Patriots fans sue NFL over lost ‘Deflategate’ draft picks
(Corrects second paragraph of April 5 story to show “Deflategate” game played against Indianapolis Colts)
Exciting Joshua aims to live up to heavyweight hype
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s Olympic champion Anthony Joshua is on the cusp of what he calls “the ultimate double” this weekend and fancies it could help him capture the boxing world’s imagination like no heavyweight since Mike Tyson in his heyday.
‘Blade Jumper’ Rehm running out of time for Rio
BERLIN (Reuters) – Amputee long jumper Markus Rehm is running out of time to make the Rio de Janeiro Olympics in August as the world athletics body has not yet set the criteria for ruling if he can compete with his prosthetic leg.
Force India waiting on 2017 rules in EU complaint
LONDON (Reuters) – Force India are waiting for Formula One’s 2017 rules to be finalised before taking the next step in their complaint to the European Union about how the sport is run and revenues distributed.
Role reversal for Campbells as Bronte struggles with injury
(Reuters) – Not all world champions could count on sympathy from a rival after suffering a shoulder injury but it is not only sororal love that has Cate Campbell consoling sister Bronte heading into Australia’s Olympic swimming trials.
NBA: Timberwolves stun Warriors in OT
(The Sports Xchange) – The Minnesota Timberwolves stalled the Golden State Warriors’ pursuit of history Tuesday night, riding a fourth-quarter comeback and Andrew Wiggins’ nine points in overtime to a shocking, 124-117 victory.
Reeling Grizzlies end skid with win over Bulls
(The Sports Xchange) – In the quiet of the Chicago Bulls’ locker room Tuesday night at FedExForum, point guard Derrick Rose tried to explain how a virtual must-win game for his team turned into a 108-92 loss to the reeling and hobbled Memphis Grizzlies…
Gavrilova to make Australia Fed Cup debut against U.S.
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Russian-born Daria Gavrilova will make her Fed Cup debut for Australia against the United States in Brisbane next week after being named in the squad for the world group playoff on Wednesday.
Kerber advances in third-set tiebreaker
(Reuters) – Australian Open champion Angelique Kerber was pushed to a third-set tiebreaker by 80th-ranked Spaniard Lara Arruabarrena before winning 6-2 5-7 7-6(3) and advancing to the third round of the Volvo Car Open clay court event in South Carolina…
Rose reckons he has the right stuff to win Masters
AUGUSTA, Georgia (Reuters) – Here’s a quick quiz question. Without doing an Internet search, who finished second at the 2015 Masters?
