UK anti-doping chief admits 'grave mistakes' after critical report (Reuters) (Reuters) - Britain's anti-doping agency made a "ghastly mistake" in its handling of a probe into the role of a doctor accused of supplying banned drugs to athletes, the chairman of UK Anti-Doping (UKAD) David Kenworthy has admitted. The Sunday Times reported in April that Dr Mark Bonar prescribed banned drugs to … [Read more...]
Cycling-New generation is taking over, says Bardet (Reuters)
Cycling-New generation is taking over, says Bardet (Reuters) By Julien Pretot LA MASSANA, Andorra, July 12 (Reuters) - A new generation of professional riders is emerging intent on breaking with old habits in the peloton and doing things their own way, according to Frenchman Romain Bardet. Speaking to Reuters on the first rest day of the Tour de France, Bardet, sixth overall in the 2014 … [Read more...]
Bump and Run: Down on Devonta?
Bump and Run: Down on Devonta? Our magazine cover says it all, doesn’t it? Receiver Revolution. Year of the wideout. Whatever you want to call it, this is their year. Evan Silva, who isn’t wrong about things, posted his pre-training camp top 150 on Monday. You’ll notice wide receivers occupy the top eight spots. That’s unheard of. But it’s our reality. Welcome to 2016. So where does this leave … [Read more...]
Rotoworld Podcasts: Las Vegas Monday Review Pod
Rotoworld Podcasts: Las Vegas Monday Review Pod Tuesday, July 12, 2016 Even though Kris Dunn didn't play due to a concussion, Ed Isaacson (@NBADraftBlog) provides his thoughts on this year's most impressive rookie. We'll also go over some of the other noteworthy performances and how Ed feels about it. We also saw D'Angelo Russell go off. Time to buy it? Here's the podcast: Mike Gallagher … [Read more...]
Lakers' Brandon Ingram facing more physical challenges
Lakers' Brandon Ingram facing more physical challenges 2:20 AM ET LAS VEGAS -- In Brandon Ingram’s Las Vegas Summer League debut last week, the Los Angeles Lakers rookie forward and No. 2 overall pick in the 2016 draft operated on the perimeter without much resistance from the opposition. In return, he took a few open shots or dished to teammates but played calm and with poise. However, in … [Read more...]
D'Angelo Russell's scoring prowess poses issue for Lakers
D'Angelo Russell's scoring prowess poses issue for Lakers 2:37 AM ET LAS VEGAS -- D'Angelo Russell continued a dominant march toward possible summer league MVP honors here on Monday with a 26-point performance against the Golden State Warriors, with 22 coming in the first half. But for as impressive as the Los Angeles Lakers point guard has been in summer league play by averaging a … [Read more...]
Maple Grove guard Brad Davison picks Wisconsin – Minneapolis Star Tribune
Maple Grove guard Brad Davison picks Wisconsin - Minneapolis Star Tribune Davison picks Badgers Maple Grove guard Brad Davison announced on Twitter he will play in college basketball at Wisconsin, the second metro standout to commit to the Badgers for 2017. The 6-3 Davison made the Star Tribune All-Metro first team after averaging 21.3 points, 6.2 rebounds, 7.5 assists and 2.5 steals per game this … [Read more...]
Celtics' Jaylen Brown has Renaissance Man touch – Las Vegas Review-Journal
Celtics' Jaylen Brown has Renaissance Man touch - Las Vegas Review-Journal Unless the Dos Equis beer guy suddenly decides to play, Jaylen Brown is arguably the most interesting man in the NBA Summer League. The Boston Celtics rookie forward, who was the No. 3 overall pick in June’s NBA Draft, could’ve played college basketball anywhere he wanted to but chose Cal for its strong academics. … [Read more...]
Baseball Daily Dose: Daily Dose: Slammin' Stanton
Baseball Daily Dose: Daily Dose: Slammin' Stanton Follow @Rotoworld_BB and @RyanPBoyer on Twitter. It’s been a pretty good week for Giancarlo Stanton. After being announced as the National League Player of the Week earlier in the day, Stanton on Monday put on a heck of a performance to win the 2016 T-Mobile Home Run Derby. He ripped 24 home runs in the first round, a total that’s been … [Read more...]
Now healthy, Rockets' Sam Dekker grateful for dog days last year
Now healthy, Rockets' Sam Dekker grateful for dog days last year 11:52 PM ET Calvin WatkinsESPN Staff Writer Close Calvin Watkins covers the Houston Rockets and the NBA for ESPN.com. He joined ESPNDallas.com in September 2009. He's covered the Dallas Cowboys and Texas Rangers as well as colleges, boxing and high school sports. LAS VEGAS -- Away from the game, Sam Dekker needed to do … [Read more...]