Samardzija joins Bumgarner in San Francisco
(Reuters) – The San Francisco Giants have signed right-hander Jeff Samardzija to a five-year deal, the team announced on Saturday, as the big name pitching merry-go-round continued in Major League Baseball.
Ecuador orders arrest of soccer chief amid FIFA scandal
QUITO (Reuters) – Ecuador on Saturday ordered the arrest of the president of its soccer federation, Luis Chiriboga, days after U.S. officials announced that he was one of 16 people to be charged in connection with a multi-million dollar bribery scheme….
Watson shoots 63 for two-shot lead at World Challenge
(Reuters) – American Bubba Watson carded a flawless nine-under-par 63 and stormed to a two-stroke lead after the third round at the Hero World Challenge in the Bahamas on Saturday.
Leishman hits front in search of first European Tour title
SUN CITY, South Africa (Reuters) – Australian Marc Leishman finished with two birdies to record an outstanding 66 and open a one-shot lead after the third round of the Nedbank Golf Challenge at the Gary Player County Club on Saturday.
Former Peru soccer chief arrested in FIFA graft probe
LIMA (Reuters) – The former longtime president of Peru’s soccer federation, Manuel Burga, has been arrested as part of an ongoing U.S.-led investigation into corruption at the sport’s world governing body, FIFA.
Blatter to make case to FIFA ethics body in coming weeks: paper
ZURICH (Reuters) – Suspended FIFA President Sepp Blatter said in a Swiss newspaper interview published on Saturday that he expects to make his case to the ethics committee of soccer’s governing body in the coming weeks.
Varner, Frittelli and Lombard share lead in Australia
(Reuters) – Harold Varner made six birdies in a flawless round of 66 to grab a share of the lead after the third round of the Australian PGA Championship on Saturday.
Harden leads Rockets past Mavericks
(The Sports Xchange) – Guard James Harden scored 25 points, including a step-back jumper with 7.4 seconds to go, to lead the Houston Rockets to a 100-96 win against the Dallas Mavericks.
Greinke signs blockbuster deal with Diamondbacks
(Reuters) – Zack Greinke, one of the top pitchers in Major League Baseball, has agreed to join the Arizona Diamondbacks on a six-year deal worth more than $200 million, ESPN and MLB.com reported on Friday.
Guatemalan judge arrested on Disney cruise ship on soccer bribery charges
ORLANDO, Fla. (Reuters) – Federal agents boarded a Disney cruise ship in Florida on Friday to arrest a Guatemalan judge who is one of dozens of soccer officials charged by U.S. prosecutors investigating corruption in the sport’s world governing body FI…
