Taurasi, 4 former UConn stars help overwhelm Canada 83-43 (Yahoo Sports) Just after the United States routed Canada by 40 points, Geno Auriemma and his UConn greats posed for a group photo on the court. The five former UConn players, who helped the Huskies win 10 of their 11 national championships, received one last rousing ovation from the crowd. It was virtually the same starting lineup … [Read more...]

American women trump men in medal pursuit at Rio Olympics (The Associated Press) The image of sprightly gymnasts tumbling across a balance beam has always drawn American viewers during the Olympics, just like pictures of bikini-clad beach volleyball players going for gold. As the U.S. team heads for the Rio Olympics, the women wearing the stars and stripes are among the heavy favorites in … [Read more...]

Irving helps US to ugly 80-45 win over Venezuela (Yahoo Sports) Kyrie Irving scored 13 points, DeMarcus Cousins powered a dominant performance in the paint, and the United States pulled away from Venezuela for an ugly 80-45 exhibition victory Friday night. Coming off three straight flashy victories in Las Vegas and California, the United States used a strong fourth quarter to shoot 42.4 … [Read more...]

Stevenson stops Williams in fourth round to retain title (The Associated Press) QUEBEC CITY (AP) -- Adonis Stevenson stopped Thomas Williams Jr. in the fourth round Friday night to successfully defend his WBC light heavyweight title. … [Read more...]

US women's basketball team overwhelms Canada 83-43 (Yahoo Sports) BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (AP) -- Diana Taurasi scored 14 points and Elena Delle Donne added 12 to help the U.S. women's basketball team beat Canada 83-43 on Friday night in an exhibition game. … [Read more...]

Family looms large in US boxer Gary Russell's Olympic quest (The Associated Press) ''We believe in dynasty,'' said Gary Russell Jr., the oldest member of this fighting fraternity. Gary Jr. wants Antuanne, who often goes by his middle name for obvious reasons, to fight in Brazil for himself, not his family. While Gary Jr. fashioned a 27-1 professional career and won his title belt last … [Read more...]

Russian athletes affected by Rio bans (Reuters) (Reuters) - Following the International Olympic Committee's (IOC) decision on Sunday not to issue a blanket ban on Russian athletes despite evidence of systematic doping across the majority of Olympic sports, global sporting federations have been left to decide which Russians can compete at next month's Rio Games. The IOC said any Russian … [Read more...]

Russian weightlifters banned from Rio Olympics for doping (Yahoo Sports) To replace the eight Russian lifters in Rio, five countries were offered places in the men's competition - Belarus, Croatia, El Salvador, Mongolia and Serbia. In justifying its actions against Russia, the IWF said retests of samples from seven Russian weightlifters who took part in the 2008 Beijing Olympics or 2012 … [Read more...]

Stephan Jaeger shoots first-ever 58 in PGA Tour-sanctioned event Breaking 60 in a pro event on a major tour is a rarity — so rare, that it had only been done 19 times around the world, men and women, before Thursday. That’s when Stephan Jaeger, a German-born 27-year-old, shot the first-ever 58 in a PGA Tour sanctioned event. He shot 12 under on the par-70 TPC Stonebrae in the opening round … [Read more...]

Refugees run long, inspiring road to Rio's world stage (Yahoo Sports) Each day, the five runners who grew up in the Kakuma refugee camp pounded the dusty tracks past thousands of makeshift tents to pass the time. ''When I started the project, I said 'What can I do with these people?''' coach Volker Wagner said. Now, they're also track athletes, and they're going to the Olympics. … [Read more...]