Russian Olympic officials cast doubt on doping report (Yahoo Sports) MOSCOW (AP) -- The Russian Olympic Committee is calling for further investigation into allegations of a state-sanctioned doping cover-up, but also suggests the accusations may be ''baseless.'' … [Read more...]

Russia suspends anti-doping officials, sports minister to stay on - R-Sport (Reuters) MOSCOW, July 19 (Reuters) - Russian Sports Minister Vitaly Mutko said on Tuesday his anti-doping advisor Natalia Zhelanova and two other sports officials had been suspended, R-Sport news agency reported. Mutko said his own suspension was a matter for Russian President Vladimir Putin and Prime Minister to … [Read more...]

'It will be a big war': Mollema challenging Froome at Tour (The Associated Press) Bauke Mollema has been in this position before: Second in the Tour de France on the second and final rest day. The difference from three years ago, when Mollema faded over the final week due to illness, is experience. ''Now I know a little bit what to expect with all this kind of things,'' Mollema told a … [Read more...]

Russia says Sochi doping report requires fuller investigation (Reuters) MOSCOW (Reuters) - The Russian Olympic committee said on Tuesday that allegations in a World Anti-Doping Agency report on doping among Russian competitors at the Sochi Olympics required fuller investigation because they were so serious. The committee added in a statement that it was ready to provide full assistance in … [Read more...]

Russian PM suspends sports ministry official named in doping report (Reuters) Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev has suspended Deputy Sports Minister Yury Nagornykh, who was named in a report on the doping of Russian athletes at the 2014 Sochi Olympics, the government said on Monday. President Vladimir Putin said earlier on Monday that Russian officials named in the World Anti-Doping … [Read more...]

US Basketball team opens camp in Las Vegas with new faces (Yahoo Sports) Coach Mike Krzyzewski got his first glimpse at the new-look U.S. national team, as the team opened camp at UNLV with just two players back from the 2012 national team that won the gold medal in London. Carmelo Anthony returns for his fourth run at the Olympics, after winning a bronze medal in 2004 and gold medals in … [Read more...]

Golfer Camilo Villegas out of Olympics, citing tour status (Yahoo Sports) Camilo Villegas of Colombia pulled out of the Olympics on Monday because he is trying to keep his job on the PGA Tour. Villegas had indicated for the last two weeks that he wanted to be in Rio for golf's return to the Olympics for the first time since 1904. While he considered the Zika virus - Villegas and his wife … [Read more...]

Russia's participation in Rio uncertain after doping report (Yahoo Sports) A scathing report outlining a state-sanctioned doping system in Russia prompted immediate calls for the nation's entire team to be sidelined from the Summer Games, raising the possibility that the Olympics could go on without a sports superpower for the first time since the 1980s. The investigation released Monday … [Read more...]

Americans to have most golfers in Brazil (Yahoo Sports) COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) -- Golf's return to the Olympics after 112 years will have seven Americans, the most of any country for men and women. … [Read more...]

Russian sports head Mutko at risk from doping scandal (Yahoo Sports) The fallout of Russia's state-backed cheating at the Sochi Olympics could add pressure on Sports Minister Vitaly Mutko, who also is its top official at FIFA and head of the local organizing committee for the 2018 World Cup. The alleged conspiracy to ensure doped Russian athletes helped their nation win the most medals at … [Read more...]