Curry spices thing up with dazzling three-point prowess
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Blessed with one of the purest shooting strokes in the National Basketball Association, Stephen Curry is on track to end his career as one of the best three-point shooters ever.
Struggling coaches gird for Black Monday
(Reuters) – Six teams head into Week 17 of the National Football League with a last chance to reach the Super Bowl tournament, while half a dozen head coaches may be facing their last game with axes poised to fall on Black Monday.
Red Bull retain Buemi as F1 reserve driver
LONDON (Reuters) – Switzerland’s Sebastien Buemi will start his fifth year as Red Bull reserve driver next season, the Formula One team said on Tuesday.
Navas, Wambach win CONCACAF Players of Year awards
MIAMI (Reuters) – Costa Rica’s World Cup goalkeeper Keylor Navas and United States women’s team striker Abby Wambach were named CONCACAF’s Players of the Year for 2014 on Tuesday.
Russian coach Kazarin to sue over TV doping claims
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Vladimir Kazarin, the coach at the center of a German TV documentary which made claims of widespread doping in Russian sport, says he is suing the program maker Hajo Seppelt.
Former Klitschko coach Sdunek dies at 67
BERLIN (Reuters) – The former coach of heavyweight champions Vladimir and Vitali Klitschko, Fritz Sdunek, has died at the age of 67 following a heart attack, the boxers said on Tuesday.
Suspended Lee to lose top ranking to China’s Chen
(Reuters) – Lee Chong Wei’s indefinite suspension for a doping violation will cost the Malaysian his top ranking with Chinese world champion Chen Long set to take over on Thursday after his World Superseries Finals triumph in Dubai.
Bengals punish sloppy Manning to clinch playoff spot
(Reuters) – The Cincinnati Bengals intercepted Peyton Manning four times to clinch a playoff berth with a big-play filled 37-28 victory over the Denver Broncos on Monday.
Christmas provides food for thought at Ferrari
MARANELLO, Italy (Reuters) – The winds of change have swept through Ferrari and even Christmas has a different feel now.
Australia hopes lost Freeman Olympic body suit recovered
SYDNEY (Reuters) – The lycra body suit that Cathy Freeman wore to light the cauldron at the Sydney Olympics may have been returned 14 years after it went missing from her dressing room, the Australian Olympic Committee said on Tuesday.