Thibaut Pinot out of Olympic Games with viral infection (Yahoo Sports) VILLARS-LES-DOMBES, France (AP) -- French cyclist Thibaut Pinot won't compete at the Olympic Games because of a viral infection he caught during the Tour de France. Pinot withdrew from the Tour on Friday after dropping to 34th overall following the Mont Ventoux stage. Pinot, who started the race with the goal of … [Read more...]

Cycling-Road-Tour de France team classification after stage 14 (Reuters) July 16 (Gracenote) - Team Classification Tour de France after Stage 14 on Saturday 1. BMC Racing (United States) 191:18:28" 2. Movistar (Spain) +2:30" 3. Team Sky (Britain) +8:10" 4. Astana (Kazakhstan) +26:33" 5. AG2R (France) +45:58" 6. Trek (United States) +54:15" 7. Tinkoff (Russia) +1:07:08" 8. Katusha (Russia) … [Read more...]

Berdych, Pliskova withdraw from Rio over Zika concerns (Yahoo Sports) Another top-10 tennis player, Tomas Berdych, withdrew from the Rio de Janeiro Olympics over concerns about the Zika virus on Saturday. Hours later, another Czech, 16th-ranked Karolina Pliskova said she was withdrawing as well because of Zika. The eighth-ranked Berdych apologized to those disappointed by his decision. … [Read more...]

Rory McIlroy loses mind, snaps club at British Open Your browser does not support iframes. It’s been a rough go for Rory McIlroy at the British Open. Always one of the favorites coming in, McIlroy wasn’t able to get anything going all week. Saturday began ugly in a hurry, with McIlroy bogeying three of the first five holes. By the 16th, he’d had enough. After an ugly approach shot, he … [Read more...]

Tomas Berdych withdraws from Rio over Zika concerns (Yahoo Sports) PRAGUE (AP) -- Another top 10 tennis player has withdrawn from the Rio de Janeiro Olympics over concerns about the Zika virus. … [Read more...]

Romania, Belarus canoe teams banned from Olympics for doping (Yahoo Sports) LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) -- The International Canoe Federation has banned sprint teams from Romania and Belarus from the Rio de Janeiro Olympics for widespread doping. … [Read more...]

Jordan Spieth not happy with all the negative questions Your browser does not support iframes.   Rory McIlroy knew what Jordan Spieth was about to experience in 2016, coming off a two-major year. You see, McIlroy had just put the finishing touches on a zero-major 2015, a year after winning the British Open and PGA Championship to rack up his third and fourth career major titles. “It will … [Read more...]

Tour de France observes minute of silence for attack victims (The Associated Press) VILLARS-LES-DOMBES, France (AP) -- A minute of silence was observed at the start of the 14th stage of the Tour de France on Saturday following the truck attack in Nice that claimed 84 lives. … [Read more...]

Bubba, Snedeker, Day hit everything but the green at the British Open Moving Day at the British Open started pretty ugly for some of the biggest names in the game. Most of America slept through some fairly nasty golf, but we’ve got it right here for your perusal. First off, let’s check out Brandt Snedeker, firing a shot straight into a TV tower: Your browser does not support iframes. Bubba … [Read more...]

Monster Bea wins Oceanside Stakes in Del Mar opener (The Associated Press) DEL MAR, Calif. (AP) -- Hall of Famer rode long-shot Monster Bea to an upset victory Friday in the $117,970 Oceanside Stakes on the opening day of Del Mar's 77th summer season. … [Read more...]