Angels, Braves swap shortstops
(Reuters) – The Los Angeles Angels and Atlanta Braves traded starting shortstops in a five-player swap on Thursday with Erick Aybar going to Atlanta and Andrelton Simmons joining the Angels.
Park returns from finger issue to lead in Mexico
(Reuters) – Park In-bee put down her golf clubs for eight days after withdrawing from her last start due to a cyst in her finger but showed no ill effects as she took the opening-round lead at the Lorena Ochoa Invitational on Thursday.
Leonard shares lead at PGA event in Mexico
(Reuters) – Former British Open champion Justin Leonard fired a six-under-par 65 to join a four-way tie for the lead after Thursday’s weather-interrupted opening round of the OHL Classic at Playa Del Carmen, Mexico.
Djokovic aiming to end golden year with a bang
LONDON (Reuters) – With three of the four grand slam titles and a record six Masters Series crowns scooped up in a year of domination, Novak Djokovic could be forgiven for using the ATP Tour Finals in London as a well-earned lap of honor.
Texas A&M sues Indianapolis Colts for trademark infringement
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – Texas A&M University sued the Indianapolis Colts on Thursday, saying the NFL team has violated its trademark “The 12th Man” through the unauthorized use of the phrase in marketing material and merchandise.
Bolivia beat Venezuela 4-2 to kick-start qualifying campaign
LA PAZ (Reuters) – Striker Rodrigo Ramallo scored two first-half goals as Bolivia got their World Cup qualifying campaign off the ground with an exciting 4-2 home victory over Venezuela on Thursday.
Alonso says he has been in ‘economy mode’
SAO PAULO (Reuters) – McLaren’s Fernando Alonso says he has been ‘on standby’, or economy mode, this season to save his energies for what the Spaniard hopes will be a much better 2016.
Texas A&M sues Indianapolis Colts for trademark infringement
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – Texas A&M University sued the Indianapolis Colts on Thursday, saying the NFL team has violated its trademark “The 12th Man” through the unauthorized use of the phrase in marketing material and merchandise.
Lorenzo suffers burns during title celebration
MADRID (Reuters) – Jorge Lorenzo’s celebration of his MotoGP world title on his home island of Mallorca on Thursday was interrupted unexpectedly when the Spanish Yamaha rider suffered what appeared to be minor burns to his leg from a motorcycle.
Coe in the spotlight as world athletics ponders Russia ban
LONDON (Reuters) – Sebastian Coe chairs a meeting of world athletics on Friday to discuss suspending Russia over allegations of state sponsored doping of its athletes, a crisis that has put his leadership under the spotlight barely three months into th…




