Peruvian trap shooter qualifies for eighth Olympics
TORONTO (Reuters) – Peru’s Francisco Boza Dibos gave up shooting three years ago but his decision to return paid off on Tuesday as he won the gold medal in men’s trap at the Pan American Games to qualify for his eighth Summer Olympics.
An Open at St Andrews is so special, says Spieth
ST ANDREWS, Scotland (Reuters) – Jordan Spieth may be just 21 years of age but there is no doubt he will go into this week’s British Open fully aware of the historic significance of competing at the Home of Golf.
Banned Rose honored as Reds legend before All-Star Game
(Reuters) – Pete Rose, Major League Baseball’s all-time hits leader, is still serving a lifetime ban for having gambled on baseball but on Tuesday he was honored on the field prior to the All-Star Game in Cincinnati.
An Open at St Andrews is so special, says Spieth
ST ANDREWS, Scotland (Reuters) – Jordan Spieth may be just 21 years of age but there is no doubt he will go into this week’s British Open fully aware of the historic significance of competing at the Home of Golf.
U.S. Open aces Wimbledon for top grand slam prize money
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The U.S. Open leapfrogged Wimbledon as the richest grand slam event in tennis as the United States Tennis Association announced on Tuesday a 10.5 percent prize money increase for next month’s championship.
Police say ex-NFL quarterback McNabb posts ‘extreme DUI’ in Arizona
PHOENIX (Reuters) – Former National Football League quarterback Donovan McNabb’s blood-alcohol content was twice the legal limit when he was arrested on suspicion of drunken driving in Arizona last month, police said on Tuesday.
Assistant coach on NFL’s Bills put on indefinite leave after arrest
(Reuters) – The Buffalo Bills on Tuesday placed Aaron Kromer on indefinite paid leave after the offensive line coach’s arrest for allegedly punching a boy in the face and threatening to kill the youth’s family in an altercation over beach chairs.
Wild Watson just wishes he could go straight
ST ANDREWS, Scotland (Reuters) – There are few more spectacular sights in golf than standing behind American Bubba Watson launching one of his 320-yard sidewinders off a tee, apparently in the wrong direction.
Young U.S. gymnasts prepare at Pan Ams for Rio rumble
TORONTO (Reuters) – The most exciting names in U.S. gymnastics, Gabby Douglas, Aly Raisman and Simone Biles, will all be competing during the Pan American Games — just not in Toronto.
Puppy love: Dogs offer Pan Am athletes affection
TORONTO (Reuters) – Unlike the stray dogs that were a common sight at the Sochi Olympics, the canines running around the Athletes’ Village at the Pan American Games in Toronto are intentionally there to help competitors release stress.
