Ex-NFL star Sharper admits to sexual assaults in California, Arizona
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Former NFL star Darren Sharper admitted in court on Monday to drugging and raping women in California and Arizona and was expected to plead guilty in similar Nevada and Louisiana cases in plea deals prosecutors say will land him…
Ex-NFL star Sharper admits to sexual assaults in California, Arizona
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Former NFL star Darren Sharper admitted in court on Monday to drugging and raping women in California and Arizona and was expected to plead guilty in similar Nevada and Louisiana cases in plea deals prosecutors say will land him…
Hanyu seeks gold-medal tonic after bumpy ride
(Reuters) – A reunion with his coach Brian Orser will provide a welcome distraction for Olympic champion Yuzuru Hanyu when he returns to the Shanghai Oriental Sports Centre for this week’s figure skating world championships.
Ex-NFL star sent money to man who sold guns, witness testifies
FALL RIVER, Mass. (Reuters) – Former New England Patriots player Aaron Hernandez transferred $15,000 to a Florida man who prosecutors say sold him guns two months before he allegedly fatally shot an acquaintance, a former bank teller testified on Monda…
NFL suspends long-standing TV blackout policy for 2015
(Reuters) – The National Football League voted on Monday to suspend its long-standing television blackout policy for at least the 2015 season.
Nadal returning to Queen’s for Wimbledon warmup
LONDON (Reuters) – Rafa Nadal will return to his old routine in a bid to recapture the Wimbledon crown later this year, confirming he has entered the traditional warm-up event at Queen’s Club.
Nadal returning to Queen’s for Wimbledon warmup
LONDON (Reuters) – Rafa Nadal will return to his old routine in a bid to recapture the Wimbledon crown later this year, confirming he has entered the traditional warm-up event at Queen’s Club.
Ex-NFL star Sharper pleads no contest in Los Angeles to two rapes
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Former National Football League star Darren Sharper pleaded no contest on Monday to charges in Los Angeles of drugging four women and raping two of them, after receiving a nine-year prison sentence for a sexual assault case in A…
Absence of oft-injured Davis teases NBA of unique standout
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Anthony Davis has been anointed the next great superstar of the National Basketball Association but injuries keep his reign a future promise instead of a present fulfillment.
South Korea’s Park handed 18-month ban by FINA
(Reuters) – Park Tae-hwan’s hopes of competing in the 2016 Rio Games were put in jeopardy as the South Korean Olympic swimming champion was handed an 18-month ban after a failed drug test, swimming’s governing body said on Monday.
