After doping age, Tour de France start in Germany is a ‘Grand Return’
Cycling ready for spotlight well after doping age
DATE: Jun 30, 2017 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports
Andrew Dampf
Tour de France 2017: Froome sees Porte challenge on unfavorable route
Past success aside, there isn’t much to suggest that Chris Froome will cruise to a fourth Tour de France title in five years when the race begins in Duesseldorf, Germany, on Saturday. ...
DATE: Jun 29, 2017 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports
After French Open rejection, MAria Sharapova retires from match
ROME – Maria Sharapova retired from her Italian Open match due to a left thigh injury hours after learning she would not be granted a wild card into the French Open.
Sharapova was...
DATE: May 16, 2017 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports
Breezy Johnson, the next U.S. ski star
CORTINA D’AMPEZZO, Italy – A natural feel for the fall line – the most direct route down a mountain. It’s what every ski racer wants but only a select few have.
Breezy Johnson has...
DATE: Feb 3, 2017 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports
Lara Gut crashes, Mikaela Shiffrin happy, but Ilka Stuhec wins super-G
Ilka Stuhec wins, Vonn content in 12th
DATE: Jan 29, 2017 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports
Poetry in motion: Goggia skis with a literary soul
CORTINA D’AMPEZZO, Italy – She celebrates like Alberto Tomba and quotes 19th century poets on Facebook.
Italian skier Sofia Goggia has been one of the biggest surprises on the Wor...
DATE: Jan 27, 2017 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports
Lindsey Vonn avoids injury after another crash
Downhill practice session ends with crash into safety net
DATE: Jan 27, 2017 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports
Seeking World Cup title, Colorado’s Shiffrin makes rare start
Coloradan wants to hold off the competition
DATE: Jan 26, 2017 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports
A day after downhill win, Vonn struggles to 9th in super-G
Swiss champion still perfect in super-G
DATE: Jan 22, 2017 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports
Lindsey Vonn wins with ‘blood, sweat and tears’
Coloradan back on top with downhill win
DATE: Jan 21, 2017 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports
Ligety finds a new way to win – by sponsoring his rivals
SANTA CATERINA VALFURVA, Italy – Slowed by injuries, Ted Ligety is finding a new way to win.
By sponsoring some of his biggest rivals.
Ten years after founding Shred - ...
DATE: Dec 30, 2016 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports
Pinturault matches Killy’s French record with 18th win
SANTA CATERINA VALFURVA, Italy – Already the best in a golden generation of French skiers, Alexis Pinturault has now matched French skiing royalty.
By winning an Alpine combined r...
DATE: Dec 29, 2016 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports
