National Football League roundup
(The Sports Xchange) – Former St. Louis Rams standout James Laurinaitis announced his retirement on Tuesday, stating he can no longer physically play the game.
National Basketball Association roundup
(The Sports Xchange) – LeBron James will sit out when the Cleveland Cavaliers face the visiting Toronto Raptors in their regular-season finale on Wednesday.
Athletics: Series offers chance for sport to grow in U.S.
(Reuters) – American athletes will no longer need to travel to Europe to find high quality competition, organizers of an expanded U.S track and field series said on Tuesday.
Soccer: Leicester manager Shakespeare denies argument with Ranieri
LONDON (Reuters) – Leicester City manager Craig Shakespeare has said that he never had any arguments with predecessor Claudio Ranieri and there was no ill feeling between the pair prior to the Italian’s sacking.
Two-goal Dybala upstages Messi as Juve thump Barcelona
TURIN, Italy (Reuters) – Paulo Dybala upstaged his fellow Argentine Lionel Messi by scoring two exquisitely taken goals to set Juventus on the way to an emphatic 3-0 win over an underwhelming Barcelona in the Champions League on Tuesday.
Hope renewed for Canadian clubs in Stanley Cup playoffs
(Reuters) – After last year’s shutout, when no Canadian NHL team reached the Stanley Cup playoffs, five clubs from the birthplace of hockey made the 16-team tournament this season with much to prove.
Soccer: North American trio seek to avoid rival World Cup bids
MANCHESTER, England (Reuters) – The three-nation North American bid to host the 2026 World Cup is asking FIFA to fast-track its proposal without a competitive bidding process.
Blasts hit Borussia Dortmund soccer team’s bus, leaving player hurt
DORTMUND, Germany (Reuters) – Borussia Dortmund’s team bus was attacked with explosives on Tuesday shortly before the start of their Champions League clash with AS Monaco, injuring defender Marc Bartra and forcing the match to be postponed by a day.
Sion’s 2026 bid ratified by Swiss Olympic Committee
BERNE (Reuters) – Sion’s bid to host the 2026 Winter Olympics was ratified by the Swiss Olympic committee on Tuesday.
Yankees extend reign as MLB’s most valuable team
(Reuters) – The New York Yankees maintained their status as Major League Baseball’s most valuable team and are worth an estimated $3.7 billion, according to a survey released by Forbes on Tuesday.
