Amazon scores streaming rights for NFL’s Thursday Night Football
(Reuters) – Amazon.com Inc will live-stream games for the U.S. National Football League this year, a company spokeswoman said on Tuesday, marking a high-profile push by the online retailer to attract fans to its Prime shopping and video-playback club.
National Basketball Association roundup
(The Sports Xchange) – Golden State Warriors star forward Kevin Durant may return for Saturday’s home game against the New Orleans Pelicans provided he doesn’t experience any setbacks after missing at least 17 games with a left knee injury.
National Football League roundup
(The Sports Xchange) – Tony Romo was granted his release from the Dallas Cowboys on Tuesday and subsequently retired and accepted a job as the lead game analyst for CBS, the Cowboys and the network separately announced.
Soccer: Late Ibra penalty saves Man Utd, more Sunderland woe
(Reuters) – Manchester United’s struggle to achieve a top-four finish continued on Tuesday as Zlatan Ibrahimovic came to their rescue with an added time penalty to salvage a 1-1 draw against Everton in their Premier League clash at Old Trafford.
Wet and windy weather will add to Augusta frustration: Nicklaus
AUGUSTA, Georgia (Reuters) – Augusta National’s notoriously difficult course will be even tougher to play because of a heavy rainstorm which is expected to hit the local area on Wednesday, six-time U.S. Masters champion Jack Nicklaus said on Tuesday.
Two caddies better than one, believes Scott
AUGUSTA, Georgia (Reuters) – Adam Scott arrives at the year’s first major still working under the theory two caddies are better than one, with Steve Williams back on his bag for the U.S. Masters and the Australian sizing up a second Green Jacket.
McIlroy says would think twice about golfing with Trump again
AUGUSTA, Ga. (Reuters) – Rory McIlroy received plenty of criticism for golfing with U.S. President Donald Trump this year and on Tuesday the Northern Irishman said he would “think twice” before accepting a second invitation.
Olympics: Russian Ovechkin plan to defy NHL, compete in South Korea
(The Sports Xchange) – Washington Capitals star left wing Alex Ovechkin, Pittsburgh Penguins center Sidney Crosby and Chicago Blackhawks stars Jonathan Toews and Patrick Kane were among the National Hockey League (NHL) players who expressed dissatisfac…
Soccer: Sunderland relegation battle getting ‘desperate’, says Moyes
LONDON (Reuters) – Sunderland’s battle to stay in the Premier League is beginning to get “desperate”, manager David Moyes said after his bottom-of-the-table side suffered a 2-0 loss against a resurgent Leicester City on Tuesday.
Spieth makes easy work of return to scene of Masters collapse
AUGUSTA, Georgia (Reuters) – It may have only been a practice round but Jordan Spieth proved on his return to the site of his U.S. Masters collapse that he has moved on from the disastrous sequence that cost him a win.
