Pistons rally to down James and the Cavaliers
AUBURN HILLS, Michigan (The Sports Xchange) – Andre Drummond powered for 25 points and 18 rebounds and the Detroit Pistons rallied from a 13-point, second-half deficit to defeat the Cleveland Cavaliers 104-99 on Tuesday night at The Palace.
Maddon sees shining Cubs climbing higher
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Joe Maddon likes to think outside the box about how to bring a baseball team together and treat his players.
Australia’s Scott would rather have a rest than play in Olympics
MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Former world number one Adam Scott has dented Australia’s hopes of a medal when golf returns to the Olympics at Rio next year, saying he is unlikely to make room for it in his schedule.
Germany game against Netherlands called off over bomb fears
HANOVER, Germany (Reuters) – A soccer game between Germany and Netherlands which German Chancellor Angel Merkel was due to attend in Hanover was called off two hours before its scheduled start on Tuesday over fears of a planned bombing.
After Sochi build, anti-doping fix is child’s play: Pound
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado (Reuters) – If Russia could build Sochi in seven years to host the 2014 Winter Games, they can fix their doping problems in nine months and compete at the Rio Olympics, former WADA chief Dick Pound said on Tuesday.
Maddon, Banister win Manager of the Year honors
(Reuters) – Jeff Banister of the American League Texas Rangers and Joe Maddon of the National League Chicago Cubs, who both produced turnaround seasons, won Manager of the Year honors in results announced on Tuesday.
NY attorney general seeks halt to daily fantasy sports in state
(Reuters) – New York state’s top prosecutor on Tuesday filed for a temporary injunction that would shut down daily fantasy sports leaders DraftKings and FanDuel in the state in the latest blow to the fast-growing, multibillion-dollar industry.
England beat France on night of solidarity at Wembley
LONDON (Reuters) – England beat France 2-0 in an emotional friendly at Wembley on Tuesday when more than 70,000 fans paid tribute to the victims of the Paris attacks with English fans roaring out a spine-tingling rendition of the visitors’ national ant…
Federer halts Djokovic charge, Nishikori still in hunt
LONDON (Reuters) – Novak Djokovic has left the chasing pack breathing in his fumes this season but he spluttered at the ATP World Tour Finals on Tuesday as Roger Federer ended his 23-match winning streak with a 7-5 6-2 group stage victory.
After Paris attacks, English soccer fans salute France by roaring out the ‘Marseillaise’
LONDON (Reuters) – English soccer fans saluted France on Tuesday by roaring out the ‘Marseillaise’ national anthem at a friendly match watched by British politicians and royalty in a show of solidarity just days after Islamic State militants struck Par…
