Prince of Isles scores twice in win over Bolts
(The Sports Xchange) – A rookie in Ottawa two months ago, Shane Prince scored twice for the New York Islanders on Wednesday as they beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 5-3 in the opener of their second-round series on Wednesday at Amalie Arena.
NBA team owners propose $1 billion plan to attract U.S. pro soccer to Detroit
DETROIT (Reuters) – Two professional basketball team owners on Wednesday announced a $1 billion investment plan to attract a Major League Soccer franchise to downtown Detroit in a move they said would help revitalize the city.
Quarterbacks figure to rule at NFL Draft
(Reuters) – Quarterbacks are expected to once again command the spotlight at the National Football League Draft in Chicago on Thursday.
Former champion Liukin calls Biles ‘the best’
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Former Olympic gymnastics all-around champion Nastia Liukin said on Wednesday that fellow American Simone Biles is the best gymnast she has seen and predicts the petite dynamo will be the darling of the Rio Games.
Brazil receives Olympic flame for Rio Games
ATHENS (Reuters) – The Olympic flame that will burn in Rio in August for the first Games in South America was handed over to Brazil on Wednesday in the marble stadium that hosted the first modern Games in 1896.
Michelle Obama keynotes 100-days to Rio Games NYC party
NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. first lady Michelle Obama launched a 100-days from the Rio Olympics street party on Wednesday featuring more than 75 Olympians in an interactive carnival on two blocks of teeming Times Square.
Canada looks to winter for Summer Olympics mojo
TORONTO (Reuters) – The Canadian Olympic Committee is hoping to tap into some of the country’s Winter Games mojo by building a Rio de Janeiro Olympic brand campaign it hopes will leave people cold.
Nadal to carry Spain flag at Rio Games
MADRID (Reuters) – Rafa Nadal, 14-times grand slam singles tennis champion, will carry Spain’s flag at the opening ceremony for this year Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, he said on Wednesday.
Athletes chosen in NFL draft need to plan for the long game
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Every year, the National Football League draft makes a number of strapping young men very, very rich.
Sutton quits as British cycling chief amid discrimination row
LONDON (Reuters) – British Cycling technical director Shane Sutton resigned on Wednesday after being engulfed in a row about sexist and discriminatory remarks he is alleged to have made.
