Former Team Sky rider says he injected vitamins, broke cycling rules
LONDON (Reuters) – Former Team Sky rider Josh Edmondson has said that he broke cycling’s no-needle policy to inject himself secretly with vitamins.
Bulls’ Wade out for season with elbow injury
(The Sports Xchange) – Chicago Bulls guard Dwyane Wade will miss the remainder of the season with a fractured right elbow, the team announced on Thursday.
‘Greek Freak’ using passing to make leap to stardom
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Milwaukee Bucks wunderkind Giannis Antetokounmpo is evolving at such a pace that he may soon outgrow his nickname of “The Greek Freak.”
Golf: Grillo warms up to share Palmer Invitational lead
(Reuters) – Emiliano Grillo, his hands numb from the cold, recovered from a dismal start to tie Matthew Fitzpatrick for the lead after the first round at the Arnold Palmer Invitational in Orlando on Thursday.
U.S. women’s national ice hockey team stand firm in wage fight
(Reuters) – The U.S. women’s ice hockey team have decided to stand fast in their wage fight with USA Hockey as they let a deadline pass on Thursday without confirming whether they will play in the upcoming world championships.
USA Gymnastics head resigns amid abuse scandal
(Reuters) – Steve Penny resigned as president and chief executive of USA Gymnastics on Thursday in the wake of the federation’s handling of sexual abuse allegations concerning a former team doctor.
Alpine: Weirather and Jansrud celebrate Super-G titles
(Reuters) – Liechtenstein’s Tina Weirather scored a dramatic win in the final Super-G race of the season to snatch the alpine World Cup discipline title from Slovenia’s Ilka Stuhec on Thursday.
Motor racing: McLaren ‘considering options’ with Honda
LONDON (Reuters) – McLaren say they are “considering options” with engine suppliers Honda amid media reports that the Formula One team have sounded out former engine partners Mercedes over a possible future supply following problems in testing.
Miami baseball star Fernandez responsible for deadly boat crash: report
MIAMI (Reuters) – Miami baseball star Jose Fernandez was to blame for a boat crash that killed him and two passengers last year, Florida officials said on Thursday, finding that his reckless and impaired driving led the vessel to slam into a rock jetty…
Long-shot Jacobs not intimidated by Golovkin
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin has something of a Mike Tyson aura about him, acknowledged Daniel “Miracle Man” Jacobs, but don’t expect the challenger to feel intimidated in their title clash on Saturday.
