World Sports

Posted March 14, 2016 22:15:59 Photo: Craig Reedie (left) and WADA-appointed independent commissioner Dick Pound. (AFP: Justin Tallis, file photo) Athletes and millions of sports fans worldwide are demanding answers following the spate of doping and governance scandals which have hit sport recently, the head of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) says. Athletics was rocked last year when Russia was suspended from the sport after a WADA investigation…

An athletic trainer at Lyons Township High School is counting on students to search their closets and excavate their garages to find the sports equipment they no longer use and donate to students in economically deprived areas who need it. The Sports Equipment Drive being held through March at both the Lyons Township High School campuses was spurred by athletic trainer Andrea Kovalsky. She wanted to do something special for…

Do you own a Honda Accord Sport? If so, you made a wise choice, but you may want to go check your ride because wheel thieves seem to be snatching up Sport wheels at a rapid pace. I happen to think the Honda Accord Sport is a bit of an underrated car. It might not have the curves of the Mazda6, but you get a sharp looking ride that is…

Leicester City have never won a top-flight title Former Leicester City striker Gary Lineker says his old club “are on the edge of sporting immortality”. The Foxes, fighting relegation last year, are top of the Premier League with nine games to go. They can go five points clear if they win their game in hand against Rafa Benitez’s Newcastle on Monday. “They are on the edge of sporting immortality,” he…

A bronze statue at Boston College honors the moment an undersized quarterback named Doug Flutie hurled a Hail Mary touchdown pass in 1984 that helped catapult his struggling regional school to national prominence. A decade earlier, BC verged on bankruptcy. Then Flutie’s last-gasp heave in Miami’s Orange Bowl helped put the university on course to join one of the nation’s richest sports leagues, the Atlantic Coast Conference, and amass an…

Apparently, the World Drone Prix was just the tip of the robotic sports iceberg. Dubai has announced that it’s holding the World Future Sports Games, a broader competition, in late December 2017. The tech-focused event will include drone races as well as “robotic swimming, running, wrestling and car racing” — basically, it’s the Olympics for automatons. If it’s successful, the plan is to hold the Games every two years after…

A rendering of the proposed Portage Sport Resort shows its features on 170 acres west of Ind. 249 and north of Interstate 94. 

A bronze statue at Boston College honors the moment an undersized quarterback named Doug Flutie hurled a Hail Mary touchdown pass in 1984 that helped catapult his struggling regional school to national prominence. A decade earlier, BC verged on bankruptcy. Then Flutie’s last-gasp heave in Miami’s Orange Bowl helped put the university on course to join one of the nation’s richest sports leagues, the Atlantic Coast Conference, and amass an…

Maria Sharapova is only the latest high profile athlete to come up against allegations of doping. Mike Pesca of Slate.com has a few lesser known examples.

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OAKLAND, Calif. – As the Golden State Warriors headed toward the locker room after the buzzer sounded, head coach Steve Kerr went in the opposite direction to offer respect to Damian Lillard. And while the 128-112 loss stung – especially after his own poor shooting – the Portland Trail Blazers guard appreciated Kerr reaching out to him. “It’s a level of respect considering the fact that he is the championship…

Hall of Famer Goose Gossage tore into the MLB and some of its biggest players in a recent interview. Tennis player Maria Sharapova is awaiting her punishment after testing positive for Meldonium.

Rejoice, pale, milky-eyed children. Salvation may be at hand. Last week, more than 70 health experts from the UK and US wrote to the Minister for Sport, the Chief Medical Officer, and the Children’s Ombudsman in Ireland calling for a ban on tackling in school rugby. George Hook was among those who responded that rugby without tackling isn’t really rugby. It is like yachting without the boat or tennis without…

Rejoice, pale, milky-eyed children. Salvation may be at hand. Last week, more than 70 health experts from the UK and US wrote to the Minister for Sport, the Chief Medical Officer, and the Children’s Ombudsman in Ireland calling for a ban on tackling in school rugby. George Hook was among those who responded that rugby without tackling isn’t really rugby. It is like yachting without the boat or tennis without…

Aitor Karanka played for Athletic Bilbao and Real Madrid Middlesbrough head coach Aitor Karanka is considering his future at the club. The 42-year-old Spaniard, who took charge at the Riverside in November 2013, left Boro’s training ground unexpectedly on Friday after a row. Boro, who travel to Charlton on Sunday, are second in the Championship, four points behind leaders Burnley with a game in hand. But, having led the table…

MOSCOW Russia has already done enough to meet anti-doping standards dictated by world athletics’ governing body and reclaim its place at the Rio Olympics this summer, Sports Minister Vitaly Mutko told Reuters on Friday. Speaking shortly after the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) declined to lift a doping ban, Mutko said Russia had done everything it was asked to and added that the IAAF criteria were unclear. “You say…

MOSCOW Russia has already done enough to meet anti-doping standards dictated by world athletics’ governing body and reclaim its place at the Rio Olympics this summer, Sports Minister Vitaly Mutko told Reuters on Friday. Speaking shortly after the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) declined to lift a doping ban, Mutko said Russia had done everything it was asked to and added that the IAAF criteria were unclear. “You say…