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Click here to visit the new home of Politics Daily!(Feb. 19) -- Not long after the men's figure skating competition was over Thursday night, the reports came filing in. So-and-so was robbed. Johnny Weir deserved higher than sixth, even according to a Weir critic. Silver medalist Evgeni Plushenko of Russia deserved gold, he believes, because he landed a quad jump, while American gold winner Evan Lysacek didn't even try one. Vincenzo Pinto, AFP/Getty Images Gold medalist Evan Lysacek, right, of the U.S. and Russian silver medalist Evgeni Plushenko appear on the podium after the men's 2010 Winter Olympics figure skating competition in ...
Are we asking the wrong questions about track athlete Caster Semenya? The 18-year-old South African won the gold medal in the 800-meter race at the world track and field championships in Berlin. But did a woman or a man sprint to win by a jaw-dropping 2.45 seconds? The International Association of Athletic Federations has asked Semenya to undergo tests to determine her gender. Apparently, a few losers of the race observed that Semenya lacked female cred on the track. Italian runner Elisa Piccione, who came in sixth, said: "For me, she is not a woman." So Semenya's looks has thrown the ...
The Preakness will be run in about six hours, and there are two big stories: Big Brown's status as the overwhelming favorite, and the death of Eight Belles raising renewed questions about the safety of racehorses. Those two stories have come together in the last few days as Big Brown's trainer, Rick Dutrow, has come under increased scrutiny for using steroids on all of his horses. Last month Dutrow told the New York Daily News that he regularly gives the steroid stanozolol, which is sold under the brand name Winstrol, to his horses. "I give all my horses Winstrol on the 15th of every month," ...
We can all rattle off the list of Matt Millen's biggest draft blunders over the years -- Charles Rogers, Mike Williams, Shaun Rogers -- but what does it take to ruin an entire draft? Look at the crop Millen plucked in 2003. The numbers:11 - players selected by Detroit; 7 - players currently out of the league; 3 - players who did at least something positive in the NFL, though not necessarily for the Lions; 1 - player who's still a Lion.Those are awful results. Cory Redding (#66 overall) is the only player remaining, and the best of the crop overall, and it's not like he's been an impact player ...
First it was Moises Alou's quad and knee, which isn't quite healed yet. Then, it was Shawn Green fouling a ball off of his foot and breaking a small bone in his foot. Those are both of Carlos Beltran's flanks in the outfield, so who can blame him if he started to feel a little nervous for his own health, especially with his recent admission that he's played the last month with a little tendinitis (Beltran hit .234 in May after a .356 average in April).Last night, Beltran was involved in a collision with Giants first baseman Rich Aurilia, and after testing his knee in the dugout unsuccessfully, ...
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