Brady aware quick change could spell end to long career
MINNEAPOLIS (Reuters) – Evergreen Tom Brady is showing little sign of slowing down and may be playing at the highest level of his career but the New England Patriots quarterback acknowledged on Monday that “things change quickly”.
South Korea says still pushing forward on other projects with North Korea
SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea will go ahead with other Winter Olympics projects with North Korea despite Pyongyang calling off a joint cultural performance that was less than a week away, a South Korean government official said on Tuesday.
Golovkin-Alvarez boxing rematch set for May 5
(Reuters) – A hotly anticipated rematch between middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin and Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez will be held on May 5 at a location yet to be determined, fight promoters said on Monday.
House passes bill to protect young athletes from abuse
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Legislation to protect young amateur athletes from sexual abuse moved a step closer to enactment on Monday when the U.S. House of Representatives passed the bill in the wake of a scandal involving a former U.S. Olympic Committee …
Cleveland Indians to drop ‘Chief Wahoo’ logo criticized as racist
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The Cleveland Indians will remove the grinning “Chief Wahoo” logo from their uniforms beginning in the 2019 season, the baseball team said on Monday, in a bow to critics who have long assailed the image as a racist Native American …
Tiger Woods’ first serious comeback test a success, major challenges await
LA JOLLA, California (Reuters) – A decade ago Tiger Woods would not have been happy to finish tied for 23rd at Torrey Pines but after the injury woes he has endured in recent years the former world number one could not have been more delighted with his…
Cleveland Indians to remove logo criticized as racist
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The Cleveland Indians will remove the smiling “Chief Wahoo” logo from their on-field uniforms beginning in the 2019 season, the baseball team said on Monday, in a concession to critics who have long assailed the image as a racist c…
Beckham formally handed Miami MLS franchise
MIAMI, Florida (Reuters) – Former England captain David Beckham was officially awarded a Major League Soccer (MLS) franchise in Miami on Monday with hopes that the team will begin playing in 2020.
Olympic probe into Nassar scandal to start soon
NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. Olympic officials said on Monday an independent investigation would soon begin into how USA Gymnastics and the U.S. Olympic Committee failed to stop former doctor Larry Nassar from abusing scores of young female athletes.
Top U.S. downhill contender Nyman out of Olympic Games
(Reuters) – American alpine skiing downhill contender Steven Nyman will miss next month’s Winter Olympics after tearing a ligament in his right knee during a training run in Germany last week, U.S. Ski & Snowboard said on Monday.
