Cycling
UCI blasts Colombian cycling team’s flesh-colored jerseys
AIGLE, Switzerland – The president of the International Cycling Union says the flesh-colored uniforms worn by a Colombian women’s cycling team are “unacceptable.”
The uniform, with a flesh-colored section between stomach and thighs, was worn by IDRD-Bogota Humana-San Mateo-Solgar riders at the Tour of Tuscany in Italy over the weekend.
UCI President Brian Cookson wrote on his Twitter account that “it is unacceptable by any standard of decency.”
It is unclear if the six-woman team was intending to wear a similar uniform next week while representing Colombia at the road world championships in Ponferrada, Spain.
Golf
Tiger Woods is easing his way back on to the golf course
WINDEMERE, Fla. – Tiger Woods says he has his strength back. The next task is to find a new swing.
Woods was at Isleworth Country Club on Monday to present India-based Hero Motocorp as the new title sponsor of his World Challenge. He has not competed in five weeks since he missed the cut at the PGA Championship.
With a season full of back troubles, Woods decided to take the rest of the year off before he returns to competition Dec. 4-7 at the Hero World Challenge. He says even though he is back to full strength physically, he still has not hit a golf ball.
And he doesn’t have a new swing coach after firing Sean Foley. Woods says regaining his strength has been a higher priority than finding a new coach.
NFL
Four women will help shape league policy, Goodell says
Embattled NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell continued his push to show the league is taking domestic violence and sexual assault matters seriously, announcing in a letter to teams and staff members Monday morning four women will help shape the league’s policies going forward.
Anna Isaacson, the NFL’s vice president of community affairs and philanthropy, now will be in an expanded role as vice president of social responsibility.
The league also retained as senior advisors Lisa Friel, the former head of the Sex Crimes Prosecution Unit in the New York County District Attorney’s Office; NO MORE co-founder Jane Randel; and Rita Smith, the former executive director of the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence.
Rash of injuries hit teams particularly hard in Week 2
Actual football games were supposed to provide some respite for the NFL from off-field headlines created by Ray Rice, Adrian Peterson and drug policies.
Instead, there was a rash of injuries to stars grabbing attention:
Jamaal Charles, A.J. Green, Robert Griffin III, DeSean Jackson and Knowshon Moreno were sidelined Sunday, with Griffin’s injury appearing the most long-term.
RG3 dislocated his left ankle, and receiver Jackson sprained his left shoulder in the first quarter.
Green aggravated a right toe problem early in Cincinnati’s 24-10 victory over Atlanta. The receiver was blanked for the first time in his three-plus pro seasons.
Moreno hurt his left elbow 11 minutes into Miami’s 29-10 loss at Buffalo. The running back didn’t return.
Olympics
Pistorius will be allowed to compete again in Paralympics
LONDON – The International Paralympic Committee says Oscar Pistorius will be free to compete again once he has served any punishment for killing his girlfriend.
The South African double-amputee runner was found guilty Friday of culpable homicide in the shooting death of Reeva Steenkamp.
His sentence hearing begins Oct. 13., with punishments ranging from a maximum prison sentence of 15 years to a suspended sentence.
Associated Press
