Olympics: IOC discussing norovirus outbreak, more cases reported
PYEONGCHANG, South Korea (Reuters) – Olympic officials are discussing measures to combat the spread of a virus that causes vomiting and diarrhea after 42 new cases were confirmed at the Winter Games, a Korean Centers for Disease Control and Prevention …
Golf: Johnson two shots behind leaders at Pebble Beach
(Reuters) – World number one and twice winner Dustin Johnson birdied five of his first 11 holes to sit two strokes behind the opening-round leaders on Thursday at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am on the Monterey Peninsula in California.
Motor racing: McLaren watching Hamilton’s moves with interest
LONDON (Reuters) – Lewis Hamilton’s former team McLaren are watching his contract situation with interest, even if the four times Formula One world champion and Mercedes have said they want to stay together.
Motor racing: McLaren watching Hamilton’s moves with interest
LONDON (Reuters) – Lewis Hamilton’s former team McLaren are watching his contract situation with interest, even if the four times Formula One world champion and Mercedes have said they want to stay together.
Congress opens second investigation into USA Gymnastics sex abuse scandal
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. lawmakers on Thursday began a second congressional investigation into the U.S. Olympic Committee (USOC), USA Gymnastics (USAG) and other gymnastic organizations over a sexual abuse scandal that led to the conviction of the s…
Raisman says former coach Geddert may have known of Nassar’s abuse: CNN
(Reuters) – Three-time Olympic gold medalist Aly Raisman told CNN that her former coach, John Geddert, might have known about sexual abuse by former USA Gymnastics team doctor Larry Nassar as early as 2011.
NBC says its Olympics U.S. ad sales set record for winter games
(Reuters) – U.S. national advertising sales for the Olympics in Pyeongchang have surpassed $900 million, a record for the Winter Games, U.S. broadcaster NBC Sports Group said in a statement on Thursday.
Top seed Wawrinka labors to three-set victory in Sofia
SOFIA (Reuters) – Stan Wawrinka, looking to play himself back into form after a long layoff due to a knee surgery, survived a scare to advance to the Sofia Open quarter-finals with a 4-6 6-2 6-3 win over Slovakian qualifier Martin Klizan on Thursday.
North American soccer World Cup would create $5 billion in economic activity: study
(Reuters) – A tri-nation North American bid to host the 2026 soccer World Cup could create over $5 billion in economic activity for the area if it wins the right to stage the tournament, according to a study published on Thursday.
U.S. Olympic swimmer accuses ex-coach of sexual abuse when she was 16
(Reuters) – A former U.S. Olympic swimmer accused a former national team coach of sexually abusing her when she was 16, joining a chorus of young athletes in gymnastics and other sports who have come forward with similar allegations involving team offi…
