On Monday, cycling team Euskaltel-Euskadi admitted that it will likely have to break with tradition and sign non-Basque riders in a quest to remain in the ProTour. Team manager Miguel Madariaga said the UCI points system and reduced contributions from the Basque government necessitated strategic changes. “We might have to sign [non-Basque riders]. It seems like those outside like us more than those inside the Basque Country. We need to have at least 9 million euros if we hope to aspire t... Read More
A suspected poacher died on Tuesday in South Africa's Kruger National Park after being trampled by a Cape buffalo. Park spokesman William Mabasa said the man, along with his two companions who escaped and reported the incident, were suspected of poaching fish in the park. "What would you want in the park at night without coming through the gate?" he said. Poaching has become a major concern in the park, which was home to more than half of the 450 rhino poachings in South Africa last year. A... Read More
The World Triathlon Corporation is in talks with NBC about producing a live broadcast of this year's Kona Ironman World Championships as Lance Armstrong pursues a spot in the race. The network currently shows portions of the Kona race on tape delay, often two months after the event. Armstrong, a seven-time Tour de France winner and former professional triathlete, has provided a publicity boost to the sport. More than 150,000 visitors logged on to the WTC's website on February 12 to follow Arm... Read More
A pair of avalanches left four men dead in Washington State over the weekend, including a pair of skiers well-know in the ski industry. On Saturday, a large slide hit a group of 12 in a backcountry area near Stevens Pass resort, 60 miles north of Seattle. Stevens Pass marketing director Chris Rudolph and World Extreme Skiing judge Jim Jack were both buried and killed. Editors from Powder Magazine and ESPN Freeskiing were skiing with the men when the slide broke but escaped unharmed. Profession... Read More
A man was pulled from his snow-bound car near the Swedish town of Umeå on Friday after surviving two months without food in sub-zero temperatures. Peter Skyllberg, 44, had reportedly subsited on nothing but snow and some ointment since December 19. A nearby store-owner who knew Skyllberg said that he had been living in the woods because financial trouble had forced him from town. Passing snowmobilers assumed the car was empty but saw a man wrapped in a sleeping bag in the backseat when t... Read More
