Father of Kansas City starter Volquez dies before game
KANSAS CITY (Reuters) – Kansas City starter Edinson Volquez pitched six innings of Game One of the World Series on Tuesday only hours after the death of his father.
Power outage disrupts Fox telecast of World Series
(Reuters) – The Fox Sports telecast of Game One of the World Series in Kansas City was knocked off the air due to a “rare electronics failure,” the broadcaster said on Tuesday.
Pistons beat Hawks in season opener
(The Sports Xchange) – The Atlanta Hawks had no answer to Andre Drummond inside or Kentavious Caldwell-Pope outside as the Detroit Pistons got their season off to a winning start.
Bulls’ Hoiberg off to winning start
(The Sports Xchange) – Nikola Mirotic scored 19 points and grabbed nine rebounds, and the Chicago Bulls held on for a 97-95 win over the Cleveland Cavaliers on Tuesday in the season opener for both teams.
Americans primed to carry domination into Olympics
GLASGOW (Reuters) – There are still more than nine months to go before the start of the Rio Games but it seems no amount of blood, sweat and tears shed by their rivals in training will be enough to topple the U.S. women’s gymnastics team from the top o…
Sports fantasy trade group creates control board, wants to self-regulate
(Reuters) – The trade association of the U.S. fantasy sports industry said Tuesday it has created a control board to oversee the fast-growing, multi-billion industry and avoid outside regulation as it faces scrutiny following a recent scandal.
Big sister helps Downie turn despair into triumph
GLASGOW (Reuters) – It took just two hours for 16-year-old Ellie Downie to come of age on Tuesday as she turned utter despair into joyous celebrations by giving Britain their first ever team medal at the gymnastics world championships.
Abby Wambach, prolific U.S. women’s soccer scorer, retires at 35
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – American Abby Wambach, who tallied more goals in international competition than any other soccer player in history, male or female, said on Tuesday she was retiring at age 35.
Federer comfortable back at home in easy Basel win
(Reuters) – Roger Federer bounced back to form with a quick-fire win over Mikhail Kukushkin of Kazakhstan on Tuesday as he began his bid for a seventh title at his hometown tournament in Basel.
Biles helps U.S. blow away rivals for team gold
GLASGOW (Reuters) – Simone Biles and Gabby Douglas showed that the United States will be the team to beat at the 2016 Rio Olympics as they blew away the opposition to land a third straight team title at the world championships on Tuesday.
