Highlights of Wednesday’s NHL games
(The Sports Xchange) – Highlights of National Hockey League games on Wednesday:
Major League Baseball roundup
(The Sports Xchange) – The San Francisco Giants acquired three-time All-Star third baseman Evan Longoria from the Tampa Bay Rays on Wednesday.
National Football League roundup
(The Sports Xchange) – The New England Patriots have stripped Tom Brady’s trainer of several team privileges, adding to the speculation of a rift between the trainer and coach Bill Belichick, according to a report in The Boston Globe.
Gymnast Maroney says in court filing she was forced to sign agreement
(Reuters) – Olympic gold medalist McKayla Maroney sued USA Gymnastics (USAG) on Wednesday alleging that the organization forced her to sign a non-disclosure agreement about sexual abuse she endured from former national team doctor Larry Nassar.
Venus Williams will not be charged in Florida fatal accident: report
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (Reuters) – Tennis star Venus Williams will not face any criminal charges in relation to a June fatal traffic accident she was involved in near her Florida residence, the Sun-Sentinel newspaper reported on Wednesday, quoting polic…
MLS expansion franchise music to Nashville’s ears
(Reuters) – Major League Soccer is heading for the Music City after Nashville was revealed as its latest expansion club on Wednesday.
Man United knocked out by Bristol City in League Cup shock
LONDON (Reuters) – Bristol City, from English football’s second-tier, pulled off a sensation in the League Cup quarter-finals as they knocked out the holders Manchester United 2-1 amid late and wholly improbable drama at their Ashton Gate home on Wedne…
Rallying: Loeb returns to Citroen for three rallies in 2018
LONDON (Reuters) – Nine times world rally champion Sebastien Loeb will make a limited comeback next season by racing three rounds of the world championship with Citroen, the French manufacturer said on Wednesday.
Peru captain Guerrero free to play at World Cup after ban cut
ZURICH (Reuters) – Peru captain Paolo Guerrero will be able to play at the World Cup after FIFA’s appeal committee cut his ban for failing a doping test from one year to six months on Wednesday.
Sweden coach Pichler to miss Pyeongchang over Sochi connection
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – Sweden’s biathlon coach Wolfgang Pichler has been denied an accreditation for the 2018 Winter Olympics due to his association with Russian athletes who have been found guilty of doping, the country’s biathlon federation said.
