ROME - Cycling's first major race since the end of the Lance Armstrong case was rattled by another high-profile positive doping test Friday.Read more... Add new comment
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Cycling still plagued by doping: 2007 Giro winner Di Luca positive before this year's race
ROME - Cycling's first major race since the end of the Lance Armstrong case was rattled by another high-profile positive doping test Friday.Organizers cancel 19th Giro stage due to snow, leaving only 1 more difficult stage for Nibali
PONTE DI LEGNO, Italy - The 19th stage of the Giro d'Italia was cancelled Friday because of snow along the route and Saturday's penultimate stage was altered for the same reasons, leaving Vincenzo Nibali with a much milder finish to defend his lead.
2-time defending champion Luke Donald, Ian Poulter miss cut at PGA Championship in England
VIRGINIA WATER, England - Two-time defending champion Luke Donald and Ryder Cup teammate Ian Poulter missed the cut Friday at the BMW PGA Championship.
Roger Federer to skip Switzerland-Ecuador relegation playoff in Davis Cup in September
BERN, Switzerland - Roger Federer says he won't play for Switzerland in the Davis Cup playoffs against Ecuador in September.
Thorns and Reign paint picture of NWSL's mixed results in its opening season
PORTLAND, Ore. - The Portland Thorns' season couldn't be going any better. They're sitting atop the National Women's Soccer League's opening-season standings and drawing more than 11,000 fans to home games. And they've got Alex Morgan.
Giro organizers say 2007 winner Danilo Di Luca tested positive for EPO before this year's race
ROME - Former Giro d'Italia winner Danilo Di Luca tested positive for EPO in a surprise test at his home before this year's race, organizers announced Friday.
Canadian Press NewsAlert: Former Giro d'Italia winner Danilo Di Luca tests positive for EPO
PONTE DI LEGNO, Italy - Race organizers say former Giro d'Italia winner Danilo Di Luca has tested positive for EPO.
Quick shuts out Sharks again, and LA Kings surge ahead in series with gritty 3-0 win in Game 5
LOS ANGELES, Calif. - Jonathan Quick saved his best save for the final minute, sliding deftly across his crease and snagging Joe Pavelski's shot from point-blank range to the grateful gasps of the Los Angeles Kings' sellout crowd.
Red Wings beat Blackhawks 2-0, take 3-1 series lead with 3rd straight victory
DETROIT - Jimmy Howard kept Jonathan Toews in his misery, making three saves against the struggling star to help the Detroit Red Wings beat the Chicago Blackhawks 2-0 on Thursday night in Game 4 of the second round series to put the NHL's best team during the regular season on the brink of elimination.
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