Warriors edge Hawks in overtime
(The Sports Xchange) – Center Andrew Bogut capped a season-best, 19-point effort with a key tip-in with 1:51 remaining in overtime Tuesday night, allowing the Golden State Warriors to keep their home-court winning streak alive with a 109-105 victory ov…
Lillard leads surging Trail Blazers past Knicks
(The Sports Xchange) – Watching Damian Lillard get 20 or 30 points has become routine for the Portland Trail Blazers.
Hawks swoop for free agent Humphries
(Reuters) – The Atlanta Hawks snapped up experienced forward Kris Humphries on Tuesday, two days after he was waived by the Phoenix Suns.
Young ‘fools’ behind Kenya doping woes: Rudisha
MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Kenya’s doping problems were caused by “foolish” young athletes desperate to win races and cash in on the sport, David Rudisha said on Wednesday, but the Olympic 800 meters champion hopes his country is on the right track to resto…
Korean prosecutors make second arrest in graft probe
SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korean prosecutors have arrested another official from the national swimming federation (KSF) as part of a widening investigation into corruption, Yonhap News reported on Wednesday.
France extends corruption probe to Olympic bids process
PARIS (Reuters) – French judges investigating corruption in athletics have extended their inquiry to look into the bidding and voting processes for the hosting of the 2016 Rio de Janeiro and 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games, according to France’s financial pro…
Yankees’ Chapman banned 30 games for domestic dispute
(Reuters) – New York Yankees reliever Aroldis Chapman has been suspended 30 games for his alleged role in a domestic violence incident involving his girlfriend, Major League Baseball said on Tuesday.
Male boxers to abandon headgear at Rio Games after 32 years
LAUSANNE, Switzerland (Reuters) – For the first time in 32 years male boxers will be able trade punches without any headgear at this year’s Rio Games after the International Olympic Committee sanctioned a change introduced by world boxing federation AI…
Tadese joins elite world Half Marathon field
(Reuters) – Half Marathon record holder Zersenay Tadese of Eritrea has joined Britain’s Mo Farah and Kenya’s reigning champion Geoffrey Kamworor in an elite field for the world championships in Cardiff on March 26.
IOC says will act on any evidence in French Olympic bid probe
LAUSANNE (Reuters) – The International Olympic Committee said on Tuesday it would act on any evidence from French prosecutors who said they were investigating the bidding process for the Rio 2016 and Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.
