Vino tests positive, Astana quits Tour

Shocking news from France

David Millar was the first rider to react to the news: "Jesus Christ - there you go, that's my quote," he blurted out. "What timing, huh? This is just fucking great."

The rehabilitated rider, who served a two-year ban for admitting to use the banned blood booster EPO, quickly composed himself and addressed the assembled scribes.

"It makes me very sad because Vino is one of my favorite riders. He's one of the most elegant riders in the peloton," he said. "If a guy of his stature and class is doing that in what's cycling living right now, we can just all pack our bags and go home."

I wonder where I could get some of this fresh blood, I've been feeling a little logy lately.

Sheed was right

NBA/mafia scandal!
Great, now my two favorite sports are ruined. Cycling to doping, basketball to dirty, mafia connected refs. I saw this guy worked seven Trailblazers games last year. I would not be at all surprised to find out he had worked game 7 of the Western conference finals in 2000 when the the Trailblazers lost to the Lakers after several phantom fouls on Sabonis. I also wouldn't be surprised if a few other refs were guilty of the same thing.

Donaghy was part of a crew working the Heat-Knicks game in New York in February when the Knicks shot 39 free throws to the Heat's eight, technical fouls were called on Heat coach Pat Riley and assistant Ron Rothstein, and the Knicks won by six. New York was favored by 4½.

Donaghy had a run-in with then-Trail Blazer Rasheed Wallace at the Rose Garden four years ago. Wallace was suspended seven games for threatening Donaghy on the loading dock outside the arena in January 2003. Wallace was apparently upset that Donaghy had called a technical foul on him during a game against Memphis that night. It was the longest NBA suspension ever levied for something that didn't involve drugs or physical contact. Wallace forfeited an estimated $1.6 million in salary.