Baseball- Tennis champion King joins LA Dodgers ownership group
Tennis Hall of Famer and social activist Billie Jean King has joined the Los Angeles Dodgers as a minority owner, the Major League Baseball franchise announced on Thursday.
Doping- Reaction to WADA’s decision to reinstate RUSADA
The decision by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) on Thursday to lift, subject to certain conditions, a ban on Russia’s anti-doping authority (RUSADA) has been met by an almost unanimous chorus of disapproval from around the world.
Golf-Woods, Fowler lead Tour Championship after first round
Tiger Woods swung with rhythmic precision and wielded a hot putter to tie Rickie Fowler for the first-round lead at the season-ending Tour Championship on Thursday.
Tiger eagles 18 to fire 65 at Tour Championship
Tiger Woods drained a 27-foot eagle putt on the 18th hole to card a 5-under-par 65 during the first round of the Tour Championship at East Lake Golf Club in Atlanta on Thursday.
Canadiens’ Domi suspended rest of pre season for sucker punch
Montreal Canadiens center Max Domi was suspended for the remainder of the pre season for roughing Florida Panthers defenseman Aaron Ekblad, the NHL Player Safety office announced via video on Thursday.
NFL notebook: Brown calls Steelers losses ‘unacceptable’
Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Antonio Brown said Thursday that his frustration on the sideline during Sunday’s game and his tweet toward a critic on Monday came from his desire to win.
Doping- WADA votes to reinstate RUSADA amid widespread protests
The ban on Russia’s anti-doping agency RUSADA was lifted by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) on Thursday, subject to various conditions, in a decision greeted with dismay by campaigners.
Rams, Chargers vie for L.A. supremacy
Not since 1994 have two NFL teams from Los Angeles clashed on the field in a regular-season game, but the Rams and Chargers will change that when they launch a new era of Southern California football on Sunday at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum.
Joshua sees Povetkin as toughest fight since Klitschko
World heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua expects his title defense against Russian Alexander Povetkin on Saturday to be his toughest fight since Wladimir Klitschko — and to end with a similar outcome.
Packers, Redskins both looking for offense
The Green Bay Packers and Washington Redskins both will need to do a better job finding the end zone when they meet Sunday at 1:05 p.m ET at FedEx Field.
