No drug charges for Ex-NBA star Lamar Odom
(Reuters) – A Nevada prosecutor said on Monday she would not bring criminal drug charges against ex-NBA star Lamar Odom, who fell into a coma after using cocaine at a brothel last year.
Fantasy sports sites allowed to operate in New York during appeal
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Leading daily fantasy sports companies FanDuel and DraftKings will be allowed to keep operating in New York while they battle the state’s attorney general, who wants them shut down there, an appeals court confirmed on Monday.
Messi wins Ballon d’Or for fifth time
ZURICH (Reuters) – Lionel Messi reclaimed the FIFA Ballon d’Or award for the world player of the year on Monday from his great rival Cristiano Ronaldo who had walked off with the award for the previous two years.
Italy pitches Olympic bid as way to clean up scandal-plagued Rome
ROME (Reuters) – Italy’s attempt to host the 2024 Olympic Games is a chance to clean up the scandal-plagued capital city Rome, the bid’s chairman Luca Cordero di Montezemolo said on Monday.
Mercedes absent from pre-season F1 tire test
LONDON (Reuters) – Formula One world champions Mercedes will be absent from a pre-season wet tire test organized by Pirelli in southern France this month and attended by the sport’s three other engine manufacturers.
Rams franchise pushing for return to Los Angeles
(Reuters) – Rams owner Stan Kroenke wants out of St. Louis, yearning to escape what he considers a poor economic climate with a return to the team’s former longtime home of Los Angeles.
Outdated stadium underpins Chargers’ planned LA move
(Reuters) – San Diego’s beach city life, with its warm temperatures and thin air, has always been the perfect landing spot for the Chargers and their pass-happy offenses but that marriage is on the verge of a possible breakup after 54 years.
Raiders testing fan loyalty with relocation bid
(Reuters) – Oakland Raiders supporters are among the most passionate in the National Football League but their loyalty will be put to the ultimate test if the team win a bid to relocate to Los Angeles for the second time.
South Africa’s Oscar Pistorius files papers to appeal his murder conviction
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – South African Olympian Oscar Pistorius filed papers to appeal against his conviction for the murder of girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp, a family spokesperson told Reuters on Monday.
UK Athletics calls for new clean era for tarnished sport
LONDON (Reuters) – UK Athletics (UKA) has called for world records to be wiped clean and drug cheats to be banned for at least eight years in radical proposals aimed at heralding a new unblemished era for the sport.
