Rotoworld: Oregon RB LaMichael James and Oklahoma State WR Justin Blackmon among top 10 players who are being overhyped for the 2012 draft.
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The Detroit Red Wings equaled an NHL record with their 20th straight win at home, beating the Philadelphia Flyers 4-3 Sunday night on the strength of Johan Franzen's tiebreaking goal early in the third period.
PBT: Boston's Rajon Rondo continues to be named in trade talks, which is madness. The Celtics guard creates offense and makes everyone around him better, which was evident in Sunday's win over the Bulls.
Arc's five up, five down: After No. 11 Michigan State's 58-48 upset of No. 3 Ohio State, you'd be a fool to discount the Spartans' national title chances now.
Miami coach Al Golden says the worst is behind him, but his headaches figure to continue now that former booster Nevin Shapiro, now in jail, says his involvement with the Hurricanes program will result in stiff penalties.
Phil Mickelson and Tiger Woods greeted their Sunday pairing at Pebble Beach with optimism. But the day would end happily only for one.
The United States completed a 5-0 rout of Switzerland in the Davis Cup on Sunday, with 19-year-old Ryan Harrison and John Isner winning closing singles matches.
Zambia has won the African Cup of Nations, beating pre-tournament favorite Ivory Coast 8-7 on penalties in a dramatic final at Stade de l'Amitie.
Tessa Worley of France fought off gusting winds to win a second consecutive World Cup giant slalom Sunday in the Andorran Pyrenees. Overall leader Lindsey Vonn was more than a second behind and finished eighth.
Robins: It’s the Year of the Dragon on the Lunar calendar, and this Chinese influence could extend to it also being the year of the Pekingese on the green carpet at the 136th Westminster Dog Show on Tuesday.
LEXINGTON, Ky. - Trainers of horses that test positive for anabolic steroids at the Breeders’ Cup in October will face a one-year suspension from the event, and three-time violators will be banned for life, according to new rules announced Friday.
The Breeders’ Cup will be at Santa Anita in California on Oct. 24-25, and the track will also host the event in 2009.
“We must provide an even playing field for all our equine athletes if we are to continue to offer the best thoroughbred racing in the world,” said Greg Avioli, Breeders’ Cup president and chief executive officer. “Our number one priority remains preserving the integrity of our competition and protecting the welfare of our athletes.”
Beginning in 2009, the Breeders’ Cup will neither fund stakes purses nor award Breeders’ Cup Challenge events to racetracks in the U.S. and Canada unless those jurisdictions adopt model rules on anabolic steroids.
The Breeders’ Cup currently funds $6 million in purses and schedules 53 Challenge races in the U.S. and Canada that are automatic qualifiers for the world championships. Anabolic steroids are already banned in Europe and Asia, where Challenge races are being held this year.
“The Breeders’ Cup board believes it’s crucial that we take a leadership role in eliminating anabolic steroids from our sport,” said William S. Farish Jr., Breeders’ Cup chairman.
This year’s Breeders’ Cup will be the first time in the event’s history that post-race steroid testing will be conducted. The top four finishers in all 14 races, and at least one horse selected at random, will be tested. Violations will result in forfeited purse money and suspensions.
There will also be out-of-competition testing for EPO (blood doping) 10 days before this year’s event and TCO2 (milk shaking) testing before all 14 races.
A failed EPO test would make the horse ineligible for competition and the trainer subject to suspension. Failed TCO2 tests will result in forfeited purses and suspensions. The EPO and TCO2 testing policies began at last year’s event in New Jersey.
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It's first time that Classic will be broadcast in primetime on Nov. 3.
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