Party over for Hamilton as new season dawns
MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Lewis Hamilton spent the off-season crisscrossing the globe to party with A-list celebrities but Formula One’s reigning champion is adamant there will be no hangover when he returns to work at this week’s season-opening Australian…
Serena sets up Halep showdown at Indian Wells
(Reuters) – Serena Williams sent down seven aces on her way to a comprehensive 6-2 6-2 victory over Kateryna Bondarenko at the BNP Paribas Open on Tuesday, setting up a mouth-watering quarter-final against defending champion Simona Halep.
Djokovic, Nadal tested but advance in California
(Reuters) – World number one Novak Djokovic broke his opponent late in both sets to eke out a 7-5 7-5 third round victory over an upset-minded Philipp Kohlschreiber on Tuesday as the Serb continued his BNP Paribas Open title defense in California.
Spurs depth on display in win vs. Clippers
(The Sports Xchange) – The understood goal of any second unit in the NBA is to do all it can to hold its ground while its team’s starters get time to rest. So when the reserves add to a lead or flip the flow of the game from one team to another, it’s a…
Pats trade away Jones, bring in Cooper and Long
(Reuters) – The New England Patriots made two big personnel moves on Tuesday when it sent Pro Bowl defensive end Chandler Jones to the Arizona Cardinals in exchange for offensive guard Jonathan Cooper and signed Chris Long.
George powers Pacers past Celtics
(The Sports Xchange) – As is usually the case when the Indiana Pacers win, Paul George provided plenty of offense.
Palmer retiring from ceremonial tee shot at Masters
(Reuters) – Arnold Palmer will not join in the ceremonial opening tee shots at this year’s Masters due to a lingering shoulder injury, and the four-time winner at Augusta said it was time for him to give up the honor.
U.N. suspends Sharapova as goodwill ambassador
(Reuters) – Maria Sharapova has been suspended as a goodwill ambassador by the United Nations after the former world number one admitted she had tested positive for the banned substance meldonium at this year’s Australian Open.
Analysis – Link between football and CTE won’t harm NFL brand
(Reuters) – The National Football League’s acknowledgement that there is a link between football and chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) will do little to hurt the allure of the seemingly Teflon-coated organization.
IOC re-tests Beijing, London samples ahead of Rio
BERLIN (Reuters) – Re-testing of hundreds of athletes’ samples collected at the London 2012 and Beijing 2008 Games is underway as the International Olympic Committee (IOC) bids to root out cheats ahead of Rio 2016.
