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It’s a sad day for clean sport, sport officials, athletes say – USA TODAY
The IOC’s ruling against a blanket Olympic ban for Russia was met with disappointment by many.(Photo: James Lang, USA TODAY Sports) Thomas Bach asserted, reiterated and repeated that, yes, indeed, the International Olympic Committee’s decision not to ban Russia from the Rio Olympics was in the interest of clean sport. In delegating the decisions about the eligibility of athletes in a state-sponsored doping program, the IOC was respecting the rights…
Twitter Looks to Become Digital Watering Hole for Sports Fans – Wall Street Journal
Twitter Inc. is fast turning into a digital hangout for sports fans, striking deals with Major League Baseball and the National Hockey League to host live video of games. The social media company on Monday said the package will include live streams of one out-of-market MLB and NHL game once a week. Twitter and MLB Advanced Media, which owns the digital and TV rights to baseball and most hockey games,…
It’s a sad day for clean sport, sport officials, athletes say – USA TODAY
The IOC’s ruling against a blanket Olympic ban for Russia was met with disappointment by many.(Photo: James Lang, USA TODAY Sports) Thomas Bach asserted, reiterated and repeated that, yes, indeed, the International Olympic Committee’s decision not to ban Russia from the Rio Olympics was in the interest of clean sport. In delegating the decisions about the eligibility of athletes in a state-sponsored doping program, the IOC was respecting the rights…
It’s a sad day for clean sport, sport officials, athletes say – USA TODAY
The IOC’s ruling against a blanket Olympic ban for Russia was met with disappointment by many.(Photo: James Lang, USA TODAY Sports) Thomas Bach asserted, reiterated and repeated that, yes, indeed, the International Olympic Committee’s decision not to ban Russia from the Rio Olympics was in the interest of clean sport. In delegating the decisions about the eligibility of athletes in a state-sponsored doping program, the IOC was respecting the rights…
It’s a sad day for clean sport, sport officials, athletes say – USA TODAY
The IOC’s ruling against a blanket Olympic ban for Russia was met with disappointment by many.(Photo: James Lang, USA TODAY Sports) Thomas Bach asserted, reiterated and repeated that, yes, indeed, the International Olympic Committee’s decision not to ban Russia from the Rio Olympics was in the interest of clean sport. In delegating the decisions about the eligibility of athletes in a state-sponsored doping program, the IOC was respecting the rights…
No. 88 fill-in brings special day for ‘too old’ Gordon – Nascar
SPEEDWAY, Ind — Jeff Gordon joked all weekend about not being in the same shape now that he was in before retiring at the end of the 2015 season. But Sunday afternoon at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, NASCAR’s “retired” superstar proved himself in good enough form to sustain not only extreme high temperatures but ample pressure. Gordon, 44, was definitely hot Sunday. In more ways than one. He passed…
US women’s soccer team getting head start at Olympics in Brazil – Washington Post
Mallory Pugh, an 18-year-old forward, accelerates past Costa Rica’s Lixy Rodrigues in Friday’s friendly in Kansas City, Kan. (Gary Rohman/USA TODAY Sports) Officially, the Games of the XXXI Olympiad will not begin until the evening of Aug. 5 when Maracana Stadium’s cauldron is lit. For the U.S. women’s national soccer team, the quest for a fourth consecutive gold medal will begin a full 48 hours earlier, not amid the festival…
Olympics|In Athletes’ Housing at Rio Olympics: Blocked Toilets, Leaking Pipes and Exposed Wiring – New York Times
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‘Smoke’ called to front of line for Indy tribute – Nascar
SPEEDWAY, Ind. — Tony Stewart ‘s final NASCAR Sprint Cup Series start at Indianapolis Motor Speedway got off to an emotional start here Sunday as NASCAR and IMS officials, along with fans of the three-time premier series champion, paid tribute to Stewart during pre-race activities. Stewart, twice a winner at the legendary 2.5-mile facility, is retiring from Sprint Cup competition at season’s end. Sunday’s Crown Royal Presents the Combat…
2016 MLB Trade Deadline: The 10 most untradeable players in baseball – CBSSports.com
As we surge toward the Major League Baseball non-waiver trade deadline (Aug. 1 this year), we’ll continue to hear all about which players might be traded. For fun, because that’s what we’re all about here, let’s go in the opposite direction and check out some of the most untradeable players in baseball. Caveats? We have caveats. Bad players with low contracts won’t make the cut Those type of players aren’t…
Mike Piazza and Ken Griffey Jr. inducted into Baseball Hall of Fame – Chicago Tribune
Staring out at their families and tens of thousands of fans who hung on every word, Ken Griffey Jr. and Mike Piazza were inducted Sunday into the Baseball Hall of Fame in a ceremony tinged with tears all around. “I stand up here humbled and overwhelmed,” Griffey said. “I can’t describe how it feels.” The two became a piece of history on their special day. Griffey, the first pick of…
It’s a sad day for clean sport, sport officials, athletes say – USA TODAY
The IOC’s ruling against a blanket Olympic ban for Russia was met with disappointment by many.(Photo: James Lang, USA TODAY Sports) Thomas Bach asserted, reiterated and repeated that, yes, indeed, the International Olympic Committee’s decision not to ban Russia from the Rio Olympics was in the interest of clean sport. In delegating the decisions about the eligibility of athletes in a state-sponsored doping program, the IOC was respecting the rights…
Toddler sports program turfed from Lynndale Parkette over noise complaints – Toronto Star
Matthew Cutler, public relations manager with Toronto’s Parks, Forestry, and Recreation division, said residents voiced concerns about noise and increased traffic. Gelgor said Sportball received a call from the city saying its permit had been revoked. “When the city says you have to move, you move,” she said. The program has since been moved to a park at nearby Blantyre Public School. But according to Cutler, the decision to move…
Kyle Busch dominates for back-to-back Indianapolis sweep – Nascar
RELATED: Results | Standings | Chase Grid SHOP: Busch gear SPEEDWAY, Ind. — Mission accomplished, a record set, and a torch passed to the next generation. Kyle Busch set a Brickyard record for laps led and became the first driver to sweep both a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series and NASCAR XFINITY Series race from the pole in the same weekend, but the real symbolism of Sunday’s Crown Royal 400 at…
Olympics|In Athletes’ Housing at Rio Olympics: Blocked Toilets, Leaking Pipes and Exposed Wiring – New York Times
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This Is What Russia’s Doping Scandal Means for the Olympics – TIME
Inside the cramped storage rooms of Moscow’s antidoping laboratory, the crates of blood and urine samples are stacked to the ceiling, each one neatly labeled and sealed with a tamper-proof lid. The lab’s acting director, Marina Dikunets, lowers her voice to a solemn half-whisper as she shows a group of journalists around. What makes her especially uneasy is the small refrigerator in a corner of the room. Chained shut and…
Ken Griffey Jr. not on a list of top 10 greatest baseball players is foolish – Washington Times
ANALYSIS/OPINION: ESPN gave its kiddie corps in Bristol a summer project: Come up with the list of 100 greatest baseball players of all time. They got out their glue sticks and crayons and came up with a roster that includes Bryce Harper as one of the 100 greatest baseball players of all time. That may make baseball fun again for the kids, but Harper hasn’t done enough to be remotely…
Mike Piazza inducted into Baseball Hall of Fame – Poughkeepsie Journal
Mike Piazza applauds during an awards ceremony at Doubleday Field on Saturday, July 23, 2016, in Cooperstown, N.Y. Piazza and Ken Griffey Jr. are to be inducted Sunday. (AP Photo/Heather Ainsworth)(Photo: AP) COOPERSTOWN – Staring out at their families and tens of thousands of fans who hung on every word, Mike Piazza and Ken Griffey Jr. were inducted Sunday into the Baseball Hall of Fame in a ceremony tinged with tears…
Identity of Baseball-Stealing Woman Revealed – snopes.com
Claim: A woman who grabbed a baseball away from a child at an Astros game was identified as child psychologist Grennele Brashkowitz. FALSE Example: [Collected via e-mail, July 2016] A video from more than five years ago is making the rounds again showing a woman grab a baseball from a little girl at a game in Houston from 2011. What is difficult to verify are the supposed follow up stories…
It’s a sad day for clean sport, sport officials, athletes say – USA TODAY
In this Aug. 10, 2012 file photo a gold medalist from Russia participates in a medals ceremony at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London.(Photo: Paul Sancya, AP) Thomas Bach asserted, reiterated and repeated that, yes, indeed, the International Olympic Committee’s decision not to ban Russia from the Rio Olympics was in the interest of clean sport. In delegating the decisions about the eligibility of athletes in a state-sponsored doping program,…
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