Raptors top Heat in OT despite guards’ woes
(Sports Xchange) – With All-Star guards Kyle Lowry and DeMar DeRozan continuing to struggle, the Toronto Raptors are forced to find other ways to win.
Indian Lahiri one-shot back of Quail Hollow leaders
CHARLOTTE, North Carolina (Reuters) – Anirban Lahiri, who felt he was overdue for a low score, shot a 66 to trail American co-leaders Steve Wheatcroft and Andrew Loupe by a stroke after the first round of the Wells Fargo Championship.
Israeli Beck sets flawless pace in Alabama
(Reuters) – Israel’s Laetitia Beck took advantage of relatively calm early conditions before the wind strengthened to surge into a two-shot lead in Thursday’s opening round of the Yokohama Tire LPGA Classic in Prattville, Alabama.
For Derby hopefuls, owning horse like owning team
(Reuters) – For many racehorse owners, it’s the experience, more so than making money, that attracted them to the Sport of Kings but they face a tough task to get into the elite field for events like the Kentucky Derby.
Coe under pressure to get Russia to Rio: former WADA chief
(Reuters) – Former World Anti-Doping Agency president Dick Pound believes world athletics chief Sebastian Coe is under mounting pressure to find a way for suspended Russian track and field athletes to compete at the Rio Olympics.
Rio mayor assures Olympics not impacted by graft, political turmoil
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – Rio de Janeiro’s mayor said Thursday preparations for the Olympics will not be impacted by Brazil’s political turbulence, and he guaranteed there was zero corruption in the city’s projects for the games.
British canoeist Pennie has novel answer to Zika threat
LONDON (Reuters) – British slalom canoeist Fiona Pennie is leaving nothing to chance at this year’s Rio Olympics where she will fit a mosquito net to her boat between races to minimize the threat of the Zika virus.
Derby favorite Nyquist to sip from Stanley Cup
(Reuters) – Kentucky Derby favorite Nyquist will get to drink from the NHL’s coveted Stanley Cup on Saturday before he sets off on his bid to win racing’s symbol of excellence in the Run for the Roses at Churchill Downs.
Dallas judge tells quarterback Manziel not to contact former girlfriend
DALLAS (Reuters) – Former Cleveland Browns quarterback Johnny Manziel made his first appearance in a Dallas court on Thursday on a charge of assaulting his former girlfriend, and the judge told him to keep away from her.
Khan pledges to give Alvarez a lesson in the ring
(Reuters) – Challenger Amir Khan readily accepts that he is a huge underdog for his WBC middleweight title clash with Mexican Saul “Canelo” Alvarez in Las Vegas on Saturday but has promised to give his much bigger opponent “a boxing lesson”.
