High school football player dies from injury in New Jersey
(Reuters) – A high school football player in New Jersey has died from an injury he sustained during a game on Friday night, school officials said Saturday.
FIFA has been ‘decimated’ by scandals, says Prince Ali
ZURICH (Reuters) – FIFA presidential candidate Prince Ali Bin Al Hussein of Jordan said that soccer’s governing body has been “decimated” by the recent wave of scandals and that he has heard from “many member associations” in the last 24 hours.
Jankovic beats Allertova in Guangzhou final
(Reuters) – Serbia’s Jelena Jankovic captured her first WTA final since 2013 when she beat Denisa Allertova of the Czech Republic in the final of the Guangzhou International on Saturday.
Begu and Sasnovich to meet in Korea Open final
SEOUL (Reuters) – Aliaksandra Sasnovich continued her giant-killing run at the Korea Open on Saturday, upsetting second see Anna Karolina Schmiedlova to reach her first WTA final.
Cubs reach postseason despite losing to Pirates
(The Sports Xchange) – The Chicago Cubs qualified for the postseason for the first time since 2008 despite losing 3-2 to the Pittsburgh Pirates at Wrigley Field on Friday.
Dickey’s 100th career win pads Jays’ division lead
(The Sports Xchange) – Friday was a special night for R.A. Dickey.
Mets close in on divisional title
(The Sports Xchange) – The National League East division title is so close, the New York Mets can just about taste the champagne.
Bencic and Radwanska through to Tokyo final
TOKYO (Reuters) – Rising Swiss star Belinda Bencic beat Denmark’s Caroline Wozniacki on Saturday to storm into the final of the Pan Pacific Open, where she will face Poland’s Agnieszka Radwanska.
Orlando’s Larin breaks MLS rookie goalscoring record
(Reuters) – Orlando City striker Cyle Larin scored his second hat-trick of the season on Friday to set a new record for the most goals by a rookie in Major League Soccer.
Motion filed to expedite briefing schedule on Brady appeal
(Reuters) – The NFL has filed a motion to speed up the appeal hearing on the overturned suspension of New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady.
