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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…

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 Gelgor said Sportball received a call from the city saying its permit had been revoked.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…

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…

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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…

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 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…

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…

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,…

It doesn’t take visitors long to realise that Rio de Janeiro is a completely sport-mad city. It’s easy to see why: year-round warm weather, a varied and beautiful landscape with beaches, lagoons, mangroves and mountains, plus beachwear where less is definitely more, all make for a culture that revolves almost entirely around physical activity.  It is the ideal backdrop not only for the next two months of 65 Olympic…

Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email print comment COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. — Two players who began their careers at opposite ends of the spectrum nearly three decades ago ended up in the same place on Sunday — with their names etched on plaques at the Baseball Hall of Fame. For Ken Griffey Jr. and Mike Piazza, the culmination of their long journeys was tinged with tears all around. “I stand up here humbled…

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MONDAY (July 25th) SNOOKER Eurosport 1, 7am-10am, noon-4.30pm China World Open CRICKET Sky Sports 2 from 10.30am 2nd Test, D4 England v Pakistan CRICKET Sky Sports 1 from 2.55pm 1st Test, D5 West Indies v India TENNIS Sky Sports 3, 4pm-4am ATP Rogers Cup (Toronto) HORSE RACING RTE 2, 5pm-7.30pm Galway Including the Connacht Hotel Handicap TENNIS BT Sport 2, 5.30pm-9.30pm BT Sport 1, midnight-4am WTA Rogers Cup…

Media playback is not supported on this device Tour de France 2016: Chris Froome on historic third win Chris Froome became Britain’s first three-time winner of the Tour de France when he crossed the finish line of the 21-stage race in Paris on Sunday. The Team Sky rider, who won the 2013 and 2015 races, is the first man to defend his title in more than 20 years. He finished…

Running, jumping, swimming, vaulting. The sports that will be on display should be impervious to the hi-tech revolution, right? Wrong. This year, eight start-ups will compete in Rio de Janeiro during the upcoming summer Olympics in a competition sponsored by the Hype Foundation, which is based in Israel and the UK, as well as a variety of partners for various events such as Google, Microsoft and Saucony….

Teams are housed in tower blocks at the Olympic Village in Rio de Janeiro Australia are refusing to move their athletes into the Rio Olympic Village because of concerns about the state of their accommodation. Problems include “blocked toilets, leaking pipes and exposed wiring”, according to team boss Kitty Chiller. Chiller said she had raised concerns with local event organisers and the International Olympic Committee, and was “pushing hard for…

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Welcome to Sunday’s daily fantasy post! Remember that you can find our posts on the brand-spanking new DFS home page, as well as the fantasy page. Bookmark those sites now! Let’s get to Sunday’s interesting facts, using DraftKings prices. Five Things to Watch: 1. Here are the three highest projected over/unders, provided by OddsShark… ATL-COL 12 ARI-CIN 10 MIN-BOS 10 2. Weather: We should be all clear for Sunday. 3. You down with…

The International Olympic Committee has decided against a blanket ban on Russian athletes from competing in Rio – ruling instead to allow the 28 individual federations that comprise the summer Games to decide their fate. Related: Blocked toilets and exposed wiring: Olympic Village dismays Australia team Russian athletes will be allowed to go to the Games if they satisfy their sport’s governing body they can prove “to the full satisfaction…

Today, President Rodrigo Duterte gives his first State of the Nation Address, and it will no doubt be a painful but honest look at where we stand as a nation. Naturally, the focus will be on the economy, poverty, peace and order and overcoming the differences among Filipinos of different faiths, all issues he has had firsthand experience with as mayor of Davao City. Special attention will, as par for…