Wisconsin’s Walker signs NBA arena spending plan for Milwaukee
MILWAUKEE (Reuters) – Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker on Wednesday signed a bipartisan financing plan passed by state lawmakers calling for taxpayers to contribute $250 million toward building a new downtown arena for the National Basketball Associatio…
Athletes must not feel obliged to reveal personal history says Coe
LONDON (Reuters) – International athletes should not feel they have to reveal their personal and private medical details to prove they are clean and have not been blood-doping, Britain’s IAAF presidential candidate Sebastian Coe said on Wednesday.
Kenyan great Keino says doping cases taking too long
NAIROBI (Reuters) – Kenya’s athletics great Kipchoge Keino says the IAAF should act more quickly on doping cases as the sport’s governing body begins disciplinary action against 28 athletes who took part in the 2005 and 2007 world championships.
Doping scandal gives Bolt-Gatlin showdown new significance
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Usain Bolt’s showdown with Justin Gatlin was always going to be the most highly anticipated clash of the world athletics championships in Beijing, but with track and field rocked by recent doping allegations it now looks like being a…
Indians’ Brantley drives in winner in 16th innings
(The Sports Xchange) – Left fielder Michael Brantley’s RBI single in the bottom of the 16th inning gave Cleveland a 5-4 victory over the New York Yankees on Tuesday.
Djokovic launches hard-court campaign with Rogers Cup win
MONTREAL (Reuters) – World number one Novak Djokovic kicked off his bid for a fourth Canadian crown with a 6-3 7-6(4) second round win over a stubborn Thomaz Bellucci at the Rogers Cup on Tuesday.
Cardinals rally to defeat visiting Pirates
(The Sports Xchange) – St. Louis rallied for three runs in the bottom of the fifth after denying Pittsburgh a prime scoring threat to notch a 4-3 win on Tuesday in the opener of a series between the teams with the top records in the National League.
Serena shakes off rust, Bouchard woes continue at Rogers Cup
TORONTO (Reuters) – Serena Williams shook off some hard-court rust before rolling to a 2-6 6-3 6-0 win over Italy’s Flavia Pennetta at the Rogers Cup on Tuesday, but the home crowd failed to fire up local favorite Eugenie Bouchard, who slumped to anoth…
Harvey, Mets blank Rockies
(The Sports Xchange) – Matt Harvey threw eight splendid innings of four-hit ball on Tuesday as the Mets completed a 4-0 victory over the Rockies.
Bouchard stays positive despite another early exit
TORONTO (Reuters) – Eugenie Bouchard was hailed as the new face of women’s tennis just 12 months ago but the Canadian’s downward spiral continued on Tuesday with a humbling 6-0 5-7 6-2 loss to Swiss Belinda Bencic in the opening round of the Rogers Cup…
