Dutch hopes grow for 125-mile speedskating race
Sports events across Europe are falling victim to the continent's deep freeze, but the Dutch are ecstatic, hoping that the revered "Eleven Cities" speedskating race can be staged later this month for the first time in 15 years. The race, held along a 125-mile (200-kilometer) network of canals connecting 11 towns and cities in northern Friesland province, would cause a national...
WTA Race Standings
Through Feb. 5 Singles 1. Victoria Azarenka , Belarus, 2470 2. Maria Sharapova , Russia, 1400 3. Kim Clijsters , Belgium, 1100 3. Petra Kvitova , Czech Republic, 1100 5. Agnieszka Radwanska , Poland, 700 6. Caroline Wozniacki , Denmark, 620 7. Daniela Hantuchova , Slovakia, 600 7. Li Na, China, 600 7. Sara Errani , Italy, 600 10. Kaia Kanepi , Estonia, 594 11. Zheng Jie, China, 560 12. Ekaterina ...
Contador is 98th in race on eve of doping verdict
Nearing a verdict on his Tour de France doping case after a 17-month wait, Alberto Contador finished 98th in the Mallorca Challenge on Sunday. The Spaniard was set to return to Madrid following the race. The Court of Arbitration for Sport rules Monday on whether Contador will be banned after returning a positive drug test in winning the 2010 Tour.
Romed Baumann wins WCup super-combined race
Romed Baumann held off a strong challenge from promising Frenchman Alexis Pinturault to win Sunday's World Cup super-combined race for his second career victory. Baumann led Pinturault by a comfortable 3.27 seconds after posting the fastest time in the morning's downhill run on the La Verte des Houches course, and the Austrian held firm in the afternoon slalom session to win by 1.10...
Race and Death Penalty Juries
The evidence of gross racial prejudice in a North Carolina case shows why the state?s anti-bias law is needed in death penalty cases.