Kane, Crosby, Benn voted Hart Trophy finalists
(The Sports Xchange) – Forwards Patrick Kane of the Chicago Blackhawks, Sidney Crosby of the Pittsburgh Penguins and Jamie Benn of the Dallas Stars are the three finalists for the 2015-16 Hart Memorial Trophy.
Kittel takes Giro stage two
(Reuters) – German Marcel Kittel confirmed he was back to his best when he claimed the second stage of the Giro d’Italia in Nijmegen, Netherlands, on Saturday.
Italy’s Berlusconi warming to Chinese bid for AC Milan: source
MILAN (Reuters) – Former Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi’s family company is likely to open exclusive talks next week with a group of Chinese investors interested in buying AC Milan soccer club, one of his most cherished assets, a source said …
Lorenzo on pole at Le Mans
(Reuters) – MotoGP world champion Jorge Lorenzo took pole position for the French Grand Prix at Le Mans on Saturday while Yamaha team mate Valentino Rossi struggled and could manage only the third row of the grid.
CBS report: Russian gold medalists used steroids at Sochi Olympics
(Reuters) – CBS News says the former head of Russia’s drug testing laboratory Grigory Rodchenkov has told whistleblower Vitaly Stepanov that at least four of Russia’s gold medal winners at the 2014 Winter Olympics were using steroids, according to an i…
Nadal hits out at doping accusers, says rivals are ‘totally clean’
MADRID (Reuters) – Rafael Nadal is convinced that none of his rivals are taking performance-enhancing drugs and believes that people who have accused him of doping have “personal problems”.
Australia’s Tallent to receive London gold medal in June
MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Australian race walker Jared Tallent will receive his long awaited Olympic gold medal at a special ceremony in Melbourne next month.
Child protection as important as doping battle: Australian Olympic Committee chief
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Sports organizations will be expected to establish and comply with a child protection policy or their athletes will not be considered for future Games, the head of the Australian Olympic Committee said on Saturday.
Clippers’ Griffin set to miss Rio with quad injury
(Reuters) – Los Angeles Clippers forward Blake Griffin looks set to miss the Rio Olympics after his team announced that he will not attend the USA basketball team’s training camps this summer.
Spurs edge Thunder in Oklahoma to take series lead
(Sports Xchange) – Kawhi Leonard scored 31 points to lead the San Antonio Spurs to a 100-96 victory over the Oklahoma City Thunder on Friday at the Chesapeake Energy Arena.
