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Call for UCI chief to act on Lance Armstrong doping affair after Nike drops him

International Cycling Union chief Pat McQuaid must immediately make clear the governing body’s position on the Lance Armstrong doping affair or resign to prevent the collapse of world cycling, a...

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Lance Armstrong apologizes to staff of Livestrong ahead of Oprah interview

Former champion cyclist Lance Armstrong apologized to staff of the cancer foundation he founded on Monday, the same day Oprah Winfrey is scheduled to interview him in what is widely expected to be his...

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Kevin Ware leg injury was disgusting – you sick puppies will like these too

Kevin Ware’s injury Sunday night had his own teammates crying and puking.   The injury that Kevin Ware suffered in Sunday’s NCAA regional final between Louisville and Duke was, arguably, the most...

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Living the Fantasy: Early NFL depth charts

The Broncos didn’t waste a second-round draft pick on Montee Ball to sit him all season. He’ll playA. A lot of old-school NFL people will brush off the non-padded offseason workouts as meaningless....

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How to avoid summertime sports stress for kids

Credit: Thinkstock With deadlines approaching for summer – and even fall – sports teams, now is the time to find the right environment for your children. But identifying the right one out of a slew of...

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Playing the Field: ESPY Awards recap

Apparently the ESPY Awards aired Wednesday night on ESPN. Apparently, there were a lot of athletes and celebrities there. Apparently, we didn’t care enough to watch any of it. The ESPY Awards are a...

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PHOTOS: Famous athletes caught using performance-enhancing drugs

A list of top sports figures who have been caught using performance-enhancing drugs. The post PHOTOS: Famous athletes caught using performance-enhancing drugs appeared first on Metro.us.

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Playing the Field: The NFL’s new rules

It’s time for make the NFL safer. Let’s eliminate all hitting, Roger Goodell. Wow, it’s been a busy week for Playing the Field. With all the A-Rod and PED nonsense, coupled with the continued fallout...

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Playing the Field: Fox Sports 1 (Juan) what?!

Fox Sports 1 is the new 24-hour sports network launched earlier this week. It’s an attempt to compete and eventually unseat ESPN as the worldwide leader (hopefully). Obviously, we’re cheering for Fox...

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Living the Fantasy: Familiar faces needing new places

Hakeem Nicks is in the final year of his contract, and could use a change of scenery.   Test the waters with trade deadline looming The NFL’s trading deadline is usually as exciting as a Hannah Montana...

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VIDEO: Ohio State Marching Band performs Hollywood blockbusters

The Ohio State University Marching Band, the same band everyone was talking about last week when it moonwalked across the football field, has outperformed itself this week in a special homage to...

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State Sen. Diaz, Hispanic clergy to pray for A-Rod

Alex Rodriguez is facing a ban for all of 2014 and beyond.Credit: Getty Images Ministers from the New York Hispanic Clergy Organization and State Sen. Reverend Ruben Diaz are planning to pray outside...

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Old face, new place: 6 NFL players to keep an eye on

Save the Dream Team talk for the uninformed. The Philadelphia Eagles might have made the biggest splash in free agency this offseason, but they aren’t the clear-cut favorites to win anything — not even...

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A red light for Shonn Greene

The best way to evaluate talent is with our own two eyes. See a guy that looks like a freak of nature on the field? Chances are he’s going to help your fantasy team. That’s how we find guys like Kenny...

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Going beyond Level 1 reasoning

Welcome to the inaugural post here at the “Anti-Chalk Blog.” The basic idea here will be to take sports-betting beyond level one thinking. By “level one,” I mean avoiding this line of reasoning: Team X...

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Ride that bucking Bronco

Having been a sports fan for a solid 25 years — probably a passionate one in the last 15 to 20 — I can’t remember a time when such a bad team with such mediocre NFL quarterbacks was the talk of the...

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Wait, why can’t DeSean Jackson get photographed with strippers?

The Philadelphia sports world is agog today over a controversial Twitter photo of wide receiver DeSean Jackson standing next to a stripper. Not grinding, not sexing. Standing. This post from Gary Cobb...

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Yankees catcher Jorge Posada to retire

Yankees catcher Jorge Posada will announce his retirement Tuesday after 17 years as an MLB player. Posada, 40, has played on five World Series championship teams. He finishes his career with .273...

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People on Twitter want to kill 49ers wide receiver Kyle Williams

Angry San Francisco fans have taken to Twitter to vent their frustration over two fumbles on the part of wide receiver Kyle Williams that likely cost the 49ers yesterday’s game against the Giants. Fans...

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VIDEO: Blake Griffin’s dunk over Kendrick Perkins, as told by someone who...

As part of Metro’s diversity initiative, we’ve decided to hand over our morning sports coverage to writers who know absolutely nothing about sports…  Last night, a large man jumped over another large...

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14 pictures of Eli Manning’s face during Super Bowl Media Week

Whether you have a team to root for in the Super Bowl or not, one of the pleasures of the past two weeks has been the re-emergence of Eli Manning, human Rorschach test. Elite quarterback, goofy little...

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Bobby Petrino fired: Why it’s bad to lie about your 20-something mistress,...

What’s the saying — you can’t have your cake, and eat it too? Or in the case of University of Arkansas football coach Bobby Petrino, you can’t have an affair with a 25-year-old volleyball player, hire...

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Lance Armstrong faces new doping charges, banned from triathlons

The U.S. Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) has brought formal doping charges against U.S. cyclist Lance Armstrong and he has been immediately banned from competition in triathlons as a result, the Washington...

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Meet the Olympian: Aly Raisman

As part of Metro’s ongoing coverage leading up to the 2012 Olympic Games in London, we’re introducing readers to the athletes who will be representing the United States. Previously: fencer Daryl Homer....

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Meet the Olympian: Ryan Lochte

As part of Metro’s ongoing coverage leading up to the 2012 Olympic Games in London, we’re introducing readers to the athletes who will be representing the United States. Previously: fencer Daryl Homer...

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Poll: Most Americans planning to watch 2012 Olympics

It’s official: The U.S. of A has the fever — Olympic fever, that is. According to a newly released poll conducted by Marist College Institute for Public Opinion, the majority of Americans will be...

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VIDEO: Hockey fan slips and falls during videobombing attempt

A hockey fan in Detroit slipped and fell on live television when he tried to videobomb a news broadcast this week. Related Articles VIDEO: Guy learns to dance in one year VIDEO: Man surprises fiancee...

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VIDEO: Son surprises mom with Super Bowl tickets

Mike Harris’ mom has been a Seattle Seahawks fan since 1976. She never thought she and her family could afford to go see them play in the Super Bowl this year — until Harris saw a news article about...

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America’s Sage Kotsenburg wins first gold medal at Olympics

Winner of the men’s snowboard slopestyle Sage Kotsenburg of the U.S. holds up his country’s national flag at the 2014 Sochi Olympic Games.Credit: Reuters American Sage Kotsenburg laid down an almost...

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VIDEO: NYC cops, firefighters brawl at charity hockey game

New York City police officers and firefighters participating in a charity hockey game on Long Island on Sunday ended up getting into a massive brawl. In videos posted online, players from both teams...

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