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This weekend, Femke Van den Driessche, a 19-year-old Belgian cyclocross racer, lined up at the U-23 World Championships. She’d previously won the Euros and the Belgian championships, and she was the favorite to get herself a set of rainbow stripes. But she had a bad race, and was forced to exit with a broken chain one lap from the finish. Then all hell broke loose. http://deadspin.com/cyclist-caught… Pro Cyclist Caught Using…

The Golden State Warriors’ plan of pursuit predates their 2015 championship run, a bold plot to declare the futility of resistance. It isn’t only that the NBA champions are determined to recruit Oklahoma City’s Kevin Durant. The truth is that they’re the most intriguing destination to him. If Durant leaves the Thunder, the Warriors are the significant frontrunners to sign him, league sources told The Vertical. The Warriors already have…

Image copyright Science Photo Library Image caption The warnings against banned substances have now reached school sport A school in Somerset has signed up for an anti-sports-doping accreditation scheme, the first time a school in the UK has sought this official “clean sport” status. UK Anti-Doping ensures sports bodies comply with international anti-doping regulations. It now offers accreditation to sports played in schools and universities. The head of sport at…

Johnny Manziel’s future with the Cleveland Browns has been in question for months, but the team sent its strongest message yet about its dissatisfaction with the second-year quarterback on Tuesday –€“ three days after a disturbance with his ex-girlfriend had him under investigation by police in Fort Worth and Dallas. “We’ve been clear about expectations for our players on and off the field,” new Browns executive vice president of football…

The 5-year-old Afghan boy who became Internet famous last month — for a viral photo of him wearing an Argentina soccer jersey, improvised from a plastic bag, in honor of his hero Lionel Messi — will finally get to meet his idol. “I love Messi and football,” young Murtaza Ahmadi said in an interview with al-Jazeera on Monday. “I will meet him one day.” That day could come soon, with…

In the end it came down to a business decision. Manuel Pellegrini, the club’s 62-year-old Chilean manager who guided the team to its second Premier League title in 2014, announced on Monday that he would leave at the end of the season and be replaced by Pep Guardiola, the ingenious architect of what was arguably the best team in soccer history. It was simply a matter of replacing a good, older manager…

Chris Froome has claimed he warned cycling authorities about possible mechanical doping in the sport. Related: Sport may need its own Untouchables to root out the bad guys | Sean Ingle After decades of struggling to combat illegal drug use, cycling’s image suffered a fresh blow on Sunday when stewards at the world cyclo-cross championships found an electric motor in the Belgian teenager Femke Van den Driessche’s bike. Den Driessche…

The Olympics will remain on the BBC until at least 2024 after the corporation agreed a deal with the US broadcasting giant Discovery to sub-license the rights. Last year, the BBC lost control of the future destiny of Games coverage after Discovery won the pan-European rights from 2018 onwards, and 2022 in the UK, in a £920m deal. But despite wider pressure on the BBC’s budgets, it has now agreed…

Randle was arrested again in February 2015 in his hometown of Wichita, Kan., where police responded to a domestic violence call from his hotel room. Randle said the incident stemmed from an argument with his ex-girlfriend, Dalia Jacobs, who is the mother of his toddler son. Randle was cited for marijuana possession, but the drug charge was later dropped. In April, Kansas authorities said there was a lack of evidence…

Image copyright Science Photo Library Image caption The warnings against banned substances have now reached school sport A school in Somerset has signed up for an anti-sports-doping accreditation scheme, the first time a school in the UK has sought this official “clean sport” status. UK Anti-Doping ensures sports bodies comply with international anti-doping regulations. It now offers accreditation to sports played in schools and universities. The head of sport at…

It’s an old Wall Street truism: “Bulls make money, bears make money, pigs get slaughtered.” Two months ago, TV was drowned in ads for FanDuel and DraftKings, obnoxious, can’t-lose, get-rich-fast sports betting come-ons starring young men. That avalanche coincided with a gold rush of multimillion-dollar investors — pro sports leagues, their partner TV networks, teams and team owners, even the NFL players’ union — who didn’t seem to have a…

Former NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champion Kevin Harvick is scheduled to return as race analyst for FOX Sports’ coverage of the NASCAR XFINITY Series in 2016, beginning with the season opener from Daytona International Speedway on Saturday, Feb. 20 (3:30 PM ET) on FS1.  The 2014 champion was the first of five NASCAR Sprint Cup Series drivers in 2015 to rotate in the FOX and FS1 booth for FOX Sports’ inaugural…

Randle was arrested again in February 2015 in his hometown of Wichita, Kan., where police responded to a domestic violence call from his hotel room. Randle said the incident stemmed from an argument with his ex-girlfriend, Dalia Jacobs, who is the mother of his toddler son. Randle was cited for marijuana possession, but the drug charge was later dropped. In April, Kansas authorities said there was a lack of evidence…

Image copyright Science Photo Library Image caption The warnings against banned substances have now reached school sport A school in Somerset has signed up for an anti-sports-doping accreditation scheme, the first time a school in the UK has sought this official “clean sport” status. UK Anti-Doping ensures sports bodies comply with international anti-doping regulations. It now offers accreditation to sports played in schools and universities. The head of sport at…

It’s an old Wall Street truism: “Bulls make money, bears make money, pigs get slaughtered.” Two months ago, TV was drowned in ads for FanDuel and DraftKings, obnoxious, can’t-lose, get-rich-fast sports betting come-ons starring young men. That avalanche coincided with a gold rush of multimillion-dollar investors — pro sports leagues, their partner TV networks, teams and team owners, even the NFL players’ union — who didn’t seem to have a…

ATTLEBORO (CBS) – Construction is underway in Attleboro on what could become the state’s largest privately funded sports complex. WBZ business reporter Jeff Brown says developers think this is the next big thing. It’s more than 100 acres that has long sat unused in Attleboro where investors from 5 Capital Management envision a giant indoor sports facility, soon to be known as New England Sports Village. Youth sports are an…

View photo . Al Horford has expanded the range on his jump shot. (NBAE via Getty Images) The NBA’s star-studded free-agent class this summer could include LeBron James and Kevin Durant, yet Atlanta Hawks big man Al Horford is confident he won’t get lost in the crowd. The nine-year veteran has had a solid career, averaging 14.3 points and nine rebounds per game. Yet he hasn’t stopped expanding his game….

Headlined by the addition of four-time NASCAR champion Jeff Gordon, FOX broadcasts the 58th running of the DAYTONA 500 — the Great American Race — from the newly-renovated Daytona International Speedway on Sunday, Feb. 21 at 1 p.m. ET, with live coverage beginning at Noon ET with FOX NASCAR Sunday. Marked by the network’s 16th consecutive season covering the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, FOX NASCAR’s presentation of Daytona Speedweeks features…

It’s an old Wall Street truism: “Bulls make money, bears make money, pigs get slaughtered.” Two months ago, TV was drowned in ads for FanDuel and DraftKings, obnoxious, can’t-lose, get-rich-fast sports betting come-ons starring young men. That avalanche coincided with a gold rush of multimillion-dollar investors — pro sports leagues, their partner TV networks, teams and team owners, even the NFL players’ union — who didn’t seem to have a…

Image copyright Science Photo Library Image caption The warnings against banned substances have now reached school sport A school in Somerset has signed up for an anti-sports-doping accreditation scheme, the first time a school in the UK has sought this official “clean sport” status. UK Anti-Doping ensures sports bodies comply with international anti-doping regulations. It now offers accreditation to sports played in schools and universities. The head of sport at…