Vettel again fastest but Mercedes do most laps
(Reuters) – Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel was fastest for the second day in a row in Formula One testing in Spain on Monday but champions Mercedes again did the most laps despite a water leak on Lewis Hamilton’s car.
Super Bowl ratings hit all-time high for NBC
(Reuters) – The New England Patriots’ heart-stopping 28-24 victory over the Seattle Seahawks in the Super Bowl delivered record-breaking monster television ratings for NBC, the network announced on Monday.
Belichick sees KC loss as turning point in Patriots’ season
PHOENIX (Reuters) – The New England Patriots looked anything but likely Super Bowl champions when they went in at halftime of their week four game at the Kansas City Chiefs trailing 17-0.
Browns quarterback Manziel enters treatment facility
(Reuters) – Cleveland Browns quarterback Johnny Manziel has entered a treatment facility to deal with personal problems, the National Football League team said on Monday.
Yips or no yips, Tiger is too technical: experts
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Whether or not Tiger Woods is suffering from the chipping ‘yips’, several mental game experts agree that the former world number one is paying a steep price for becoming too technically focused on his swing.
Nationwide Insurance defends controversial Super Bowl ad
(Reuters) – Nationwide Insurance defended its Super Bowl ad featuring a “dead” boy, saying on Monday that it was intended to start a conversation about preventable accidents, not sell insurance.
Patriots euphoric after Super Bowl despite ‘Deflategate’
GLENDALE, Arizona (Reuters) – The New England Patriots rallied to beat the Seattle Seahawks on Sunday in what will go down as one of the greatest Super Bowls of all-time but who the real winner is could well be debated for decades to come.
Last play will linger but Brady’s class showed in Pats’ win
GLENDALE, Arizona (Reuters) – Seattle Seahawks head coach Pete Caroll won plenty of praise for his brave decision making in the NFC Championship win that took his team to the Super Bowl but was facing the heat after Sunday’s loss to the New England Pat…
McIlroy prepares for multi-million dollar courtroom battle
LONDON (Reuters) – Rory McIlroy may be able to stay calm on the golf course but the world number one must hold his nerve in the courtroom when a multi-million dollar legal battle with his former agents gets underway in Dublin on Tuesday.
Champagne out of FIFA presidential race
BERNE (Reuters) – FIFA presidential candidate Jerome Champagne is out of the race after failing to win sufficient backing for his bid, saying that national associations feared “reprisals” if they supported him.
