Greensburg Trib Spotlight Male Athlete of the Week
| Andy Abreu | School: Penn-Trafford | Sport: Basketball | Class: Junior | Claim to fame: Abreu scored a game-high 28 points to lead Penn-Trafford to a 65-57 win over Kiski Area in Section 1-AAAA action Jan. 27. Abreu, who is averaging around 13 points, scored 14 points... |
Greensburg Trib Spotlight Female Athlete of the Week
| Alexa Szelong | School: Mt. Pleasant | Sport: Basketball | Class: Freshman | Claim to fame: Szelong, who has been averaging around 10 points, scored 19, including a game-winning 3-pointer with one second remaining in overtime, to lift Class AAA No. 5 Mt. Pleasant (16-... |
VND Spotlight Male Athlete of the Week
| Alex Lamendola | School: Kiski Area | Sport: Basketball | Class: Senior | Claim to fame: The 5-foot-10 captain and point guard is averaging 10 points while leading the run-and-gun Cavaliers in assists and steals. | How would you evaluate your team's performance? | I g... |
VND Spotlight Female Athlete of the Week
| Jess Aulicino | School: Freeport | Sport: Basketball | Class: Junior | Claim to fame: The 6-foot forward had a double-double (12 points, 12 rebounds) and the game-winning free throws in Thursday's 39-37 upset over Ford City. She averages 13.5 points, 11 rebounds and t... |
Just remove it: Sponsorship row could leave athletes barefoot on podium
| Some of Britain's leading athletes, including Mark Cavendish and Mo Farah, may collect any London 2012 Olympic medals in bare feet to avoid contractual issues with personal sponsors following a row with the British Olympic Association (BOA) over marketing rights. | Le... |
Ailing Team Sky sprint star Mark Cavendish grabs first win of 2012 in the third stage of the Tour of Qatar
| LONDON Olympic favourite Mark Cavendish has kicked off his first major race of the year with his first major win in five months, claiming the stage honours in the third stage of the Tour of Qatar this morning. | Sporting his new Team Sky jersey and shrugging off the e... |
WADA seeks two-year bans for 400m runners
The World Anti Doping Agency (WADA) has filed an appeal with the National Anti-Doping Appeal Panel (NADAP) seeking enhancement of sanction in the case of four female 400m runners. | The WADA appeal gives an entirely new twist to the high-profile doping case and comes at... |
'One in 10 athletes may be doping'
| THE World Anti-Doping Agency is warning that new research could suggest that as many as one in 10 athletes who compete internationally may be doping. | Accepted wisdom until now, drawn from annual testing statistics, was that "maybe between 1 and 2 per cent of at... |
1-in-10 athletes may be doping: WADA
Lausanne: The World Anti-Doping Agency said new research findings expected this spring could suggest as many as 1 in 10 athletes who compete internationally may be doping. | Accepted wisdom, drawn from annual testing statistics, was that "maybe between 1 and 2 percent o... |
Ciac Indoor Track And Field Championships
| A look at the upcoming class meets, all at the Athletic Center: | Class LL | Time: Thursday, 4 p.m. X | ... |
K-State puts away Texas Tech 65-46 Martin unhappy with energy in victory
| MANHATTAN — Given Texas Tech’s status as the only team in the Big 12 without a conference victory, no one expected its basketball game with Kansas State on Tuesday night to be a thriller. | Still, few could have predicted it being as dull as it was. | At ... |
Phoebus girls, Bethel boys win Peninsula District indoor track and field titles
HAMPTON —— Consistency paid off for Phoebus' girls team, and Bethel dominated the team relays as both teams took home Peninsula District championships at Boo Williams Sportsplex on Tuesday night. | The Lady Phantoms didn't win as many events as the Bethel te... |
WIAA state athletes of the week
| Class 4A | Kadyn Del Toro, Curtis wrestling: Del Toro, a senior, won the SPSL 4A South subregional championship at 195 pounds and was named Wrestler of the Year in the division. | Wylicia Faley, Battle Ground bowling: Faley won the state championship with a six-game t... |
Research suggests cliches might be best elite athletes can do after game
| Updated: February 7, 2012 8:39PM | Having just spent a week among pro football | players, I can tell you with near certainty that ‘‘it is what it is.’’ | I also can tell you the Giants and Patriots pledged to ‘‘stay within ourselves’’ in Super Bowl XLV... |
Lions' Ndamukong Suh among most disliked athletes, poll shows
By The Detroit News Comments Lions defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh (90) is among the most disliked athletes in the United States, according to Forbes magazine. (Daniel Mears/Detroit News) | Ndamukong Suh's image is getting stomped on again. | The Lions' star defensive ta... |
Athletic Bilbao ends Mirandes' run; off to Copa del Rey final
| BILBAO, Spain -- Athletic Bilbao advanced to the final of the Copa del Rey with a 6-2 rout of Mirandes on Tuesday, bringing an emphatic end to the third-tier club's historic run. | Goals by Iker Muniain, Markel Susaeta and defender Jon Aurtenetxe had Bilbao up 3-0 by ... |
Final Spot For Athletic Bilbao
| Athletic Bilbao cruised into the Copa del Rey final as they put an emphatic full stop on the end of the Mirandes fairytale with a 6-2 victory. | With a 2-1 lead from the first leg, the hosts sprinted into a 3-0 lead inside 22 minutes at San Mames thanks to goals from ... |
