Some stories are so good, I need to borrow it, verbatim, from The Associated Press. The latest development in the Lance Armstrong story is one of those times. Get this, The Associated Press is reporting: Attorneys for Lance Armstrong are […]
Category: World Sports
Match-fixing investigation ends, Giuseppe Signori, arrested
It keeps getting worse for futbol. The culmination of a match-fixing sting operation led to arrests in 10 different cities in Italy. Former Lazio team captain, Giuseppe Signori, was one of 16 people arrested Wednesday for alleged involvement in match-fixing […]
Hundreds of miles defined by hundreds of yards
Special Contributor // Alex Brewer To whomever was watching the Indianapolis 500 along with myself: Did you get the feeling same feeling I did? The feeling of “holy crap what did I just watch”? Yeah, I hope you did. Dan […]
Qatar, FIFA bribery scandal continues
The woes continue for FIFA, Qatar and Mohamed bin Hammam. Bin Hammam is now banned from all FIFA business pending an investigation into the allegations that he paid Caribbean soccer leader $40,000 cash to support Bin Hammam’s presidential bid. UPDATE: […]
Dan Wheldon wins Indianapolis 500
Dan Wheldon has won the 2011 Indianapolis 500. 23-year old rookie JR Hildebrand crashed into the wall as he rounded the final turn of the race. Wheldon has finished in second place in the last two Indianapolis 500. He has […]
Premier League OKs Arsenal sale
The Premier League approved the sale of Arsenal to Stan Kroenke. Kroenke also owns the NFL’s St. Louis Rams, the NBA’s Denver Nuggets, the NHL’s Colorado Avalanche and Major League Soccer’s Colorado Rapids. Arsenal made the announcement Saturday. Kroenke has […]
Lab denies hiding Lance Armstrong positive drug tests
The head of Switzerland’s anti-doping laboratory denied that it covered up any positive drug test from Lance Armstrong in 2001. Martial Saugy told The Associated Press that the Lausanne lab did find suspicious levels of EPO in four urine samples […]
FIFA investigates bribery scandal involving President Blatter
FIFA plans to investigate it’s own president for his involvement in a bribery scandal – just a few days before re-election. The bribery involves current president, Joseph “Sepp” Blatter. Recall last December, FIFA decided the home for the 2018 and […]
Anna Kournikova joins “The Biggest Loser”
Former female tennis star Anna Kournikova will be the new celebrity trainer on the reality show “The Biggest Loser.” Kournikova will replace Jillian Michaels for the 12th season of the show. She appeared during the live finale of season 11 […]
UCI refutes Hamilton’s claims
The International Cycling Union is rejecting Tyler Hamilton’s claims that it – UCI – helped cover up a positive drugs test by Lance Armstrong. The race in question is the 2001 Tour de Suisse. The UCI said it was “deeply […]