OUTDOORS
Hunter’s buck was a doe, a deer, a female deer
WLUK-TV reported that Wayne Douville was hunting near Abrams in northeastern Wisconsin on Monday when he shot and killed a 222-pound deer that had eight points on its antlers.
Upon closer inspection, the 68-year-old Douville and his aptly named friend, Mel Buckmaster, discovered that the deer had female genitalia.
Jeff Pritzl, district wildlife supervisor for the state Department of Natural Resources, said the doe likely had a higher testosterone level, which might occur in one in 100,000 deer. He said that the deer was tagged a buck because the antlers were at least three inches long.
SOCCER
CHAMPIONS LEAGUE: Atletico Madrid defeated already eliminated PSV Eindoven 2-0 at home to retain a perfect record and secure first place in Group D with one round of matches remaining.
Atletico lost three of its last four games in the Spanish league, with the latest defeat a painful 3-0 at home against Real Madrid, but picked up its fifth win in five matches in the Champions League with second-half goals by Kevin Gameiro and Antoine Griezmann.
• Bayern Munich surprisingly lost 3-2 at tournament newcomer FC Rostov and will finish second in Group D behind Atletico Madrid.
• Manchester City drew 1-1 at Borussia Moenchengladbach and will finish second to Barcelona in Group C.
WORLD CUP: FIFA president Gianni Infantino said he’s warming to the idea of an expanded 48-team World Cup rather than just 40.
GOLF
GOLF CANADA: Scott Simmons is stepping down as the CEO in February.
Simmons took over in 2007 and oversaw a corporate rebrand in 2010 from the Royal Canadian Golf Association to Golf Canada. He also helped to secure and renew title sponsorships of the RBC Canadian Open and CP Women’s Open.
AUTO RACING
FORMULA ONE: It seems simple for Nico Rosberg: Finishing in the top three at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix guarantees his first Formula One championship.
The German driver has a 12-point lead over Lewis Hamilton heading into Sunday’s showdown. Even if Hamilton wins the race, Rosberg will clinch the bigger prize if he crosses the line third.
OLYMPICS
MEDALS STRIPPED: Weightlifter Ilya Ilyin of Kazakhstan, one of the sport’s biggest names, has been stripped of his two Olympic gold medals for using banned substances.
The International Olympic Committee stripped Ilyin of the gold medals he won in 2008 and 2012, both in the 94-kilogram class, the Kazakhstan Olympic Committee said in a statement. The IOC has yet to put forth a comment.
SKIING
CHAMPION RETURNS: World champion skier Kikkan Randall is back on the women’s U.S. cross country ski team after taking a season off to have a baby.
The announcement of the four-time Olympian’s return comes just before the 2016-17 season begins with the International Ski Federation World Cup opener taking place Saturday in Ruka, Finland.
RUSSIAN TESTING: Russia accused the International Paralympic Committee of “extortion” after it required Russian officials to pay for extra drug testing following the country’s doping scandal.
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