Williams sisters withdraw from doubles at Melbourne Park
MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Multiple grand slam champions Serena and Venus Williams withdrew from women’s doubles competition at the Australian Open on Wednesday before first round action got underway.
Sharapova fights off match points to beat qualifier
MELBOURNE (Reuters) – World number two Maria Sharapova credited just swinging away and not dwelling too much on her predicament to save two match points before sneaking into the third round of the Australian Open on Wednesday.
Golfer Robert Allenby quits PGA Tour event after Hawaii robbery
HONOLULU (Reuters) – Australian golfer Robert Allenby, who reported being abducted, robbed and dumped from a car in a Hawaii park after failing to qualify for the Sony Open in Honolulu, says he has pulled out from a PGA Tour event in California to reco…
A tale of two Super Bowl-bound cities
(Reuters) – New England has the Boston Tea Party and cream pie, Seattle has Starbucks and marijuana but only one will be crowned Super Bowl champions after an East Coast versus West Cost clash of teams as different as the cities they represent.
Seahawks fan hopes to trade winning football for Super Bowl trip
SEATTLE (Reuters) – A Seattle Seahawks fan who caught the football hurled into the stands by Jermaine Kearse in celebration of his game-winning pass reception has rebuffed a $20,000 offer for the ball in hopes of trading it instead for a Super Bowl tic…
Boxing champ Taylor pleads not guilty to Arkansas assault charges
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (Reuters) – Boxing champion Jermain Taylor pleaded not guilty on Tuesday to multiple criminal charges related to allegations of threatening a family at a Martin Luther King Jr. Day parade in Little Rock.
Ex-NFL player, married to Hope Solo, arrested in California
(Reuters) – Former National Football League tight end Jerramy Stevens, the husband of U.S. women’s soccer goalkeeper Hope Solo, has been arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol in the Los Angeles area, police said on Tuesday.
Rose says best from Steroids Era belong in Hall of Fame
(Reuters) – All-time hits leader Pete Rose hopes he will get a second chance from incoming commissioner Rob Manfred after suffering a 25-year ban from Major League Baseball and a place in the Hall of Fame for gambling on the sport.
Belichick compares Wilson to ‘Roger the Dodger’
(Reuters) – New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick isn’t one for throwing around accolades lightly but he clearly believes opposing Super Bowl quarterback Russell Wilson is something special.
Two ex-WWE wrestlers file lawsuit over concussions
(Reuters) – Two former WWE professional wrestlers say they have serious brain injuries after suffering repeated concussions in the ring and have filed a potential class-action lawsuit against the Connecticut-based company in federal court in Philadelph…
