Author: Andrew Dampf
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Lindsey Vonn says she has complex tibia fracture requiring multiple surgeries after Olympic crash
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CORTINA D’AMPEZZO, Italy (AP) — Lindsey Vonn sustained a “complex tibia fracture that is currently stable but will require multiple surgeries to fix properly” after her devastating crash in the Olympic downhill, the skier said in a social media post late Monday. Vonn posted on Instagram about her left leg injuries following her fall in…
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Mikaela Shiffrin narrows focus toward tech races ahead of Milan-Cortina Olympics after challenges in Beijing
Mikaela Shiffrin has already ruled out competing in the downhill at the Milan-Cortina Olympics. Another event may be on the way out, too. The two-time Olympic champion remains on the fence about competing in the super-G, only because of a lack of training time. She may focus on slalom and giant slalom for the Feb.…
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De Rossi transforming Roma into an offensive machine after Mourinho’s defensive tactics
Roma fans were still busy protesting the firing of Jose Mourinho when Daniele De Rossi was hired as the club’s new coach in January
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Napoli rediscovers the form that took it to the Serie A title. The southern club beat Juventus 2-1
Napoli may have finally rediscovered the form that took it to the Serie A title
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Italian Olympic champion Jacobs reconnects with US family by moving to Florida ahead of Paris Games
Italian sprinter Marcell Jacobs still feels like he has something to prove as he prepares to defend gold in the 100 meters at this year’s Paris Olympics
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Lindsey Vonn and boyfriend P.K. Subban go together like snow and ice
ARE, Sweden — Of all the people flying in to attend Lindsey Vonn’s final race — her dad and two siblings, U.S. Ski Team top brass and even Swedish great Ingemar Stenmark — one very significant other will be missing. P.K. Subban, Vonn’s boyfriend and a defenseman for the NHL’s Nashville Predators, has a game…
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Her knees ‘broken beyond repair,’ Vonn retiring after worlds
Lindsey Vonn transcended her sport in a way only a handful of Olympic athletes could even imagine. She was about more than skiing. She was about more than medals. She was about more than winning. She was often in the spotlight, appearing in the pages of mainstream and sports magazines, walking the red carpets, mingling…
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Geraint Thomas and Chris Froome remain 1-2 in Tour de France after hilly 14th stage
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save MENDE, France — Sky teammates Geraint Thomas and Chris Froome remained 1-2 in the Tour de France after the hilly 14th stage as an anticipated shakeup in the overall standings didn’t come to fruition on Saturday. Spanish rider Omar Fraile won the stage in the…
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Peter Sagan disqualified for causing Mark Cavendish to crash, withdraw from Tour de France due to injury
VITTEL, France – Mark Cavendish has been forced out of the Tour de France after suffering a fractured shoulder blade in a serious crash caused by world champion Peter Sagan, who was disqualified from cycling’s showcase event. Hours after Tuesday’s crash in a chaotic sprint finish to Stage 4, Cavendish’s Team Dimension Data said on…
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Vonn to have surgery in US next week after crash
SCHLADMING, Austria — Lindsey Vonn will head home for surgery in Colorado next week after tearing two ligaments in her right knee and breaking a bone in her lower leg in a crash at the world championships. Vonn said Wednesday that she plans to compete in the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics, which start in 12…