Janikowski leads Raiders to win over Chargers
(Reuters) – Sebastian Janikowski made a 31-yard field goal with 8:04 left in overtime, and the Oakland Raiders held on for a 23-20 victory against the San Diego Chargers on Thursday night at the O.co Coliseum.
Fantasy sports sites sue in Illinois court to declare games legal
(Reuters) – Leading daily fantasy sports companies DraftKings and FanDuel filed lawsuits in Illinois on Thursday asking a judge to declare their games to be legal, a day after the state’s attorney general outlawed them as gambling.
Fantasy sports firms ask judge to declare games legal in Illinois
(Reuters) – Leading fantasy sports companies DraftKings and FanDuel filed court actions on Thursday asking a judge to declare their games legal in Illinois, according to court documents.
Anchors away as PGA Tour players adapt to change
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Just two weeks remain before PGA Tour players have to adapt to a ban by golf’s rulemakers on long putters being anchored to the body and Tim Clark is among those who expect “some challenges along the way”.
World champion Lovchev banned over doping test
MOSCOW (Reuters) – World champion Alexei Lovchev of Russia has been suspended for failing a doping test, the International Weightlifting Federation said on its website (www.iwf.net) on Thursday.
DraftKings to ask Illinois court to rule on legality of fantasy sports
(Reuters) – Fantasy sports company DraftKings will ask a court to decide whether it can offer daily fantasy sports games in Illinois, after the state’s attorney general declared them illegal gambling.
‘Concussion’ director says changes on horizon for NFL
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – The director of football head trauma film “Concussion” says the beloved American sport may already be in the early stages of “a seismic shift” as parents are dissuaded from letting their children play football amid safety concer…
Soderling finally retires after long-running illness
LONDON (Reuters) – Sweden’s Robin Soderling, the player best-known for being the first man to beat Rafael Nadal at the French Open, has retired from professional tennis because of a long-running illness.
Graduate plans extreme ‘getaway’ with solo Indian Ocean row
BERLIN (Reuters) – One graduate with a craving to get away from it all in 2016 intends to row solo across the Indian Ocean, quitting the Berlin start-up scene to seek freedom and listen to some audio books in peace.
Illinois attorney general says fantasy sports contests are ‘gambling’
(Reuters) – Illinois on Wednesday became the latest state to ban its residents from playing daily fantasy sports contests offered by FanDuel and DraftKings, after the attorney general said the sites constitute “gambling” under Illinois law.
