Russian officials yesterday issued a statement "backtracking on admissions of doping orchestrated at the highest level that involved hundreds of the country's athletes." RUSADA claimed that its acting Dir Anna Anseliovich was "misquoted" in a N.Y. Times story (ESPN.com, 12/28).
Peach Bowl President & CEO Gary Stokan said that there are "no current plans for any type of ceremony Saturday to commemorate" the Washington-Alabama CFP semifinal as the "final college game" in the Georgia Dome (ATLANTA JOURNAL-CONSTITUTION, 12/29).
The Colorado football team will honor the late
Rashaan Salaam by wearing a helmet "decal with the initials 'RS' above the No. 19" during tonight's Valero Alamo Bowl appearance against Oklahoma State (
DENVER POST, 12/29).
Agropur subsidiary BiPro announced a partnership with Lakers F Brandon Ingram to promote its protein drinks (BiPro).
Tickets for today's UConn-Maryland women's basketball game at Xfinity Center "have sold out." Maryland is ranked No. 4, and defending national champion UConn is ranked No. 1 (Baltimore SUN, 12/28).
N.Y. developer Keith Rubenstein has agreed to match Knicks F Kristaps Porzingis' $500 per blocked shot donation to the Ben Job Educational and Scholarship Fund for free tutoring, free SAT prep and tuition money. The initiative is called "KrisStops" (RENS).
