Pengilly’s quick expulsion due to admission of guilt: IOC The International Olympic Committee (IOC) on Friday denied double standards in the expulsion of the most vocal critic in the Russian doping affair from the Pyeongchang Olympics, saying British IOC member Adam Pengilly had admitted his guilt. Pengilly was ordered home […]
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2018 Winter Olympics: Frosty relations between U.S., Russian skeleton racers? The Olympics are supposed to be a time of unity and sportsmanship, when any pre-existing political strife or conflict is placed aside in favor of pursuit of the Olympic ideal. And that has largely held true at the Winter Games, […]
Soccer: Low-cost Asensio upstages Neymar and Mbappe in Real win Paris St Germain spent 400 million euros ($498 million) on Neymar and Kylian Mbappe last year but it was Real Madrid’s bargain signing Marco Asensio who stole the show when Real beat the Parisians 3-1 in Wednesday’s showcase Champions League […]
For free agents at MLB’s Camp Jobless, it’s ‘not about money. Just an opportunity’ It’s the other spring-training camp, the one with players wearing black T-shirts and shorts instead of team uniforms, no fans in the stands, no autograph seekers, no media, not even a peanut vendor in sight. It’s […]
Ice hockey: Canada earns bragging rights over U.S. in clash of rivals Canada laid down a marker in their bid for a fifth consecutive women’s ice hockey gold medal by edging the United States 2-1 in a fiery preliminary round clash on Thursday, as one of the great Olympic rivalries […]
Alpine skiing: Shiffrin overhauls rivals for first Pyeongchang gold American Mikaela Shiffrin put on a show of grace, power and consistency to win her first gold medal of the Pyeongchang Olympics in the women’s giant slalom on Thursday. With all the top 30 having completed their second runs and a […]
Golden Knights net 4 third-period goals to beat Blackhawks While the Chicago Blackhawks have struggled to play consistent hockey for a full 60 minutes, the Vegas Golden Knights counted on 20 good ones Tuesday night. Trailing 2-1 heading into the third period, Vegas scored four unanswered goals, including Reilly Smith’s […]
USOC, USA Gymnastics, MSU begin responding to Congress over Larry Nassar case The first responses from the Congressional inquiries into convicted team physician Larry Nassar began to trickle into Capitol Hill this week as Michigan State, USA Gymnastics and the U.S. Olympic Committee have begun communications with the Senate Commerce […]
Revamped Cavs stay hot with win over Thunder LeBron James and his new teammates are playing like old buddies. James scored 37 points, and the new-look Cleveland Cavaliers got a much different result this time against the Oklahoma City Thunder in a 120-112 victory on Tuesday night. Cleveland claimed its […]
Love at first whistle: Married NBA referees balance love and basketball Newlyweds Lauren Holtkamp and Jonathan Sterling wanted to do what many couples do on their day off. Run errands, take their dog to the park, watch episodes of House Hunters on HGTV and Black Mirror on Netflix. But Holtkamp […]
