ISU rescinds ban on Russian athletes for taking meldonium
MOSCOW (Reuters) – The International Skating Union (ISU) has lifted a temporary ban imposed on three Russian athletes after they tested positive for the drug meldonium, a senior Russian sport official said on Thursday.
Russia’s Olympic athletics slot to be decided in June
LONDON (Reuters) – Russian athletics has been given a longer than expected period to prove it has made enough progress in reforming its anti-doping operation to be re-instated to the sport in time to take part in the Rio Olympics
ESPN fires Curt Schilling after anti-transgender comments
(Reuters) – Sports network ESPN fired former baseball player Curt Schilling after reports of recent anti-transgender comments on social media.
Pistons talk, James just keeps on scoring
(Reuters) – The Detroit Pistons are struggling to contain LeBron James in their NBA first round playoff series on the court and are hoping getting into his head with some trash talk and rough play might give them a sniff of overturning the 2-0 deficit….
Sharks use power play to take control against Kings
(The Sports Xchange) – The power play found redemption as the San Jose Sharks held on to beat the Los Angeles Kings 3-2 on Wednesday.
Paul leads Clippers to easy win over Portland
(The Sports Xchange) – Chris Paul scored 25 points and the Los Angeles Clippers rolled to a 102-81 victory over the Portland Trail Blazers to take a 2-0 edge in their Western Conference quarter-final series on Wednesday.
Spezza helps Stars beat Wild and take control of series
(The Sports Xchange) – Jason Spezza scored a goal and assisted on another in the second period as the Dallas Stars rallied, twice, beating the Minnesota Wild 3-2 on Wednesday and taking a commanding lead in their first round playoff series.
Timberwolves announce Thibodeau as new coach
(Reuters) – The Minnesota Timberwolves have hired Tom Thibodeau as their new coach and president of basketball operations, the team announced on Wednesday.
Cavaliers tie three-point record in win over Pistons
(The Sports Xchange) – LeBron James scored 27 points and the Cleveland Cavaliers tied an NBA playoff record with 20 3-pointers in a 107-90 victory over the Detroit Pistons on Wednesday in Game 2 of an NBA Western Conference playoff series.
Panthers beat Islanders to level series
(The Sports Xchange) – Alex Petrovic scored the tiebreaking goal in the middle of the third period and the Florida Panthers went on to beat the New York Islanders 2-1 in Game 4 of the Eastern Conference quarter-finals on Wednesday.
