Motor Racing: Vettel quickest as rain lashes Suzuka practice
SUZUKA, Japan (Reuters) – Sebastian Vettel was quickest in free practice for the Japanese Grand Prix on Friday with the Ferrari driver’s morning effort never coming under threat in a rain-shortened afternoon session that saw only five men completed tim…
Highlights of Thursday’s NHL games
(The Sports Xchange) – Highlights of Thursday’s National Hockey League games:
Motor racing: Renault sign former FIA technical head Budkowski
SUZUKA, Japan (Reuters) – The Renault team confirmed on Friday that it had signed the former head of Formula One governing body’s technical department as its new executive director.
Patriots hold on to beat wasteful Buccaneers
(The Sports Xchange) – The New England Patriots recaptured their winning defensive formula early in Thursday’s game, then held on to defeat the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 19-14 as the home side were hampered by three missed field-goal attempts by kicker Nick…
Motor Racing: Vettel sets early pace from Hamilton in Suzuka
SUZUKA, Japan (Reuters) – Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel pulled out a late flier around the Suzuka Circuit to set the pace ahead of Formula One title rival Lewis Hamilton in Friday’s first practice session for the Japanese Grand Prix.
Highlights of MLB playoff games on Thursday
(The Sports Xchange) – Highlights of Major League Baseball playoff games on Thursday:
Xiao leads China one-two in men’s all-around at worlds
(Reuters) – Xiao Ruoteng became the first Chinese man to take gold in a major global individual all-around competition since Yang Wei at the 2008 Beijing Olympics when he claimed victory at the world championships in Montreal on Thursday.
Golf: Defending champ Steele tied at top of Safeway Open
(Reuters) – Brendan Steele began his title defense of the Safeway Open in ideal position as he grabbed a share of the first-round lead with a seven-under-par 65 on Thursday in Napa, California in the opening tournament of the 2017-18 season. Steele …
NFL: Panthers’ Newton apologizes for ‘degrading’ comment to reporter
(Reuters) – Carolina Panthers quarterback Cam Newton, who had already lost a sponsor for a degrading comment he made to a female reporter, apologized for the incident late on Thursday.
National Hockey League roundup
(The Sports Xchange) – The Ottawa Senators signed defenseman Mark Borowiecki to a two-year, $2.4 million contract extension on Thursday.
