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Athletes at Rio Olympics to compete in ‘basically raw sewage’, study reveals – The Guardian

Thursday, July 30, 2015

Athletes in next year’s Summer Olympics will be swimming and boating in waters so contaminated with human feces that they risk becoming violently ill and unable to compete in the games, an Associated Press investigation has found. An AP analysis of water quality revealed dangerously high levels of viruses and bacteria from human sewage in Olympic and Paralympic venues – results that alarmed international experts and dismayed competitors training in…

Cycling to Extremes – velonews.competitor.com

Thursday, July 30, 2015

OVERDOSE With the growth of endurance sports (the number of licensed bike racers in the U.S. increased by 15 percent between 2009 and 2013, according to USA Cycling; the number of runners has grown 70 percent over the past decade, according to the National Sporting Goods Association), there has been an increase in interest to the potential adverse acute effects of long and intense training and racing on the heart….

NASCAR suspends, fines Sprint Cup Series crew chief for infraction at … – FOXSports.com

Thursday, July 30, 2015

NASCAR has assessed the No. 98 Premium Motorsports team of driver Timmy Hill a P3 level penalty for having an unattached weight leave the car during practice on July 24 for last Sunday’s Brickyard 400. Hill, who was making just his second start with the team that recently parted ways with driver Josh Wise, caused the practice to be stopped momentarily when a piece of tungsten ballast flew out from…

A Drug Hits Cycling Before It Hits the Market – New York Times

Thursday, July 30, 2015

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NASCAR Truck Series team owner possesses keen eye for talent – SB Nation

Wednesday, July 29, 2015

The profusion of congratulatory messages included notes from Carl Edwards, Jamie McMurray, NASCAR officials and even members of other teams. It’s the kind of outpouring where you’d think MB Motorsports had won a Camping World Truck Series race for the first time in the team’s 20-year history. But there was no win for Mike Mittler’s single-truck outfit, though it certainly came close. The responses all stemmed from an inspiring…

Video Feature: Putting the Soccer Pitch in the Palm of Your Hand – New York Times

Wednesday, July 29, 2015

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Mexico’s Soccer Coach Loses Job After Allegedly Punching Reporter – NPR

Wednesday, July 29, 2015

i The Guardian describes Mexico’s fired coach, Miguel Herrera, as “combustible.” Matt Rourke/AP hide caption itoggle caption Matt Rourke/AP The Guardian describes Mexico’s fired coach, Miguel Herrera, as “combustible.” Matt Rourke/AP Mexico’s soccer coach, Miguel Herrera, has been fired after allegations that he punched a TV reporter. According to The Guardian, Herrera allegedly punched TV reporter Christian Martinoli while waiting in the TSA line at the Philadelphia airport on Monday….

How Groningen invented a cycling template for cities all over the world – The Guardian

Wednesday, July 29, 2015

Traffic lights with rain sensors to give quicker priority to cyclists on wet days … Heated cycle paths so cyclists won’t slip during bouts of frost … This might sound like science fiction to you, but in the Dutch city of Groningen it will soon be everyday reality. The inhabitants of this lively northern university city regard their homestead as the cycling capital of the Netherlands. They might very well…

Mexico’s Soccer Coach Loses Job After Allegedly Punching Reporter – NPR

Wednesday, July 29, 2015

i The Guardian describes Mexico’s fired coach, Miguel Herrera, as “combustible.” Matt Rourke/AP hide caption itoggle caption Matt Rourke/AP The Guardian describes Mexico’s fired coach, Miguel Herrera, as “combustible.” Matt Rourke/AP Mexico’s soccer coach, Miguel Herrera, has been fired after allegations that he punched a TV reporter. According to The Guardian, Herrera allegedly punched TV reporter Christian Martinoli while waiting in the TSA line at the Philadelphia airport on Monday….

Abby Wambach: I plan to play in Rio Olympics, future decisions to be made – NBCSports.com

Wednesday, July 29, 2015

Abby Wambach said she’s “planning on playing” at the Rio Olympics next summer but needed time to make future decisions, speaking on a morning TV show in her native Rochester, N.Y., on Wednesday. “What’s next for me, my life plan, I haven’t decided about what I’m going to do,” Wambach said (video here). “I’m planning on playing next summer in Rio, but I gotta let my body recover, because that’s the other…

IOC president Thomas Bach hits out at Boston for aborted 2024 Olympics bid – The Guardian

Wednesday, July 29, 2015

The International Olympic Committee has laid the blame squarely on Boston for its aborted attempt to host the 2024 Summer Olympics, saying the city had failed to deliver on its promises. Boston was picked by the United States Olympic Committee to be the country’s candidate for the 2024 Games but the USOC rescinded its bid in a spectacular U-turn on Monday after the city’s mayor said taxpayers could not afford…

Chicago a finalist to host hockey’s 2018 World Junior Championship – Chicago Tribune

Wednesday, July 29, 2015

Rocky Wirtz’s dream of bringing the World Junior Championships, one of hockey’s most prestigious events, to Chicago is a step closer to becoming a reality. lRelated Chicago Blackhawks Champion Blackhawks’ attention now shifts to next season See all related USA Hockey announced Tuesday that Chicago is among five finalists to host the 2018 event, along with Buffalo, Pittsburgh, St. Louis and Tampa. The annual championship features the top male hockey…

Mexico’s Soccer Coach Loses Job After Allegedly Punching Reporter – NPR

Wednesday, July 29, 2015

i The Guardian describes Mexico’s fired coach, Miguel Herrera, as “combustible.” Matt Rourke/AP hide caption itoggle caption Matt Rourke/AP The Guardian describes Mexico’s fired coach, Miguel Herrera, as “combustible.” Matt Rourke/AP Mexico’s soccer coach, Miguel Herrera, has been fired after allegations that he punched a TV reporter. According to The Guardian, Herrera allegedly punched TV reporter Christian Martinoli while waiting in the TSA line at the Philadelphia airport on Monday….

Rio Olympics organisers face pollution ‘challenges’, says IOC president – The Guardian

Wednesday, July 29, 2015

Organisers of next year’s Olympics in Rio de Janeiro face serious challenges over cleaning up the bay where the sailing competitions will be held, the IOC president, Thomas Bach, has admitted. Sailors in Guanabara Bay have reported worrying amounts of rubbish and pollution, including discarded furniture and floating animal carcasses. The state government has already admitted it will not be able to meet its original target of reducing pollution in…

Chicago a finalist to host hockey’s 2018 World Junior Championship – Chicago Tribune

Wednesday, July 29, 2015

Rocky Wirtz’s dream of bringing the World Junior Championships, one of hockey’s most prestigious events, to Chicago is a step closer to becoming a reality. lRelated Chicago Blackhawks Champion Blackhawks’ attention now shifts to next season See all related USA Hockey announced Tuesday that Chicago is among five finalists to host the 2018 event, along with Buffalo, Pittsburgh, St. Louis and Tampa. The annual championship features the top male hockey…

‘The Olympics are dead’: Does anyone want to be a host city any more? – The Guardian

Wednesday, July 29, 2015

The reason Boston’s residents didn’t want to be Athens is the same reason the residents of Oslo or Krakow or Stockholm don’t want to be Athens. Hosting an Olympics is a corporate sinkhole sucking billions of dollars and a city’s future into a bottomless abyss of excess. The internet is clogged with slide shows of empty, broken, useless stadiums built in the euphoria of a coming Olympics or World Cup…

Mexico fires soccer coach after alleged assault on TV commentator – Los Angeles Times

Wednesday, July 29, 2015

Miguel Herrera was fired as Mexico’s soccer coach Tuesday, throwing the national team into turmoil less than four months before the start of World Cup qualifying. Herrera’s ouster comes a day after he allegedly assaulted a television commentator at an airport in Philadelphia. Decio de Maria, the incoming president of Mexico’s soccer federation, made the announcement during a news conference in Mexico City. “It is not a simple decision,” De…

Chicago a finalist to host hockey’s 2018 World Junior Championship – Chicago Tribune

Wednesday, July 29, 2015

Rocky Wirtz’s dream of bringing the World Junior Championships, one of hockey’s most prestigious events, to Chicago is a step closer to becoming a reality. lRelated Chicago Blackhawks Champion Blackhawks’ attention now shifts to next season See all related USA Hockey announced Tuesday that Chicago is among five finalists to host the 2018 event, along with Buffalo, Pittsburgh, St. Louis and Tampa. The annual championship features the top male hockey…

‘The Olympics are dead’: Does anyone want to be a host city anymore? – The Guardian

Wednesday, July 29, 2015

The reason Boston’s residents didn’t want to be Athens is the same reason the residents of Oslo or Krakow or Stockholm don’t want to be Athens. Hosting an Olympics is a corporate sinkhole sucking billions of dollars and a city’s future into a bottomless abyss of excess. The internet is clogged with slide shows of empty, broken, useless stadiums built in the euphoria of a coming Olympics or World Cup…

Could Boston bid for another Olympics? – Boston Globe

Wednesday, July 29, 2015

Boston 2024 is dead. So what about Boston 2028? Boston 2032? Boston 2064? At the moment, it may seem unlikely — even impossible — that Boston would ever again entertain the idea of hosting an Olympics. Continue reading below But numerous other cities have at first failed, only to later try again. And experts say a future bid for Boston is not out of the question, given the right circumstances….