Johnson won’t repeat blunder on Whistling Straits return
MIAMI, (Reuters) – Dustin Johnson holds bitter memories of Whistling Straits and has promised to avoid a repeat of his blunder five years ago when he returns to the shores of Lake Michigan for the U.S. PGA Championship in August.
NFL’s tax-exempt status is again under fire in Congress
WASHINGTON xx (Reuters) – Congressman Jason Chaffetz insists his bid to overturn the NFL’s decades-old tax-exempt status has nothing to do with political posturing or electioneering.
Babysitter says ex-NFL star came on to her day before murder
FALL RIVER, Mass. (Reuters) – Ex-NFL star Aaron Hernandez made sexual advances toward his babysitter after driving her and the man he allegedly killed the following day to an apartment in Franklin, Massachusetts, the babysitter testified on Monday.
Iditarod mushers begin sled-dog race through Alaska wilderness
JUNEAU, Alaska (Reuters) – Mushers from around the world set off on Alaska’s famed Iditarod sled-dog race to Nome on Monday in sub zero temperatures on an alternative never-before-used route from Fairbanks that could lend a new level of unpredictabilit…
Authorities turned a blind eye to doping in cycling: UCI boss
AIGLE, Switzerland (Reuters) – The International Cycling Union’s president on Monday accused the organization of turning a blind eye to doping in the past and even letting it spread to protect the sport’s image.
Mauresmo leads group elected to Hall of Fame
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Amelie Mauresmo, a two-time grand slam winner and the first French woman to be ranked number one, was elected to the International Tennis Hall of Fame, organizers said on Monday.
Ex-Tennessee football players ordered to trial on rape charges
(Reuters) – A state court judge on Monday set an August trial for two former University of Tennessee football players who are accused of raping a 19-year-old woman at the school in November.
Cuba approves exhibition soccer match with New York Cosmos
HAVANA (Reuters) – The New York Cosmos have won approval to play the Cuban national soccer team in what would be the first professional sports team visit to the Caribbean island nation since December’s rapprochement between Cuba and the United States.
Delbonis seals Argentina win on fourth day of tense tie
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – Argentina reached the Davis Cup quarter-finals when Federico Delbonis beat Thomaz Bellucci 6-3 3-6 6-2 7-5 on the fourth day of an epic tie against Brazil to seal a 3-2 win on Monday.
Cologne’s Ujah apologizes to goat for rough treatment
BERLIN (Reuters) – Cologne forward Anthony Ujah has apologized for grabbing the club mascot — a goat — by the horns during celebrations in their 4-2 Bundesliga victory over Eintracht Frankfurt on Sunday.
