Harrington clears mental hurdle to return to winner’s circle
PALM BEACH GARDENS, Florida (Reuters) – Padraig Harrington’s drop down the rankings ended with a playoff win over Daniel Berger at the Honda Classic on Monday, the Irishman keeping those barren days out of mind during a thrilling final round.
NFL salary cap increased by $10 million to $143.28 million for 2015
(Reuters) – The National Football League has increased the 2015 salary cap by $10 million to $143.28 million per team, representing increased revenues from new television deals, according to the league’s website.
Berger so close to remarkable rookie win
PALM BEACH GARDENS, Florida (Reuters) – Rookie Daniel Berger came from nine strokes behind the lead to enter a playoff for the Honda Classic on Monday but lost out on the second sudden-death hole to Ireland’s Padraig Harrington.
Canadian broadcaster fights ban on domestic ads during Super Bowl
TORONTO (Reuters) – The exclusive Canadian broadcaster of the Super Bowl is fighting for the right to sell domestic advertising during the blockbuster U.S. football game after a television regulator blocked the practice last month.
Harrington ends seven-year wait with Honda victory
PALM BEACH GARDENS, Florida (Reuters) – Padraig Harrington ended a seven-year title drought on the two main tours when he won the Honda Classic in a playoff with American rookie Daniel Berger after a thrilling finish on Monday.
Ecclestone offers cash advance for smaller teams
LONDON (Reuters) – Formula One supremo Bernie Ecclestone has offered advance revenue payments to Sauber, Force India and Lotus to help with cash-flow problems ahead of the new season starting in Australia next week.
Apine skiing-Fenninger increases pressure on Maze
BANSKO, Bulgaria (Reuters) – Anna Fenninger increased the pressure on World Cup leader Tina Maze with her fourth back-to-back victory in a women’s Super-G in Bansko on Monday.
Chilton to race at Le Mans after joining Nissan
LONDON (Reuters) – Former Formula One driver Max Chilton will race in this year’s Le Mans 24 hour race after joining the Nissan LM P1 world endurance championship team.
NHL concussion lawsuit following a path blazed by the NFL
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Gary Leeman suffers from memory loss, dizziness, headaches and other symptoms associated with repeated head trauma.
Schumacher’s teenage son Mick moves up to Formula 4
BERLIN (Reuters) – Former Formula One champion Michael Schumacher’s teenage son is following in his father’s racing footsteps after moving up to Formula 4 from kart this year, his new team said on Monday.