Olympics: USOC says all systems go for Pyeongchang
(Reuters) – The United States Olympic Committee on Friday said it will send a full team to compete at the Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang in February despite mixed messages this week from the White House about whether the U.S. would participate.
Baseball: Japan’s Ohtani to sign with Los Angeles Angels
(Reuters) – Coveted Japanese pitching and hitting star Shohei Ohtani will sign with the Los Angeles Angels, his agent has told the Major League Baseball team.
Alpine skiing: Vonn’s stock is sky high in the risk business
LAKE LOUISE, Alberta (Reuters) – The downhill is very much a high risk, high reward business and American speed queen Lindsey Vonn was reminded again of the price you pay for success on the alpine World Cup ski circuit.
Alpine skiing: Women’s combined called off due to fog
ST MORITZ, Switzerland (Reuters) – The opening women’s combined race of the World Cup season was called off after the first of the two legs on Friday because of fog.
#NoRussiaNoGames: Twitter ‘bots’ boost Russian backlash against Olympic ban
MOSCOW (Reuters) – What began as a grassroots online campaign featuring a schoolboy has grown into a mass hashtag protest against Russia’s exclusion from the Winter Olympics – backed by what appear to be fake Twitter accounts and users connected to pas…
Golf: Rookie Pulkkanen leads at birdie-filled Joburg Open
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – Finland’s Tapio Pulkkanen fired a 64 to move to 14 under par on Friday and take a one-shot lead in the second round of the Joburg Open.
Motor racing: Matching Fangio’s five would be cool, says Hamilton
PARIS (Reuters) – Lewis Hamilton wants to equal Juan Manuel Fangio’s five Formula One world titles but doubts he will have the staying power to try and match Michael Schumacher’s record seven, even if he cannot rule it out entirely.
Auchan opens probe after suspected counterfeit FIFA products found in Russia
MOSCOW (Reuters) – The Russian branch of French retailer Auchan said on Friday it had launched an internal investigation after suspected counterfeit products bearing the insignia of global soccer governing body FIFA were found on its shelves.
Motor racing: Todt re-elected unopposed as FIA head, role for Massa
PARIS (Reuters) – Jean Todt was re-elected unopposed as president of the International Automobile Federation (FIA), Formula One’s governing body, for a further four-year term on Friday with a new role for his former Ferrari driver Felipe Massa.
Abdul-Jabbar urges athletes to continue political protests
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – NBA Hall of Fame center Kareem Abdul-Jabbar says NFL players and other professional athletes should continue their protests against police brutality in the United States and has rejected the notion that speaking out is in any wa…
