Skateboarding in the Olympics - Universal Sports (blog)

Universal Sports (blog)Skateboarding in the OlympicsUniversal Sports (blog)Lots of reasons, actually, all of them having to do with the International Olympic Committee's politics and policies, but then there's this -- the IOC is ...and more »

No nod to winks from IOC - Boston Globe

No nod to winks from IOCBoston GlobeAs a freshman, he checked off baseball, skydiving, and tiddlywinks as things he'd like to try while in Cambridge. Within two years, he was on his way to ...and more »

For once, athletes' fears must be heard - ESPN

For once, athletes' fears must be heardESPNSo far, the reaction by the IOC has been disgraceful. After Kumaritashvili was killed, the IOC and the Canadian Olympic Committee blamed the luger for his ...and more »

Russia facing cold, hard reality of anti-doping era - Universal Sports (blog)

Universal Sports (blog)Russia facing cold, hard reality of anti-doping eraUniversal Sports (blog)... baseball's woes manifest evidence of the extent of doping in recent years in the American sports scene -- but at no point did the IOC president reach ...and more »

MLB to test MILB for HGH - The Yankee U (blog)

New York Daily NewsMLB to test MILB for HGHThe Yankee U (blog)It may help a Baseball player get through the dog days of August, but long term effects like that weren't addressed by the IOC report. ...Terry Newton drugs breakthrough prompts human growth hormone alertTelegraph.co.ukall 479 news articles »

Jacques goes Rogge - Macleans.ca

ReutersJacques goes RoggeMacleans.caConsider baseball. It didn't feel threatened when the IOC cast it into outer darkness; millions consider it a thing worth doing, watching, and enjoying for ...The Vancouver legacy? Death and debtExaminer.comall 787 news articles »

IOC adds insult to death of luger - SCSU University Chronicle

ReutersIOC adds insult to death of lugerSCSU University ChronicleAnd the explanation—that the changes were to calm other lugers, not an admission of guilt—is the biggest crock of horse crap I've heard since baseball was ...IOC needs to step upCherokee Scout (subscription)all 2,534 news articles »

Sports digest: Using underage gymnast may cost China a 2000 bronze medal - San Jose Mercury News

Washington PostSports digest: Using underage gymnast may cost China a 2000 bronze medalSan Jose Mercury News3-ranked Texas (3-2) snapped No. 18 Stanford's (4-1) season-opening four-game win streak 6-0 in a baseball game in Austin, Texas.Briefs: Probe shows Chinese gymnast underage in 2000CharlotteObserver.comall 558 news articles »

Vikings player says his contract barred use of diuretic like one at issue in ... - Gaea Times (blog)

Vikings player says his contract barred use of diuretic like one at issue in ...Gaea Times (blog)The IOC said Sunday that Lubomir Visnovsky tested positive for a stimulant contained in a cold medication. January 25th, 2010 Vikings DT Pat Williams will ...and more »

The I.O.C.'s Gift to Kim Jong-il |

I'll admit, the IOC just plain bothers me, and inevitably anything I read about it, I juxtapose it with its decision to remove baseball from the summer games. In fact, even during the recent winter games the removal of baseball crossed ...

pure_sophist_monster: Day 4: The Trouble with the IOC

As of the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics, softball and baseball are no longer Olympic sports, while at the same time the IOC considers including gold and rugby the next time around. Baseball and softball are out of the Olympics as of 2012 ...

IOC to Canadian women's hockey team for celebration (Poorbuthappy ...

Baseball and fastpitch are played outside in warm weather when the sun is shining. I don't like basketball either, or any back and forth sport. Hockey is just basketball or soccer on ice. Football is even worse, they also just go back ...

International Baseball Federation (IBAF): A CAN OF WORMS!

No doubt the IOC leadership now faces some very important decisions. Seven sports with large constituencies will be up for a vote. If Baseball is selected and golf is not; or golf is selected and rugby is not; and so on. ...

IOC Drops Softball From Olympic Games (Robert H. Kelly) « vici blog

IOC Drops Softball From Olympic Games (Robert H. Kelly). When the announcement came out of the International Olympic Committee meetings in Singapore that softball and baseball dropped were being eliminated from the Olympic program in ...

Getting rid of Baseball & Softball at the Olympics: The reason ...

Getting rid of Baseball & Softball at the Olympics: The reason doesn't add up. Alright perhaps I'm missing something here, the IOC is getting rid of both baseball and softball from the summer Olympics and here is the reason. ...

Olympic Hockey makes me miss Olympic Baseball

Part of this effort was making baseball a part of the Olympics. The IOC agreed to allow baseball as a "demonstration sport" that summer. The games would be played as if they were a part of the Olympics, but no medals would be handed out ...

Why Not Play Baseball in the Winter Olympics, Eh? - Walkoff Walk

Ever since the IOC eliminated baseball from the Summer Games, folks have been trying to figure out how to get it back in. But why pigeonhole baseball as a warm-weather sport? Why can't baseball be an event in the Winter Olympics? ...

Archive » IOC in no hurry to accept U.S. bids for media rights to ...

I can take my pick from six daily newspapers, whose offerings now include traditional articles, columns and blogs; online offerings from writers employed by national outlets and Major League Baseball; and dozens of blogs, ...

Carlisle: High prices sap away baseball enthusiasm (Ventura County Star)

Spring training is upon us and I should be happy. As soon as pitchers and catchers report, I usually start humming a merry tune. The beginning of daylight saving time, which happens this weekend, is usually my cue to go downright giddy. Days start getting longer and my optimism starts getting bigger.But — not this year. I just can’t get into it. I’m just feeling kind of listless about baseball ...

The Almanac -- weekly (UPI)

By United Press International The weekly UPI Almanac package for March 15-21, 2010.

Crosby blows NHL's golden chance (New York Post)

WASHINGTON -- Maybe Sidney Crosby is a fan of Jay's or maybe he was upset at not being invited to Dave's Super Bowl bash with Oprah, but folks around the NHL sure would be interested in learning even one of No. 87's reasons for rejecting David Letterman...

Celizic: Change NFL OT? Great! Now about ... (MSNBC)

Celizic: Why stop with just NFL overtime? We could use more changes. So while we’re at it, let’s have a few more new rules, not just in football, but in baseball, hockey and basketball, too.

Pole dancing aims for Olympic recognition (The New Zealand Herald)

For Japan's Mai Sato, watching all those gold medals being handed out in Vancouver is a bittersweet experience. Sato knows the demands of being the best. In her world, blisters are the rule, bruises a way of life. And the...

Pole dancing aims for Olympic recognition (The New Zealand Herald)

For Japan's Mai Sato, watching all those gold medals being handed out in Vancouver is a bittersweet experience.

Two share lead in Honda golf (Honolulu Advertiser)

Alexandre Rocha nearly stopped playing golf last year, until two moves by the International Olympic Committee changed his mind.

Sports briefs: Mar. 5 (Lexington Herald-Leader)

HORSE RACING Juvenile winner Vale of York 5th in 3-year-old debut in Dubai

Be proud to be Canadian (The North Island Gazette)

I have to confess I’m not a fan of VANOC or the IOC, and I have to admit personally there were some chuckles about some of the technical difficulties such as the erectile dysfunction of the opening ceremonies.

@pgammo euro-centric IOC is on a mission to remove sports, like baseball, dominated only by the americas (north/south/central)

@pgammo euro-centric IOC is on a mission to remove sports, like baseball, dominated only by the americas (north/south/central)