Froome targets incredible treble as Tour and Rio loom
ALCUDIA, Mallorca (Reuters) – Tour de France champion Chris Froome mapped out lofty goals for the year on Tuesday, setting his sights on a remarkable treble of double Olympic gold and another triumphant ride into Paris.
NFL poised for L.A. move after 20 years of hard bargaining with cities
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – With resistance mounting to public financing of sport stadiums, the National Football League this week aims to follow through on two decades of threats to relocate franchises to Los Angeles.
Wisconsin athletic officials take the trash out of trash-talking
MILWAUKEE (Reuters) – Wisconsin high school athletic officials hoping to curb bad behavior have told student fans to stop shouting “airball” when an opposing basketball player badly misses a shot among other chants deemed unsportsmanlike.
Telefonica acquires more soccer TV rights in 2.4 billion euro deal
MADRID (Reuters) – Spanish telecoms group Telefonica said on Tuesday its pay TV division had reached a 2.4 billion-euro ($2.60 billion) deal with rival Mediapro that will allow it to offer clients more La Liga and Champions League soccer matches for se…
Wild Mustangs team win world mountain bike chariot championship
After trailing in fourth place early in the race, the Wild Mustangs team gained speed in the final corner to win the annual world mountain bike chariot race.
Briton, five Germans charged with running doping lab
BERLIN (Reuters) – A British man and five Germans have been charged with producing significant amounts of doping substances for athletes in an underground laboratory and distributing the drugs across Germany, prosecutors said on Tuesday.
Barca appeal rejected against Suarez two-match ban
MADRID (Reuters) – Barcelona’s appeal against Luis Suarez’s two-match King’s Cup ban for allegedly provoking a fracas in the tunnel after last week’s game against Espanyol has been rejected, the Spanish soccer federation (RFEF) said.
Miami reach terms with pitcher Chen: report
(Reuters) – The Miami Marlins aimed to fortify their starting rotation this offseason and hit their target on Tuesday by reaching agreement with left-handed pitcher Chen Wei-yin, according to a report on Major League Baseball’s website.
FIFA ethics investigators seek longer bans for Platini, Blatter
ZURICH (Reuters) – FIFA ethics investigators said on Tuesday they planned an appeal that could extend eight-year bans on world soccer body president Joseph “Sepp” Blatter and European soccer boss Michel Platini, raising the possibility of lifelong excl…
Fantasy sports industry criticizes proposed Massachusetts limits
BOSTON (Reuters) – Efforts by Massachusetts to ban people under 21 from playing paid fantasy sports games and to stop companies from promoting the games on college campuses drew fire on Tuesday from the fast-growing, multibillion-dollar industry.
