Practice speeds no longer used for qualifying if qualifying washed out NASCAR announced Tuesday that practice speeds will no longer be used to set the starting lineup for a Sprint Cup Series race if qualifying is rained out. Instead, owner points will be used to set the field, meaning it's a boost to teams at the top of the standings. If qualifying was rained out and first practice was held … [Read more...]
WADA suspends Kazakhstan anti-doping lab, 4 days after Rio (Yahoo Sports)
WADA suspends Kazakhstan anti-doping lab, 4 days after Rio (Yahoo Sports) Four days after shutting down work at the Olympic drug test laboratory in Rio de Janeiro, the World Anti-Doping Agency said it has suspended another lab, this time in Kazakhstan. WADA did not say how exactly the Almaty lab failed to pass such an assessment. As well as announcing a suspension for the Rio lab also last … [Read more...]
Indian sprinter Dutee Chand, reinstated, wants Olympic final (Yahoo Sports)
Indian sprinter Dutee Chand, reinstated, wants Olympic final (Yahoo Sports) Dutee Chand made the time just in time. Less than six weeks before the Rio de Janeiro Games, Chand became the first female Indian sprinter in 36 years to qualify for the Olympics. My hard work and that of my coach has paid off,'' a relieved Chand said in Almaty after winning her heat. … [Read more...]
England in the pits after Iceland fiasco at Euro 2016
England in the pits after Iceland fiasco at Euro 2016 Paris (AFP) – England were at one of their lowest points on Tuesday after Iceland’s battlers dumped them out of Euro 2016, coach Roy Hodgson quit, and the abject failure added to the national sense of post-Brexit turmoil. Ragnar Sigurdsson and Kolbeinn Sigthorsson claimed their place in sporting history with the goals on Monday that secured a … [Read more...]
Saints keeping camp in West Virginia following devastating floods
Saints keeping camp in West Virginia following devastating floods If there's any team that can understand the effects of devastating weather, it's the New Orleans Saints. But the franchise that was displaced by Hurricane Katrina in 2005 has no plans of moving its training camp from West Virginia despite the devastating floods the area has been hit with in the past week. Instead, the Saints … [Read more...]
Steven Stamkos and financial case for staying with Lightning
Steven Stamkos and financial case for staying with Lightning When it comes to Steven Stamkos and his free-agent motivations, you hear a lot of things. Like how much he desires to be closer to Ontario, or the weight he gives to winning a Stanley Cup or playing his natural position at center. But in the end, Steven Stamkos is potentially the biggest free agent to ever hit the open market at … [Read more...]
The Detroit Lions Court of Fan Opinions: Matthew Stafford – Pride of Detroit
The Detroit Lions Court of Fan Opinions: Matthew Stafford - Pride of Detroit Well Lions fans, we've reached the part of the offseason that I like to refer to as the dead zone. That part of the offseason that's in between OTAs and training camp where nothing is going on, and you are more desperate than ever for football. The time of year where you look at the CFL or LFL and think, "I could get into … [Read more...]
Ex-Oklahoma CB arrested on embezzlement complaints
Ex-Oklahoma CB arrested on embezzlement complaints Former Oklahoma cornerback Michael Thompson, a police officer with the Tulsa Police Department, was arrested after he allegedly sold two police guns to a pawn shop. Thompson is facing two complaints of embezzlement and two counts of false ownership declaration, according to the Tulsa World. From the World: Thompson is accused of pawning a … [Read more...]
Portugal can’t be compared to negative Greece, says Nani
Portugal can’t be compared to negative Greece, says Nani Marcoussis (France) (AFP) – In-form Portugal winger Nani refuted suggestions a side spearheaded by Cristiano Ronaldo are basing their quest for Euro 2016 success on defensive tactics similar to those which saw Greece beat the Portuguese to win Euro 2004. It took 117 minutes for Portugal to even manage a shot on target as they squeezed past … [Read more...]
Peyton Manning wishes he could have played for Pat Summitt
Peyton Manning wishes he could have played for Pat Summitt Back in 2012, when Peyton Manning’s career was hanging in the balance following four neck surgeries and his release from the Indianapolis Colts, he placed a call to an old friend from his college days. We don’t know if it was for advice or reassurance, or just two friends chatting. But it also was a flashpoint in Pat Summit’s life, … [Read more...]