Colts’ McNary placed on the NFL’s exempt list
(Reuters) – Josh McNary, an Indianapolis Colts reserve linebacker charged with raping a 29-year-old woman in December, has been placed on the NFL’s commissioner exempt list, the league said on Thursday.
Brady, Belichick try to add to Super Bowl legacy
(Reuters) – Patriots quarterback Tom Brady and head coach Bill Belichick can add to their prodigious NFL partnership, while Indianapolis Colts Andrew Luck aims to take a giant step forward in Sunday’s AFC title game.
Doping will be eliminated soon: Russian chief
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Doping will be eliminated from Russian athletics in the near future, the country’s Athletics Federation (VFLA) president Valentin Balakhnichev said on Thursday.
Demanding schedule makes European expansion tough: Silver
LONDON (Reuters) – NBA Commissioner Adam Silver said on Thursday that his league is not moving as quickly as the NFL toward European expansion partly due to a more demanding playing schedule.
Canadian sisters eye moguls clean sweep
(Reuters) – The Dufour-Lapointe sisters are eying a clean sweep at the world freestyle championships on Sunday less than a year after two of them won Olympic gold and silver in the moguls event at Sochi.
No-confidence vote for Alabama college president over football shutdown
(Reuters) – The president of the University of Alabama at Birmingham received a no-confidence vote from the school’s Faculty Senate on Thursday, in a largely symbolic move spurred by his decision to shut down the football program, officials said.
Appeals court rejects bid to move Oakland A’s to Silicon Valley
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – The city of San Jose, California cannot seek a court order allowing the Oakland A’s baseball team to move to Silicon Valley, a U.S appeals court ruled on Thursday.
Predators’ Rinne out through All-Star Game with knee sprain
(Reuters) – Nashville Predators starting goaltender Pekka Rinne will miss three regular season games and the All-Star Weekend with a sprained knee, the National Hockey League-leading team said on Thursday.
Del Rio takes over as head coach of the Raiders
(Reuters) – Defensive specialist Jack Del Rio was appointed as head coach of the struggling Oakland Raiders on Thursday, the ninth person to hold the position since the start of the 2003 season.
Sweden’s Backstrom given doping reprimand
BERNE (Reuters) – Sweden’s Nicklas Backstrom, who was forced to miss last year’s Olympic ice hockey final over an alleged doping offense, has been issued a reprimand after the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) brokered an agreement with anti-doping …
