Fantasy sports legal in Rhode Island, attorney general says
(Reuters) – Paid fantasy sports games are legal in Rhode Island, the state’s attorney general said on Thursday, urging legislators to develop laws to regulate the fast-growing industry.
Former Viking Fred McNeill suffered from brain trauma: CNN
(Reuters) – An autopsy has confirmed that former Minnesota Vikings linebacker Fred McNeill was suffering from brain trauma when he died last year at 63, CNN reported on Thursday.
French federation director could be sacked: statement
PARIS (Reuters) – The French Tennis Federation (FFT) said on Thursday it had begun proceedings against director general Gilbert Ysern that could result in his sacking, as French media reported that he had already been dismissed.
League creating rule to get women in executive positions
(Reuters) – The National Football League will create a “Rooney Rule” for women that would require teams to interview female candidates for executive positions, Commissioner Roger Goodell said on Thursday.
News about Schumacher ‘not good’: Montezemolo
MILAN (Reuters) – The latest news about the health of seven-times Formula One world champion Michael Schumacher is not good, his former Ferrari boss Luca di Montezemolo said on Thursday.
Irsay asked Broncos’ Manning to retire as a Colt: report
(Reuters) – Peyton Manning has not said whether Super Bowl 50 will be the final game of his illustrious career but the owner of his former team has asked him to walk away from the game as an Indianapolis Colt, according to a report on Thursday.
Olympian Sarah Ayton carves out new career as Extreme Sailing coach
LONDON (Reuters) – British sailor and double Olympic gold medalist Sarah Ayton is carving out a new career as a coach in the ultra-competitive, male-dominated world of high-performance sailing – a kind of Formula One on water.
McIlroy lifted by unlikely birdie in Dubai
DUBAI (Reuters) – World number two Rory McIlroy, boosted by an unlikely birdie four on his front nine, made an encouraging start to his title defense by shooting a 68 in the Dubai Desert Classic first round on Thursday.
European champion Brezhniva banned for four years for doping
MOSCOW (Reuters) – The Russian anti-doping Agency (RUSADA) has handed two-time European track cycling champion Yelena Brezhniva a four year ban for doping offences, the organization announced on its website www.rusada.ru on Thursday.
Small crowd, young and old, to watch Super Bowl on web: Reuters poll
NEW YORK (Reuters) – About 5 percent of Americans who watch the Super Bowl at home plan to stream the game over the Internet this year, and the crowd isn’t just millennials, a Reuters/Ipsos poll shows.
