IOC condemns Russian officials
Condemning Russian state authorities, the International Olympic Committee said the country’s latest cheating attempt in a yearslong doping scandal is an insult to the sports world.
On Monday, a World AntiDoping Agency expert panel confirmed a database from the discredited Moscow laboratory that Russian officials were required to hand over in January was tainted with fake evidence, including to incriminate whistleblower Grigory Rodchenkov, the former lab director. Results of positive doping tests were removed.
The panel recommended Russian athletes should compete as neutrals at next year’s Tokyo Olympics and other major events for the next four years.
When the WADA executive committee meets Dec. 9 in Paris, it will consider the panel’s request for Russia to be banned from hosting sports events such as world championships through 2023, and blocked from bidding for the 2032 Olympics.
The NCAA rejected an appeal by the University of Missouri to limit or overturn sanctions for infractions tied to the case of a former tutor.
The case dates to 2016, when tutor Yolanda Kumar acknowledged she violated NCAA rules by doing course work and ensuring athletes in football, baseball and softball passed certain courses.
Missouri launched an investigation and self-imposed many penalties but the school was hit with postseason bans, and scholarship and recruiting restrictions in each sport, and the athletic department was placed on probation.
The Kansas City Royals changed hands from David Glass to an ownership group led by John Sherman and that includes actor Eric Stonestreet and local businessmen.
The purchase of the Royals for about $1 billion was approved unanimously by the owners of the other big league clubs at their meeting Thursday. The financial closing occurred Monday.
His group is only the third owner of the Royals since their inception in 1969, when Ewing Kauffman established the team.
Right-hander Kendall Graveman and the Seattle Mariners agreed to a $2-million, one-year contract.
Graveman hasn’t pitched in the majors since undergoing elbow surgery in early 2018.
A full postseason share on World Series champion Washington was worth $382,358, down from $416,838 for Boston last year and the record $438,902 for Houston in 2017.
Guard Kevin Huerter won’t be with the Atlanta Hawks during a three-game trip to recover from a shoulder injury.
Huerter strained his left rotator cuff against Denver on Nov. 12.