Walker surges one ahead in San Antonio
(Reuters) – American Jimmy Walker took advantage of greatly improved weather conditions at his home tournament to seize an early one-shot lead in the second round of the Texas Open in sunny San Antonio on Friday.
Conflicting portraits of NBA ex-owner Donald Sterling emerge as trial ends
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – The woman behind the downfall of former Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling painted conflicting portraits of him in court on Friday, calling him a kind, generous mentor and father figure to her but a mean-spirited “con ar…
Woods skips Houston Open as Masters doubts spiral
(Reuters) – As speculation mounts over whether Tiger Woods will compete at the Masters, the former world number one has spurned the chance to play in next week’s Houston Open, the final PGA Tour event before the year’s first major.
Murray advances without worry against Young
World number four Andy Murray had little trouble dealing with American Donald Young in his opening match at the Miami Open with a 6-4 6-2 victory on Friday.
Seattle pitching prospect Rollins banned for 80 games
(Reuters) – Seattle Mariners pitching prospect David Rollins was handed an 80-game suspension after testing positive for the banned performance-enhancing drug Stanozolol, Major League Baseball announced on Friday.
Woman behind NBA ex-owner Donald Sterling’s downfall paints two portraits of him
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – The woman behind the downfall of former Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling painted two conflicting portraits of him in court on Friday, saying he was a kind, generous mentor and father figure to her but was mean-spirited…
Airbnb goes mainstream with Rio Olympic contract
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – With an official contract to provide rooms for the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, online home-rental marketplace Airbnb Inc is creating a model to solve accommodation problems at mega-events, co-founder Joe Gebbia said…
Thunder’s Durant needs surgery, out for season
(Reuters) – Kevin Durant, the NBA’s reigning most valuable player, will miss the rest of the season as he needs another foot surgery, dealing a blow to the Oklahoma City Thunder’s playoff hopes, the team said on Friday.
Alex Rodriguez’s cousin pleads guilty in U.S. baseball doping scandal
MIAMI (Reuters) – A cousin of Alex Rodriguez pleaded guilty in Miami federal court on Friday to conspiring to distribute performance-enhancing drugs, after playing a prominent role in linking the New York Yankees slugger to baseball’s doping scandal.
Walker surges one ahead in San Antonio
(Reuters) – American Jimmy Walker took advantage of greatly improved weather conditions at his home tournament to seize an early one-shot lead in the second round of the Texas Open in San Antonio on Friday.
