James muscles Cavs past Jazz
(The Sports Xchange) – Cleveland forward LeBron James reminded the NBA of his raw power on Tuesday, scoring 31 points, including 17 in the fourth quarter, as the Cavaliers muscled their way to a 118-114 victory over the Utah Jazz on Tuesday.
New York tells fantasy sports websites to stop taking bets in state
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The New York state attorney general on Tuesday ordered the fantasy sports sites DraftKings and FanDuel to stop accepting bets in New York, saying that the operations were essentially illegal gambling, according to copies of lette…
MLB’s Atlanta Braves say pitcher Tommy Hanson dead at 29
ATLANTA (Reuters) – Former Atlanta Braves pitcher Tommy Hanson, once considered among baseball’s most promising young talents before being beset by shoulder injuries, has died in Atlanta at age 29, the team said on Tuesday.
Colts have more bad Luck as quarterback injured again
(Reuters) – Indianapolis Colts quarterback Andrew Luck has a lacerated kidney and partial abdominal muscle tear and could be sidelined for up to six weeks, the National Football League team said on Tuesday.
NY Attorney General tells daily fantasy sports to stop taking bets in state: NYT
(Reuters) – The New York state attorney general on Tuesday ordered DraftKings and FanDuel to stop accepting bets in New York, the New York Times reported, citing people with knowledge of his investigation.
Ex-boxing great’s nephew offers reward for missing championship belts
SYRACUSE, N.Y. (Reuters) – The nephew of a world champion boxer and a New York State radio station on Tuesday offered a $7,500 reward for the return of six world champion belts believed stolen last week from the International Boxing Hall of Fame.
Ex-running back for NFL’s Cowboys suspended for four games
(Reuters) – The NFL on Tuesday suspended Joseph Randle for four games for violating the league’s Personal Conduct Policy, one week after the running back was released by the Dallas Cowboys.
Diack resigns as athletics foundation president
(Reuters) – Former global athletics chief Lamine Diack, who is under investigation in France on suspicion of corruption and money-laundering, has resigned as president of the International Athletics Foundation (IAF), the IAAF said on Tuesday.
University of Missouri president, chancellor out after race protest
COLUMBIA, Mo. (Reuters) – The University of Missouri’s president stepped down on Monday and its chancellor moved aside after protests by the school’s football team and other students over what they saw as soft handling of reports of racial abuse on cam…
Kenyan govt not taking doping seriously: top official
ELDORET (Reuters) – Kenya’s government has failed to seriously tackle doping and must act swiftly to prevent its athletes being banned at the 2016 Rio Olympics, the chairman of Kenya’s Olympic committee said on Tuesday.
