May 21, 2013

Olympics: Krzyzewski squelches report he will return as U.S. coach

The U.S. head coach Krzyzewski watches his team against Spain during their men's gold medal basketball match at the North Greenwich Arena in London during the London 2012 Olympic Games

(Reuters) – Mike Krzyzewski said on Tuesday his successor as coach of the gold-medal winning U.S. Olympic basketball team will likely be named later this year, underlining his earlier decision to leave the job. The Duke University coach, speaking to ESPN Radio, denied a report that he might stay on with the U.S. national team [...]

Alpine Skiing: Rolland is surprise downhill gold medalist

Nadia Fanchini of Italy, Marion Rolland of France and Maria Hoefl-Riesch of Germany celebrate on the podium during the flower ceremony after the women's Downhill race at the World Alpine Skiing Championships in Schladming

(Reuters) – France’s Marion Rolland used her knowledge of the course to snatch a surprise downhill gold medal at the world Alpine ski championships on Sunday. Rolland, remembered for a freak crash at the 2010 Vancouver Games when her knee snapped seconds into the Olympic downhill, won by 0.16 seconds from Italy’s Nadia Fanchini with [...]

Track and Field: US, with Lolo Jones, wins combined gold

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ST. MORITZ, Switzerland (AP) — The United States team, including Olympic 100-meter hurdler Lolo Jones, won gold Sunday in the combined bobsled-skeleton team event at the world championships. Jones was brakewoman for Elana Meyers in the women’s bobsled portion of an event that also added times in two-man bobsled plus men’s and women’s skeleton. The [...]

Olympics: Russia’s Krivelyova probed for doping breach in 2004

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(Reuters) – Former world and Olympic shot put champion Svetlana Krivelyova is being investigated by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) over a possible breach of doping rules at the 2004 Athens Games where she won bronze. Valentin Balakhnichyov, president of the Russian athletics federation (VFLA), said Krivelyova was aware of the probe. “The IOC has [...]

Cycling: Armstrong paid motorcyclist to deliver EPO

Rock Racing cyclist Tyler Hamilton races in the prologue of the Amgen Tour of California in Sacramento.

(Reuters) – Lance Armstrong paid for a motorcyclist to deliver the banned bloodbooster EPO to him during the 1999 Tour de France, former team mate Tyler Hamilton said in a BBC radio documentary broadcast on Monday. American Armstrong, who won the Tour a record seven times from 1999 to 2005, has been stripped of his [...]

US Open 2012: Murray, Williams and Federer reach quarters

Andy Murray of Britain hits a return to Milos Raonic of Canada during their match at the US Open

(Reuters) – Andy Murray produced a masterclass in tennis to destroy the highly rated Milos Raonic on Monday and book his place in the quarter-finals of the U.S. Open. The Olympic champion provided more evidence he could be ready to add a first grand slam title to the gold medal he won in London last [...]

US Open 2012: Serena, Federer, Murray advance into fourth round

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Serena Williams of the United States returns a shot against Ekaterina Makarova of Russian during their women’s singles third round match on Day Six of the 2012 US Open at USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on September 1, 2012 in the Flushing neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City. (August 31, [...]

Tennis: Federer delivers ominous warning to U.S. Open rivals

Switzerland's Federer answers questions at a news conference ahead of the 2012 U.S. Open tennis tournament in New York

(Reuters) – Roger Federer is feeling the magic once again and that can only spell trouble for his opponents in the U.S. Open. The glitzy yet gritty final grand slam of the year begins on Monday and Federer, five-times champion, is anxious to reclaim the title he last won in 2008. A year ago, the [...]

Olympic Basketball: U.S. routs Australia in quarterfinals

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Kobe Bryant #10 of United States reacts while taking on Australia during the Men’s Basketball quaterfinal game on Day 12 of the London 2012 Olympic Games at North Greenwich Arena on August 8, 2012 in London, England. (August 7, 2012 – Source: Ronald Martinez/Getty Images Europe) LONDON (AP) — As the shot fell through the [...]

Olympics: Phelps grabs Olympic record 17th gold medal in 100-meter butterfly

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Michael Phelps of the United States celebrates winning the Men?s 100m Butterfly Final on Day 7 of the London 2012 Olympic Games at the Aquatics Centre on August 3, 2012 in London, England. (August 2, 2012 – Source: Clive Rose/Getty Images Europe) LONDON (AP) Seventh at the turn, an Olympic champion at the end. For [...]