Jays beat Royals to stave of postseason elimination
TORONTO (Reuters) – The Toronto Blue Jays got a pitching masterpiece from Marco Estrada in a one-sided 7-1 win on Wednesday to keep their season alive and put the Kansas City Royals’ hopes of securing a World Series berth on hold.
Yahoo slashes ad price for streaming NFL game: sources
(Reuters) – Yahoo Inc has dropped the price of advertising for its first Web-streamed National Football League game on Sunday from an early price of $200,000 to less than $100,000, two media buyers familiar with the situation told Reuters on Wednesday….
Length no problem in Vegas for title holder Martin
(Reuters) – American Ben Martin hit the jackpot with his maiden PGA Tour victory in Las Vegas 12 months ago but knows he once again needs to make up for his relatively short distance off the tee for his title defense this week.
Blue Jackets hire Tortorella as coach after firing Richards
(Reuters) – The winless Columbus Blue Jackets fired head coach Todd Richards after a dismal start to the National Hockey League season and replaced him with veteran coach John Tortorella, the team said on Wednesday.
Soccer-Beckenbauer and Villar named in FIFA ethics probe
ZURICH (Reuters) – The FIFA scandal swept up one of the greatest soccer players of all time on Wednesday, when Franz Beckenbauer’s name appeared on a new list of individuals facing possible sanction from the scandal-hit body’s ethics committee.
Third title is Hamilton’s American dream
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – Lewis Hamilton can live his own American dream by becoming a triple Formula One world champion in Texas on Sunday.
Competitive climbers hope the sport makes Olympic grade
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – American rock-climbing wizard Alex Honnold insists he would not compete in the Olympics even if his sport gets the nod for inclusion in the 2020 Tokyo Games.
Fears for development as FIFA cleans up house
ZURICH (Reuters) – As FIFA struggles with internal reforms to clear up a corruption scandal, some within the sport worry that the world governing body could be distracted from its commitment to international development programs.
NY federal prosecutor probes daily fantasy sports business: WSJ
(Reuters) – Manhattan U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara is investigating whether the business model behind daily fantasy sports companies such as DraftKings Inc and FanDuel Inc violates federal law, the Wall Street Journal reported.
Renault taking upgraded engine to U.S. Grand Prix
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – Renault will be taking an upgraded, more powerful engine to Austin for this weekend’s U.S. Formula One Grand Prix but Red Bull and Toro Rosso will have to accept grid penalties if they want to use it.
