Cycling-Froome setting sights on Rio and more Tour glory (Reuters) By Julien Pretot MORZINE, France, July 23 (Reuters) - With a third Tour de France title virtually secured on Saturday, Britain's Chris Froome quickly set his sights towards more glory on the French roads via Rio de Janeiro. Froome, who won the race in 2013 and 2015, is poised to be crowned Tour champion again after Sunday's … [Read more...]

Cycling-Froome poised to land third Tour title (Reuters) * Froome stays safe in last competitive stage * Briton poised to clinch third title after 2013 and 2015 * Spain's Izagirre takes stage 20 (Adds Froome quote) By Julien Pretot MORZINE, France, July 23 (Reuters) - Chris Froome enhanced his reputation as one of the best Tour de France riders when he virtually secured his third title, … [Read more...]

A relieved Froome heads to Paris to secure 3rd Tour title (The Associated Press) After two crashes, a bloodied knee and even a run up legendary Mont Ventoux, a relieved Chris Froome can cruise into Paris on Sunday and secure his third Tour de France title in four years. Froome kept his lead intact during the final day of climbing - and descending - in the Alps on Saturday and heads to the … [Read more...]

Farah dominant, Fraser-Pryce sluggish in final pre-Rio races (Yahoo Sports) Mo Farah cruised to victory in the 5,000 meters and Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce fell short in a sluggish sprint on Saturday in contrasting fortunes for the Olympic champions in their final races before heading to Rio de Janeiro. Back on the London track where he became a double Olympic champion four years ago, Farah … [Read more...]

Decision time: IOC poised to rule on Russia's status for Rio (Yahoo Sports) As the clock ticks down to the opening ceremony in Rio de Janeiro, international Olympic leaders are facing a seminal moment. With the credibility of the fight against doping on the line and the image of the Olympic movement at stake, the IOC will hold a crucial meeting Sunday to consider whether to ban Russia … [Read more...]

Froome bandaged for penultimate stage of Tour de France (The Associated Press) MORZINE, France (AP) -- Overall leader Chris Froome is wearing bandages on his right knee and elbow as the penultimate stage of the Tour de France gets underway Saturday. … [Read more...]

US women cruise past Costa Rica 4-0 in Olympics send-off (Yahoo Sports) KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) -- Crystal Dunn scored in the 15th minute and Carli Lloyd had her 88th career goal to help the United States women's team beat Costa Rica 4-0 on Friday night in its final game before the Rio Olympics next month. … [Read more...]

US romps over Argentina in first Olympic exhibition (Yahoo Sports) Full of new star power - and dominant on the inside - the U.S. men's basketball team opened its bid for a third straight Olympic gold medal Friday night with a 111-74 exhibition romp over Argentina. A game that was over almost before it began showed the U.S. has to improve its shooting and conditioning. It also showed that … [Read more...]

Unbeaten Enola Gray romps to 7 3/4-length win at Del Mar (The Associated Press) Unbeaten Enola Gray romped to a 7 3/4-length victory Friday in the $150,000 Fleet Treat Stakes for California-bred 3-year-old fillies. Ridden by Tyler Baze for trainer Phil D'Amato, Enola Gray ran seven furlongs in a stakes-record 1:21.24. The previous record of 1:21.40 was set by Princess Royalty in 1990. … [Read more...]

The 5 most interesting PGA Championship groupings The groupings and tee times are out for the first two rounds of next week’s PGA Championship at Baltusrol Golf Club in Springfield, N.J., and the PGA of America has some good ones in store for the year’s final major. In a rare July slot thanks to the scheduling imperative created by golf’s inclusion in the Olympics, the PGA Championship … [Read more...]