Rockets silence Thunder to finally take flight
(The Sports Xchange) – James Harden shook off his shooting slump while Ty Lawson enjoyed his best performance of the season as the Houston Rockets rallied from a 15-point deficit to beat the Oklahoma City Thunder 110-105 at Toyota Center on Monday.
King James becomes youngest to assume 25,000-point throne
(The Sports Xchange) – After becoming the youngest player in NBA history to surpass 25,000 career points on Monday, LeBron James sat in the locker room in the Wells Fargo Center with his feet in an ice bucket, an ice bag on each knee and another ice ba…
Payne makes history in Melbourne Cup
MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Michelle Payne became the first female jockey to win the A$6.2 million ($4.44 million) Melbourne Cup on Tuesday as she rode rank outsider Prince of Penzance to victory in Australia’s richest and most prestigious race.
Hayne signs for 49ers practice squad
(Reuters) – The San Francisco 49ers have signed running back Jarryd Hayne to their practice squad, the team said on Monday, just days after waiving the former rugby league international. The Australian was released by the team on Saturday and went uncl…
South Africa asks appeal court to convict Pistorius of murder
BLOEMFONTEIN (Reuters) – South African paralympian Oscar Pistorius, freed on parole last month after serving a fifth of his prison term for killing his girlfriend, faces years more in jail if state lawyers can get his conviction scaled up to murder fro…
Proposed FIFA reforms, including term limits, face rejection
MIAMI (Reuters) – A leading member of FIFA’s reform committee, Sheikh Ahmad Al-Fahad Al-Sabah, says up to 40 percent of the reform proposals made by ethics and compliance chief Domenico Scala could be rejected, including plans for term limits for top e…
Verdicts reached in murder trial of ex-NFL player Anthony Wayne Smith
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A Southern California jury has reached verdicts in the murder retrial of former Oakland Raiders defensive end Anthony Wayne Smith, but a judge sealed the decision until later this week because two jurors were traveling.
Monfils knocked out in Paris first round
PARIS (Reuters) – Gael Monfils was sent packing in the first round of the Paris Masters on Monday when he slumped to a 2-6 7-6(7) 6-4 defeat by fellow Frenchman Benoit Paire. Monfils, the world number 20, seemed to be cruising towards a straightforward victory in the renovated Bercy Hall after opening up a 6-2 4-0 lead. But then he lost focus.
Former basketball player sues University of Oregon over rape allegations
PORTLAND, Ore. (Reuters) – A former University of Oregon basketball player has sued the school for $7.5 million after it dropped him from the team and barred him from campus last year because of a rape accusation, school officials said on Monday.
Seahawks Lockette to undergo season-ending neck surgery
(Reuters) – Seattle Seahawks wide receiver Ricardo Lockette will have neck surgery and miss the remainder of the National Football League season, the team announced on Monday.
