Fifty-one-year-old Hopkins bows out with knockout loss
(Reuters) – Former world champion Bernard Hopkins’ long and illustrious career ended in a brutal defeat when the 51-year-old light heavyweight was knocked out of the ring in the eighth round of his final fight in Los Angeles on Saturday.
Big Three return but Cavaliers given fright by lowly Lakers
(The Sports Xchange) – LeBron James’ rested legs were strong enough in the fourth quarter to carry the Cleveland Cavaliers over the pesky Los Angeles Lakers on Saturday.
Dolphins stay in playoff hunt with 34-13 rout of Jets
(The Sports Xchange) – Matt Moore, making his first start in almost five years, threw a career-high four touchdown passes Saturday night as the Miami Dolphins ensured they would keep pace in the AFC wild-card race with a 34-13 rout of the New York Jets…
University of Minnesota football team cancels boycott over sex assault suspensions
(Reuters) – The University of Minnesota football team on Saturday said it would not boycott its upcoming bowl game this month to protest the suspension of 10 players in connection with a sexual assault investigation.
‘Keep Fighting’ is new Schumacher family initiative
LONDON (Reuters) – Michael Schumacher’s family have launched an initiative to help others inspired by the seven-times Formula One world champion’s career and character to ‘keep fighting’ in the face of adversity.
Seat swap may have saved Chapecoense player’s life in plane crash
CHAPECO, Brazil (Reuters) – A Brazilian footballer who survived the air crash that killed most of his team in Colombia last month changed seats at the last minute after a team mate encouraged him to sit beside him, he said on Saturday.
Carlos Moya joins Nadal’s coaching team
(Reuters) – Fourteen-times grand slam champion Rafa Nadal has turned to fellow Mallorcan Carlos Moya in an attempt to revitalize his career, the 30-year-old Spaniard said on Saturday.
WBC title fight called off after Povetkin fails drug test
EKATERINBURG, Russia (Reuters) – A super heavyweight title fight between Russian boxer Alexander Povetkin and Haitian-born Canadian Bermane Stiverne that was scheduled for Saturday has been canceled after Povetkin failed a drug test.
Pitcher Chapman chides World Series-winning manager
(The Sports Xchange) – Aroldis Chapman, who is headed back to New York as the Yankees’ closer, says Chicago manager Joe Maddon misused him in the World Series on the way to the Cubs winning the championship for the first time since 1908.
Exclusive: Televisa affiliate surfaces in widening FIFA bribery probe
NEW YORK (Reuters) – An unnamed company described in a sweeping probe of corruption in soccer’s world governing body FIFA matches the description of a close affiliate of Grupo Televisa , the largest broadcaster in Latin America, according to a Reuters …
