Pelicans fire head coach Williams
(Reuters) – The New Orleans Pelicans fired head coach Monty Williams on Tuesday, parting company with a man who led the team to the playoffs twice in five seasons.
Clippers thrive with their ‘Be Relentless’ approach
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A year after their playoff hopes were rocked by a racism scandal that left previous owner Donald Sterling with a life ban, the Los Angeles Clippers are flourishing in this postseason with a ‘Be Relentless’ approach.
Rosberg sets the pace in first in-season F1 test
BARCELONA (Reuters) – Nico Rosberg followed up his Spanish Grand Prix victory by stepping back into his Mercedes on Tuesday for another 146 laps of the Circuit de Catalunya in Formula One’s first in-season test of the year.
FIFA steps up racism surveillance for 2018 qualifiers
LONDON (Reuters) – A new system of match observers monitoring incidents of racism and discrimination at 2018 World Cup qualifiers was announced by FIFA on Tuesday.
Ice hockey-Canada rout Austria 10-1 at world championship
PRAGUE (Reuters) – Canada crushed Austria 10-1 at the ice hockey world championship on Tuesday, riding a four-goal opening period to an easy win that left the tournament favorites unbeaten at the end of the group stages.
Italian Formolo takes surprise win in Giro
(Reuters) – Home favorite Davide Formolo claimed the first victory of his short professional career with a stunning ride into La Spezia on the fourth stage of the Giro d’Italia on Tuesday.
NFL suspends Brady for four games, hits Patriots hard for ‘Deflategate’
(Reuters) – The National Football League came down hard on the New England Patriots on Monday for their role in Deflategate, suspending star quarterback Tom Brady for the first four games of next season and fining the franchise $1 million.
Pedrosa to return from surgery at French GP
(Reuters) – Honda MotoGP rider Dani Pedrosa will be back in action at the French Grand Prix this weekend after missing three of the season’s first four races due to arm surgery.
F1 drivers to launch fan initiative in Monaco
LONDON (Reuters) – Formula One drivers are hoping to give more back to their fans, at a time when unfavorable comparisons are being made with other series, with a new initiative to be presented in Monaco next week.
Curry spices up Warriors in series-tying win over Grizzlies
(The Sports Xchange) – Stephen Curry lived up to his Most Valuable Player status with 33 points as the Golden State Warriors brushed aside the Memphis Grizzlies 101-84 at FedExForum on Monday to even their Western Conference semi-final series at 2-2.
