Surging Celtics prove too tricky for Magic
(The Sports Xchange) – The surging Boston Celtics used balanced scoring to cruise to their fifth straight win with a 113-94 victory over the sagging Orlando Magic on Friday.
Woodland and Choi lead as big names miss Torrey Pines cut
(Reuters) – Closing-hole birdies from American Gary Woodland and South Korean KJ Choi lifted them into a share of the second-round lead at the Farmers Insurance Open outside San Diego on Friday as a host of big names missed the cut.
San Diego Chargers will stay put for 2016 season
(Reuters) – The chairman of the San Diego Chargers said on Friday the football team would stay in San Diego for the 2016 season, though the club has reached an agreement with the Los Angeles Rams on sharing a Los Angeles-area stadium.
Chiefs tight end Kelce signs five-year contract extension
(Reuters) – The Kansas City Chiefs have signed Pro Bowl tight end and emerging reality television star Travis Kelce to a five-year contract extension, the National Football League team said on Friday.
British teen Hull moves joint top at Ocean Club
(Reuters) – British teenager Charley Hull coped well with gusting winds as she moved into a three-way tie for the lead after Friday’s second round in the season-opening Pure Silk-Bahamas LPGA Classic at Paradise Island.
CAS rejects Bulgaria’s appeal against Olympic ban
ZURICH (Reuters) – Bulgaria’s weightlifters will be barred from this year’s Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro after the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) on Friday rejected an appeal against a ban for numerous anti-doping violations.
Diamond League should ban dopers like we do-marathon boss
LONDON (Reuters) – Any athlete convicted of a serious doping offense should be banned from the Diamond League, following the “zero tolerance” approach of the London Marathon, the race’s chief executive told Reuters on Friday.
League to host first-ever Women’s Summit ahead of Super Bowl
(Reuters) – The National Football League will host its first-ever NFL Women’s Summit next week in San Francisco ahead of the Super Bowl to discuss the role sports have played in the lives of past and present female leaders.
Love him or hate him, Newton blossoms in run to Super Bowl
(Reuters) – Whether viewed as electrifying and flamboyant or as egotistical and annoying, Cam Newton stands tall as the one-of-a-kind quarterback of the Carolina Panthers.
Last rodeo or not, Peyton assured spot in pantheon of greats
(Reuters) – Peyton Manning has said Super Bowl 50 could be his “last rodeo” and if the Denver Broncos quarterback rides off into the sunset holding the Vince Lombardi trophy the fairytale finish will not be an unfamiliar one.
