Eagles’ Foles goes from nearly retiring to Super Bowl debut
MINNEAPOLIS (Reuters) – Not long ago Nick Foles contemplated retiring from the NFL after losing his passion for football but now the Philadelphia Eagles quarterback is flying high ahead of his first Super Bowl.
Haver-Loeseth, Zenhaeusern win parallel slaloms in Stockholm
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – Norway’s Nina Haver-Loeseth and Switzerland’s Ramon Zenhaeusern won thrilling parallel slalom finals at the FIS World Cup Ski city event in Stockholm on Tuesday.
Ertz’s soccer world champion wife in the spotlight ahead of Super Bowl
MINNEAPOLIS (Reuters) – Julie Ertz has won a World Cup with the U.S. women’s national soccer team and now is at the Super Bowl where she hopes to see her husband, Zach Ertz of the Philadelphia Eagles, reach the pinnacle of his sport.
Canadian gymnastics coach charged with sexual assault
TORONTO (Reuters) – Canadian police said on Tuesday that they charged a Toronto-area gymnastics instructor with sexual assault and other offences against a teenage girl who he was coaching.
Goerges storms past Sakkari in St Petersburg
(Reuters) – Big-hitting German Julia Goerges tamed Greece’s Maria Sakkari 6-2 7-6(5) to reach the second round of St. Petersburg Ladies Trophy on Tuesday.
Governor seeks probe of Texas training site in gymnastics scandal
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – Texas Governor Greg Abbott asked the state’s top police agency on Tuesday to start an investigation into Karolyi Ranch, a training facility used by USA Gymnastics where young women athletes said they were sexually molested by …
NFL: Forum offers women opportunity for career in football
ORLANDO, Florida (Reuters) – Phoebe Schecter struck gold at the Women’s Careers in Football Forum last year as one of 22 women who found jobs or internships in tackle football, which is often viewed as a notoriously macho world of tackle football.
Motor racing: Alonso adds Le Mans, WEC events to F1 commitments
LONDON (Reuters) – McLaren’s Fernando Alonso will race the next two editions of the Le Mans 24 Hours with favorites Toyota while also combining a world endurance campaign with Formula One this season.
Athletics: Pole vaulting isn’t Morris’ only talent
(Reuters) – If Olympic silver medalist Sandi Morris steps up to the microphone and belts out a few tunes at her local club, don’t be surprised.
Tennis: Chung pulls out of Sofia Open due to injury
SOFIA (Reuters) – Chung Hyeon will miss next week’s Sofia Open after failing to recover from the foot injury that forced him to retire from his Australian Open semi-final against Roger Federer, organizers said on Tuesday.
