Athletics: Bekele was not wearing 'Breaking2 shoes', say Nike The running shoes that Kenenisa Bekele blamed for his struggles in Sunday's London Marathon were not the revolutionary new model designed for use in the Breaking2 attempt on a sub-two hour marathon, manufacturers Nike said on Tuesday. Track superstar Bekele was […]
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Australian Olympic Committee chief Coates says victim of 'vindictive' campaign Australian Olympic Committee President John Coates has said that allegations of bullying leveled against his long-serving lieutenant Mike Tancred are part of a "vindictive" campaign aimed at bringing his 27-year reign to an end. Coates, an International Olympic Committee vice […]
Canada, Germany deliver shock World Relays wins Canada survived a scary moment in the heats before going on to deliver a stunning win ahead of the United States and Jamaica in the men's 4×200 meters at the IAAF World Relays on Sunday. Germany produced another surprise an hour later when […]
Notes found by ex-NFL star Hernandez's body turned over to family Three handwritten notes found by the body of former New England Patriots star Aaron Hernandez following his suicide in a Massachusetts prison cell last week were handed over to his family on Monday, an official said. The order by […]
Welcome to the World’s Coolest Kindergarten It was late Tuesday afternoon at the Pestalozzi Foundation kindergarten, and a few dozen children and their parents were hanging around past the normal pickup hour. There was no rush to get home, really. They were enjoying the view from the kindergarten’s rear veranda: […]
Daniel Murphy’s First-Inning Grand Slam Powers Nationals Past Slumping Mets If the National League East is a two-horse race this season, then right now the Washington Nationals are Secretariat, and the Mets are Sham. The Mets have not quite dropped more than 30 lengths off the pace, as Sham did […]
Ionescu FTs lift Oregon women past No. 11 Washington 70-69 Ionescu FTs lift Oregon women past No. 11 Washington 70-69:- Sabrina Ionescu hit two free throws with 6.4 seconds left to give Oregon a 70-69 upset victory over 11th-ranked Washington in a Pac-12 Conference Tournament quarterfinal on Friday night. Washington's Kelsey Plum, the […]
Barefield scores 14, Utah routs California 74-44 Barefield scores 14, Utah routs California 74-44:- Sedrick Barefield scored 14 and Utah defeated California 74-44 in Pac-12 action Thursday night. The Utes stayed alive in their pursuit of a first-round bye in the conference tournament. The top four teams in the standings […]
Commissioner Criticizes Union's Resistance to Rule Changes Commissioner Criticizes Union's Resistance to Rule Changes:- Commissioner Rob Manfred on Tuesday decried a “lack of cooperation” from the Major League Baseball Players Association over rule changes he wanted to propose for this season. Although there will be no changes for 2017, Manfred […]
Jon Niese, Ex-Met, Starts Over With the Yankees Jon Niese, Ex-Met, Starts Over With the Yankees:- After a dismal season, knee surgery and then his release from the Mets, Jon Niese waited and waited and waited for a team to offer him a major league contract. Finally, with spring training […]
