semifinals (Yahoo Sports) Usain Bolt spent a few minutes on the grassy infield of National Stadium after his race Thursday night, putting himself through some very slow cool-down jogs. Officially beginning his quest for a third consecutive Olympic gold medal in the 100-meter dash, Bolt cruised his way through the quarterfinals at the Jamaica … [Read more...]
Anytime Anyplace wins feature at Santa Anita (The Associated Press)
Anytime Anyplace wins feature at Santa Anita (The Associated Press) ARCADIA, Calif. (AP) -- Anytime Anyplace won the $60,000 feature for 3-year-olds by three-quarters of a length Thursday at Santa Anita. … [Read more...]
Belgian ‘invasion’ for Euro 2016 clash with Wales
Belgian ‘invasion’ for Euro 2016 clash with Wales Lille (France) (AFP) – At least 150,000 Belgian fans are expected to flood across the border into France on Friday to see their side take on Gareth Bale’s Wales in the Euro 2016 quarter-final. Barely 12,000 Belgian fans and a similar number of Wales supporters have tickets for the 50,000-capacity Lille stadium where the two will decide who plays … [Read more...]
Offseason Beat: NBA Free Agency: Southwest
Offseason Beat: NBA Free Agency: Southwest Hey everyone, welcome to the fifth installment of Rotoworld's division-by-division 2016 NBA free agency preview. I’ll be previewing the Southwest Division in this article and will discuss what the Spurs, Mavericks, Rockets, Grizzlies and Pelicans could do in free agency. Also, be sure to check out the rest of the previews in the links below! Northwest … [Read more...]
Sources: Durant-Thunder meeting 'went well'
Sources: Durant-Thunder meeting 'went well' 9:52 PM ET Marc SteinESPN Senior Writer Close • Senior NBA writer for ESPN.com• Began covering the NBA in 1993-94• Also covered soccer, tennis and the Olympics A successful meeting Thursday with Kevin Durant and his closest confidantes has put the incumbent Oklahoma City Thunder in a strong position as Durant moves into meetings with his … [Read more...]
USOC increases anti-doping funding by nearly 25 percent (Yahoo Sports)
USOC increases anti-doping funding by nearly 25 percent (Yahoo Sports) The U.S. Olympic Committee approved a 24 percent funding increase to the country's anti-doping agency Thursday, choosing money over words in an effort to fix a worldwide system that CEO Scott Blackmun says is broken. The USOC board approved the increase starting next year from $3.7 million to $4.6 million annually for … [Read more...]
Portugal’s Wonderkid Sanches leaves Ronaldo in shade at Euro 2016
Portugal’s Wonderkid Sanches leaves Ronaldo in shade at Euro 2016 Marseille (AFP) – Cristiano Ronaldo found himself overshadowed by the rising star of Portuguese football, 18-year-old Renato Sanches as they booked their place in the Euro 2016 semi-finals. Despite still having failed to win a game in 90 minutes, Ronaldo is just two victories away from delivering Portugal’s first major tournament … [Read more...]
IndyCar’s rescheduled race in Texas has perks, discounts (The Associated Press)
IndyCar's rescheduled race in Texas has perks, discounts (The Associated Press) IndyCar's rescheduled race at Texas Motor Speedway will have a few perks and some reduced prices. In an effort to lure fans back, track officials are providing a driver autograph session, $1 hot dogs and drinks, free vintage IndyCar T-shirts and reduced pricing for general admission tickets on the front-stretch. … [Read more...]
Rudisha aims to negotiate notoriously tough Kenyan trials (Yahoo Sports)
Rudisha aims to negotiate notoriously tough Kenyan trials (Yahoo Sports) So far, so good for David Rudisha at the Kenyan Olympic trials, but the notoriously tough competition put paid to one big name's hopes Thursday when 2012 London Games silver medalist Sally Kigyego only finished sixth in the women's 10,000 meters and didn't make the team for Rio. Reigning 10,000 meters world champion … [Read more...]