Entire Russian team banned from competing in Rio Paralympics (Yahoo Sports) Paralympic leaders expelled one of its most significant members as the IOC announced that 278 Russians have been given clearance to compete at the Olympics after their eligibility in Rio de Janeiro was left to individual sports. Russia's years of doping deception, including tampering with samples at the 2014 … [Read more...]
Olympics-Raucous Brazil fans turn deaf ear to Olympic spirit (Reuters)
Olympics-Raucous Brazil fans turn deaf ear to Olympic spirit (Reuters) By Paulo Prada and Drazen Jorgic RIO DE JANEIRO, Aug 7 (Reuters) - Olympic athletes and visitors might be forgiven if they feel like they accidentally stepped into one of Brazil's notoriously raucous football arenas, where insults, boos and outright hostility toward rival teams are common. Be it at boxing, judo, … [Read more...]
Olympics-Cycling-Dutchwoman Van Vleuten conscious after horror crash (Reuters)
Olympics-Cycling-Dutchwoman Van Vleuten conscious after horror crash (Reuters) (Adds that Van Leuten conscious after crash) RIO DE JANEIRO, Aug 7 (Reuters) - Dutch rider Anna van Vleuten was conscious after an horrific-looking crash as she lost control of her bike while leading in the latter stages of the Olympic women's cycling road race on Sunday. Van Vleuten's compatriot Anna van der … [Read more...]
Olympics-Cycling-Road-Women’s road race results (Reuters)
Olympics-Cycling-Road-Women's road race results (Reuters) Aug 7 (Gracenote) - Olympic cycling-road women's road race result in Rio de Janeiro on Sunday. 1. Anna van der Breggen (Netherlands) 3 hours 51 minutes 27 seconds 2. Emma Johansson (Sweden) 3:51:27 3. Elisa Longo Borghini (Italy) 3:51:27 4. Mara Abbott (U.S.) 3:51:31 5. Elizabeth Armitstead (Britain) 3:51:47 6. Katarzyna Niewiadoma … [Read more...]
Sinclair enjoys dream debut for Celtic
Sinclair enjoys dream debut for Celtic Glasgow (AFP) – Scott Sinclair marked his Celtic debut by scoring the winner in an ill-tempered 2-1 victory over Hearts in their Premiership clash at Tynecastle on Sunday. The winger, who completed his £4.5 million (5.3 million euros, $5.9 million) move from English outfit Aston Villa just hours before kick-off, made a surging run to get on the end of Leigh … [Read more...]
Bogut has Cuban's blessing to play hoops in Rio
Bogut has Cuban's blessing to play hoops in Rio 3:57 PM ET Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO -- Mark Cuban has been opposed to NBA players competing in the Olympics, but the Dallas Mavericks owner gave Andrew Bogut the clearance he needed to play for Australia after injuring his left knee in the NBA Finals. And Cuban is pulling for his new center, who scored 18 points to lead the Aussies to … [Read more...]
Sidney Crosby surprises family with in-home jersey signing visit
Sidney Crosby surprises family with in-home jersey signing visit Andrew Titus on Facebook Sidney Crosby surprised a family in Enfield, Nova Scotia by showing up at their house unannounced to sign their jerseys. NHL.com reported that the Pottie family had put a sign in front of their home that said “Sid please sign my jersey.” According to the story, the family had learned that Crosby – who … [Read more...]
Ray Allen might be considering an NBA comeback after two years off
Ray Allen might be considering an NBA comeback after two years off Ray Allen could be back. (Getty Images) Now, we got a big one. [Follow Dunks Don’t Lie on Tumblr: The best slams from all of basketball] Nothing against Ben Gordon, Flip Murray, Derek Fisher or Von Wafer; all NBA contributors to their varying degrees who shouldn’t be shamed for wanting to return to a top-notch lifestyle … [Read more...]
Katie Ledecky blazes through 400-meter freestyle prelim, sets Olympic record
Katie Ledecky blazes through 400-meter freestyle prelim, sets Olympic record Katie Ledecky is very fast. Although she couldn't outpace the Australians as the anchor in the 4x100 relay on Saturday, Ledecky paced herself well on Sunday in the 400-meter freestyle, just missing her own world record and setting an Olympic record with her 3:58.71 time. When she found out after the race how close she … [Read more...]
Packers vs. Colts Official Betting Preview to Sportsbook Odds – SportsBlog.com (blog)
Packers vs. Colts Official Betting Preview to Sportsbook Odds - SportsBlog.com (blog) NFL betting 2016 has commenced as the Hall-of-Fame game has arrived as has the official betting preview to the detriment to the sportsbooks. Indianapolis is the favorite at -3 and a total of 34 after they opened pick ‘em and 36. 61 percent of bets are on Green Bay and 59 percent of totals bets on UNDER, with 53 … [Read more...]