National Football League roundup
(The Sports Xchange) – Roger Goodell signed a five-year contract extension to remain the commissioner of the NFL, according to a memo sent to league owners from the compensation committee on Wednesday.
Major League Baseball roundup
(The Sports Xchange) – Rafael Palmeiro believes he has more to offer the game of baseball, and more to prove as well.
Tiger still a major threat, say Calcavecchia and Janzen
(Reuters) – The show that Tiger Woods put on last week in his latest comeback from injury was enough to convince a pair of major winners that he may still be able to triumph in golf’s blue riband events.
Toronto Blue Jays owner Rogers considers selling team
TORONTO (Reuters) – Canadian telecom company Rogers Communications Inc is considering selling the Toronto Blue Jays Major League Baseball team in an effort to generate cash that could be used in its core business, the company’s chief financial officer …
F1 bosses recommend new security measures for Brazil
PARIS (Reuters) – Formula One bosses have recommended new security measures for the Brazilian Grand Prix after team staff were robbed at gunpoint when leaving the circuit last month.
Ronaldo sets new Champions League scoring record
MADRID (Reuters) – Cristiano Ronaldo set another Champions League record on Wednesday by scoring in Real Madrid’s 3-2 win over Borussia Dortmund and becoming the first player to net in all six group games.
Goodell signs extension to remain NFL Commissioner
(Reuters) – Roger Goodell has signed a contract extension to remain the commissioner of the National Football League, according to a letter from the league’s compensation committee that was sent to owners on Wednesday.
NHL’s Ovechkin, Kuznetsov support Russian athletes
(Reuters) – Russian Washington Capitals players Alexander Ovechkin and Evgeny Kuznetsov will support any of their countrymen who chose compete at the Winter Olympics despite an IOC decision banning Russia from the Games, they said on Wednesday.
Game on for F1 teams in virtual future
HORLEY, England (Reuters) – Grand prix teams could be racing each other in the virtual world as well as the real one next season, and fighting to sign up the hottest gamer talent, as Formula One wakes to the power of eSports.
IOC’s Bach met with Russian doping whistleblowers
LAUSANNE, Switzerland (Reuters) – International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach met with Russian whistleblowers Vitaly and Yulia Stepanov, who were responsible for helping uncover one of the biggest doping scandals in sport, he said on We…
