MLB suspends Phillies’ Stumpf 80 games for doping
(The Sports Xchange) – Major League Baseball on Thursday suspended Philadelphia rookie left-hander Daniel Stumpf for 80 games for violating the policy against using performance-enhancing drugs.
No rest for gym rat Kobe after league farewell
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Just a few hours after producing a Hollywood-style script to end his 20-year career in the NBA with an astonishing 60-point display, Kobe Bryant was preparing to head back to the gym to stay in tip-top shape.
Struggling Kings fire head coach George Karl
(The Sports Xchange) – The Sacramento Kings fired coach George Karl one day after the franchise completed its 10th consecutive losing season.
Murray survives Paire scare to reach Monte Carlo quarters
MONTE CARLO (Reuters) – Andy Murray avoided following Novak Djokovic out of the Monte Carlo Masters exit door after surviving a scare against local favorite Benoit Paire to reach the quarter-finals with a 2-6 7-5 7-5 victory on Thursday.
CAS overturns ‘timed out’ Adrianova doping ban
LONDON (Reuters) – A doping ban handed to former world 800 meters champion Tatyana Andrianova of Russia was overturned on Thursday because the authorities failed to re-test her sample in time.
FIFA must step up human rights commitment: independent report
BOSTON (Reuters) – Soccer’s embattled world governing body must make human rights one of its primary goals, on a par with promoting the sport and making money, according to recommendations by a former top U.N. official released on Thursday.
Brazil get South Africa, Denmark, Iraq in Rio draw
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – Hosts Brazil were pitted against South Africa, Iraq and Denmark when the draw for the Olympic soccer tournament was made on Thursday.
Hamilton sees China penalty as a chance to race
SHANGHAI (Reuters) – Triple world champion Lewis Hamilton looked for positives at the Chinese Formula One Grand Prix on Thursday after a five-place grid penalty wrecked his hopes of a third successive pole position this season.
Rio redemption beckons for Australian swimmers
MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Four years after flopping in London, Australia’s swimmers took a confident step towards redemption at the Rio Olympics with a string of impressive performances at national trials in Adelaide.
Sharapova still faces meldonium hearing, says ITF
(Reuters) – Maria Sharapova still faces a hearing after testing positive for meldonium, despite the World Anti-Doping Agency issuing fresh rules for athletes who tested positive for the banned substance before March 1, the International Tennis Federati…
