Basketball: From humble beginnings, hoops celebrates 125th birthday
(Reuters) – A game drawn up to occupy some bored boys as winter approached at a Massachusetts gymnasium celebrates its 125th anniversary on Wednesday and basketball’s status as the world’s second most popular sport.
Raiders’ resurgence reflected in AFC Pro Bowl roster
(Reuters) – The Oakland Raiders have been recognized for their superb season with an NFL-best seven players named to next month’s Pro Bowl when the league announced the rosters on Tuesday.
Jagr ties Messier as second highest NHL points scorer
(Reuters) – Jaromir Jagr moved into a tie for second place on the NHL’s all-time points list on Tuesday, the Czech winger grabbing three assists for the Florida Panthers in a 4-3 shootout victory over the Buffalo Sabres.
League punishes Giants for communications violations
(Reuters) – The National Football League has fined the New York Giants $150,000 and their coach Ben McAdoo $50,000 for breaking the rules by using a walkie-talkie during their Week 14 win over the Dallas Cowboys, the NFL Network reported.
Del Potro unlikely to be fit for Australian Open
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – Juan Martin del Potro is unlikely to be fit enough to play in next month’s Australian Open, the Argentine told a news conference on Tuesday.
Motor racing: Bottas closer to Mercedes move amid Williams shake-up
LONDON (Reuters) – Formula One’s post-season shake-up took another spin on Tuesday with Williams announcing the departure of technical head Pat Symonds while Valtteri Bottas moved closer to Mercedes and Felipe Massa’s retirement looked to be coming to …
Kvitova undergoes hand surgery following knife attack, full recovery expected
PRAGUE (Reuters) – Two-time Wimbledon tennis champion Petra Kvitova underwent nearly four hours of surgery on her playing hand on Tuesday after she was stabbed by a knife-wielding intruder in her home in the Czech Republic.
U.S. women’s striker Morgan joins Lyon
(Reuters) – American Alex Morgan, regarded as one of the world’s top players in women’s soccer, has joined Champions League holders Olympique Lyonnais until the end of the season, it was announced on Tuesday.
Tennis: Murray and Kerber seize power and eye domination
LONDON (Reuters) – Audacious coups by Andy Murray and Angelique Kerber have transformed the tennis landscape and they will begin 2017 eyeing the kind of domination that few would have thought possible at the start of a seismic year.
Cycling: Team Sky confident UKAD will find no wrongdoing
LONDON (Reuters) – Team Sky are co-operating fully with a UK Anti-Doping investigation into a package sent to Bradley Wiggins at the end of the 2011 Dauphine race and are “confident” no wrongdoing will be found, they said on Tuesday.
