FanDuel, DraftKings fight threatened shutdown in New York
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Daily fantasy sports companies DraftKings and FanDuel urged a New York judge on Wednesday to spare them from a potentially crippling shutdown in one of their top markets by ruling that their contests do not constitute illegal gambl…
St. Louis Rams player hospitalized after shooting in Florida
MIAMI (Reuters) – Suspended St. Louis Rams wide receiver Stedman Bailey was in critical but stable condition in a hospital on Wednesday after being shot in a car near his Miami-area hometown.
Former boxing champ shot to death during robbery in Atlanta
ATLANTA (Reuters) – Former cruiserweight boxing champion O’Neil “Supernova” Bell was shot to death during a robbery as he exited a public transit bus in Atlanta early on Wednesday, police said.
Humiliated Blatter says only FIFA Congress can bar him
ZURICH (Reuters) – Suspended FIFA president Sepp Blatter said on Wednesday he believes that only the Congress of soccer’s governing body, and not its Ethics Committee, can bar him from office.
No dead end for Browns’ Manziel, just a ‘hurdle’
(Reuters) – Johnny Manziel’s short-lived reign as starting quarterback for the Browns does not signal the end of his career in Cleveland but rather an obstacle for him to overcome, coach Mike Pettine said on Wednesday.
Gothenburg’s Eriksson says Eugene decision must be investigated
MONACO (Reuters) – The man who led Gothenburg’s bid to host the 2021 world athletics championships says he is still waiting for a plausible explanation of how the event was awarded to Eugene, Oregon, and is concerned at suggestions that Sebastian Coe l…
Retired Olympic medalist Devetzi fails doping test
ATHENS (Reuters) – Retired triple jumper Piyi Devetzi, 39, could be stripped of her Olympic silver and bronze medals after Greece’s track and field federation (SEGAS) said on Wednesday that she had failed a doping test.
Family of Frank Gifford says late NFL star suffered from brain disease
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The family of Frank Gifford said on Wednesday the late NFL Hall of Famer suffered from the degenerative brain disease CTE and that his brain had been donated to help researchers explore the link between football and traumatic hea…
Man dies at Ohio State after taking annual lake plunge
(Reuters) – A young man died after joining in an Ohio State University annual ritual in which students jump into a frigid campus lake to celebrate an upcoming football match, school officials said on Wednesday.
IAAF Party falls flat as doping dominates agenda
MONACO (Reuters) – There was an uneasy, faintly embarrassed atmosphere around the Fairmont Hotel on Monte Carlo’s seafront on Wednesday, in stark contrast to previous years when the suits and the spikes of world athletics have come together to celebrat…
