Brissett, Patriots embarrass Texans
(The Sports Xchange) – Rookie Jacoby Brissett, making his first NFL start, got plenty of help from the visiting Texans in the New England Patriots’ 27-0 rout of Houston on Thursday.
McIlroy plays ideal Ryder Cup golf a week too early
(Reuters) – Rory McIlroy’s roller-coaster opening round at the Tour Championship on Thursday was not ideal for stroke play but just about perfect for the match play format of next week’s Ryder Cup.
Johnson keeps mojo going to share first-round lead
(Reuters) – Top seed Dustin Johnson continued his “good mojo” to earn a tie for the first-round lead with Kevin Chappell and Hideki Matsuyama at the Tour Championship in Atlanta on Thursday.
Gaming and gambling in Liberty’s F1 growth plan
(Reuters) – Gaming and gambling are among potential growth areas for Formula One as the sport’s new owners seek to develop largely untapped digital markets, Liberty Media chief executive Greg Maffei said on Thursday.
League gives green light to Panthers-Vikings game in Charlotte
(Reuters) – Sunday’s National Football League game in Charlotte between the Carolina Panthers and Minnesota Vikings will go ahead as planned despite two nights of violent protests in North Carolina’s largest city, the league said on Thursday.
Krueger talks hockey but thinks soccer
TORONTO (Reuters) – Ralph Krueger stood at the podium talking hockey but thinking soccer.
MotoGP extends Aragon contract to 2021
MADRID (Reuters) – Spain will be guaranteed at least two MotoGP races for the next five years after promoters Dorna announced a contract extension for the MotorLand Aragon circuit on Thursday in addition to Valencia.
Ricciardo tips Rosberg for F1 title
LONDON (Reuters) – Australian Daniel Ricciardo has spoken of the awkward pre-podium silences between Mercedes team mates Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg, while tipping the latter for the season’s Formula One title.
Soccer: Barca must do ‘a little bit more” without Messi
BARCELONA (Reuters) – The rest of Barcelona’s squad will have to do “a little bit more” to make up for the absence of five-times World Player of the Year Lionel Messi for the next three weeks, according to captain Andres Iniesta.
Soccer: Leicester’s ‘Deep-down Red’ plots United’s fall
LEICESTER, England (Reuters) – Lifelong Manchester United fan Danny Simpson says champions Leicester City will go for broke at Old Trafford on Saturday, underlining coach Claudio Ranieri’s philosophy.
