Cink lifted by wife’s cancer battle; fires career-low 62
(Reuters) – Stewart Cink drew inspiration from his wife’s cancer battle to fire a career-low eight-under-par 62 on Thursday on an ideal day for scoring in the first round of the RSM Classic in St. Simons, Georgia.
Ten more Beijing medalists disqualified after re-testing
ZURICH (Reuters) – Ten more athletes, mostly weightlifters and wrestlers, have been stripped of the medals they won at the 2008 Beijing Olympics after failing doping tests in re-testing of samples, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) said on Thur…
Lightning’s Stamkos may miss 4-6 months after knee surgery
(The Sports Xchange) – Tampa Bay Lighting captain Steven Stamkos will undergo arthroscopic knee surgery to repair a torn lateral meniscus, according to multiple reports.
Olympic champions Bond, Murray, Drysdale to take year off
WELLINGTON (Reuters) – Double Olympic rowing champions Hamish Bond and Eric Murray are taking 12 months off next year to decide whether they will continue in the pairs after eight years of domination.
Jamie Murray, Bruno Soares still on course to end year as number ones
LONDON (Reuters) – Jamie Murray and Bruno Soares stayed on track to end 2016 as the world number ones after reaching the ATP World Tour doubles semi-finals by beating Croat Ivan Dodig and Brazilian Marcelo Melo 6-3 3-6 10-6 on Thursday.
Djokovic says restructuring Davis Cup is ‘no brainer’
LONDON (Reuters) – Novak Djokovic says changing the format of the Davis Cup is a “no brainer” and has repeated his plea to the International Tennis Federation to make structural changes to the team event.
Big guns start slowly as Westwood leads in Dubai
DUBAI (Reuters) – Rory McIlroy struggled to a 75 and the other contenders to top the European money-list also made slow starts in the season-ending DP World Tour Championship first round in Dubai on Thursday.
FIFA takes action against England, Scotland over poppies
LONDON (Reuters) – FIFA has opened disciplinary proceedings against England and Scotland after they wore poppies on black armbands in last week’s World Cup qualifier.
Lawsuit over lack of baseball netting for fans is dismissed
(Reuters) – A U.S. judge has dismissed a lawsuit seeking to require the 30 Major League Baseball teams to extend netting as stadiums farther far down the first- and third-base lines to protect fans from injuries caused by foul balls and broken bats.
Conflict of interest for NFL doctors to report to teams: Harvard study
BOSTON (Reuters) – The doctors who patrol the sidelines of NFL games to assess whether injured players can safely return to the field should report to the league and players’ union rather than individual teams, said a Harvard University study released …
