McDavid offers lottery winner a ‘generational’ talent
(Reuters) – Last week, Erie Otters wunderkind Connor McDavid made a play that even had veteran scouts in the crowd shaking their heads in amazement.
Bjorn welcomes Pelley’s appointment as European Tour chief
LONDON (Reuters) – Keith Pelley’s appointment as European Tour chief executive in succession to George O’Grady Has been welcomed by Tournament Players Committee chairman Thomas Bjorn.
Djokovic and Nadal to renew rivalry in Monte Carlo semis
MONTE CARLO (Reuters) – A near flawless Novak Djokovic crushed Marin Cilic 6-0 6-3 to set up a blockbuster Monte Carlo Masters semi-final with claycourt king Rafa Nadal, who came through a testing workout by David Ferrer on Friday.
Brazil’s Olympic host Rio has phones cut due to unpaid bills
RIO DE JANEIRO/SAO PAULO (Reuters) – The state government of Rio de Janeiro, which is feverishly preparing for next year’s Olympic Games, has failed to pay its phone and Internet bills, triggering a cutoff in service, the phone company responsible said…
U.S. marathoner Keflezighi returns to Boston to defend title
BOSTON (Reuters) – Meb Keflezighi, who became the first American man to win the Boston Marathon in three decades last year, will defend his title against a field of former champions and fast newcomers in Monday’s 119th running of the fabled footrace.
Flyers fire coach Berube after missing postseason
(Reuters) – The Philadelphia Flyers have fired head coach Craig Berube after the team failed to make the playoffs, the National Hockey League club said on Friday.
Pending Formula One race spurs renewed Shi’ite protests in Bahrain
DUBAI (Reuters) – The Formula One race set for Sunday in Bahrain drew protests on Friday as activists accused the Gulf kingdom of again staging the annual event to paper over human rights abuses, four years after being forced to cancel it during Arab S…
Retired Plushenko to return to competition
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Double Olympic champion Yevgeny Plushenko, who announced his retirement after withdrawing from the individual event at the 2014 Sochi Games because of a back injury, is to return to figure skating.
Media exec at Rogers Comms leaves to head golf’s European Tour
TORONTO (Reuters) – The head of media at Canada’s Rogers Communications Inc will leave the company this summer to become commissioner of the PGA European Tour golf events, the cable and media company said in a statement on Friday.
Star quarterback Winston’s lawyer calls Florida rape suit a ‘stunt’
TAMPA, Fla., (Reuters) – A lawyer for college football star quarterback Jameis Winston, a contender for the top pick in the upcoming National Football League draft, on Friday labeled as a “stunt” the lawsuit filed a day earlier in a Florida court by a …
