Doping: WADA appeals over swimming federation decision on Sun Yang
The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has appealed to sport’s highest tribunal over a swimming federation decision involving China’s world and Olympic swimming champion Sun Yang.
Tennis: ATP to use Shot Clock in all tournaments in 2020
Shot Clock will be used at every ATP Tour event in 2020, the men’s tennis organization confirmed on Wednesday.
Golf: PGA Tour drives idea of setting its own rules into rough
PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan ruled out his organization creating its own rules on Wednesday, saying he is happy to leave that task to golf’s two global governing bodies.
Ex-NFL star Aaron Hernandez’s murder conviction reinstated
Massachusetts’ top court on Wednesday reinstated former New England Patriots player Aaron Hernandez’s conviction on charges of murdering an acquaintance in 2013, making it easier for the victim’s family to sue his estate.
Murder conviction restored for Aaron Hernandez
Calling it “outdated,” the Supreme Judicial Court in Massachusetts has eliminated a state legal principle that wiped out the murder conviction of former New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez after his suicide.
Hurricane of change is blowing through anti-doping: Tygart
A hurricane of change is blowing through the world anti-doping system in the wake of the Russian scandal to the benefit of clean athletes, the United States’ top anti-doping official said on Wednesday.
Golf: Wallace, Bjerregaard first-timers at Players but not novices
Englishman Matt Wallace and Dane Lucas Bjerregaard are first-timers at the Players Championship that starts on Thursday, but neither is a newcomer to TPC Sawgrass, which hosts the Florida event.
Report: Former Dolphins DE Wake to join Titans
After spending his entire 10-year career with the Miami Dolphins, defensive end Cameron Wake is set to join the Tennessee Titans, according to Tom Pelissero of the NFL Network.
Alaskan musher wins his first Iditarod, crossing finish line in Nome
The 1,000-mile Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race ended in a predawn close finish on the snow-covered streets of Nome on Wednesday, with Alaskan Pete Kaiser and his dogs barely holding off defending champion Joar Leifseth Ulsom of Norway.
Alaskan musher wins close Iditarod dog-sled race
The 1,000-mile Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race ended in a predawn sprint through the snow-covered streets of Nome on Wednesday, with Alaskan Pete Kaiser and his dogs barely holding off defending champion Joar Leifseth Ulsom of Norway.
