Kyrgios accepts ‘care plan’, ban could be cut
MELBOURNE (Reuters) – World number 13 Nick Kyrgios looks set to have his two-month ban from the ATP Tour cut to three weeks after agreeing to a “care plan”, Australian media reported on Sunday.
Cubs’ fans determined yet nervous ahead of Game Four
CHICAGO (Reuters) – Chicago Cubs fans were nervous but determined as their team prepared to take on the Cleveland Indians in Game Four of the World Series on Saturday that could level the Fall Classic or put them on the brink of elimination.
Hamilton on pole but Rosberg alongside in Mexico
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Lewis Hamilton took pole position for the Mexican Grand Prix on Saturday with a sizzling lap before Mercedes team mate and title favorite Nico Rosberg pulled a last gasp effort out of the bag to join him on the front row.
Wolff says Brawn would have his vote for F1 role
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mercedes team boss Toto Wolff has said his predecessor Ross Brawn would have his vote if the Briton wanted to return to Formula One in some capacity.
Britton, Jansen win Reliever of Year awards
CHICAGO (Reuters) – Zach Britton of the Baltimore Orioles and Kenley Jansen of the Los Angeles Dodgers were named winners of the American and National League Reliever of the Year awards on Saturday before the start of World Series Game Four.
Miami baseball star Fernandez was drunk, had cocaine in system at fatal crash
(Reuters) – Miami Marlins star Jose Fernandez, a dominant pro baseball pitcher and hero in Miami’s Cuban community, was legally drunk and had cocaine in his system when he was killed in a boat crash in late September, an autopsy and toxicology report r…
Maddon says Cubs bats will only improve
CHICAGO (Reuters) – The youthful Cubs showed their batting prowess in the regular season as Chicago led the majors in wins, yet the postseason has produced peaks and valleys at the plate.
Golf: Kirk, List head crowded leaderboard in Mississippi
(Reuters) – Americans Chris Kirk and Luke List shot matching 65s to vault into a share of the third-round lead at the Sanderson Farms Championship in Mississippi on Saturday.
Motor racing: Verstappen fastest in final Mexico practice
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Red Bull’s Max Verstappen kept Mercedes off the top of the timesheets in final practice for the Mexican Grand Prix on Saturday, with Lewis Hamilton second fastest and championship leader Nico Rosberg fourth.
Motor racing: Mercedes team member robbed at gunpoint
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – A member of the world championship-winning Mercedes Formula One team was robbed at gunpoint when he arrived in Mexico for Sunday’s grand prix, a team spokesman said.
