Baseball-Trade flurry shakes up Dodgers roster
(Reuters) – The Los Angeles Dodgers, not satisfied with division titles alone, made a flurry of moves as the Winter Meetings drew to a close on Thursday to shake up their roster in a quest to get win a World Series.
Women’s groups blast NFL’s new personal conduct policy
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Women’s advocacy groups on Thursday excoriated NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell’s changes to the league’s personal conduct policy, saying it does not do enough to help victims and hold players who commit domestic violence accountab…
British Olympic sailors mugged while training in Rio
SAO PAULO (Reuters) – British sailors Hannah Mills and Saskia Clark were mugged at knife point in Rio de Janeiro where they are practicing ahead of the 2016 Olympics Games, they said on Facebook.
Diack’s son, Russian official, step down from IAAF roles
MOSCOW (Reuters) – The son of International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) president Lamine Diack has stepped down from his role with the governing body as investigations continue into allegations of doping in Russia.
Weekley upstages Scott to lead weather-hit Australian PGA
(Reuters) – American Boo Weekley upstaged home favorite Adam Scott to take an early two-shot lead at the Australian PGA Championship on Thursday before the first round on the Gold Coast was suspended because of thunderstorms.
NFL touts ‘tougher’ personal conduct policy after crisis
IRVING, Texas (Reuters) – National Football League owners on Wednesday unanimously endorsed what they called a tougher personal conduct policy following a spate of domestic violence cases involving players that harmed the league’s reputation.
McLaren set to announce 2015 drivers
LONDON (Reuters) – McLaren are set to announce the return of Fernando Alonso at a news conference on Thursday with British media tipping the Formula One team to retain Jenson Button in a lineup of champions.
Major League Baseball roundup
(The Sports Xchange) – The Philadelphia Phillies have traded shortstop Jimmy Rollins to the Los Angeles Dodgers, according to several reports.
National Hockey League roundup
(The Sports Xchange) – Minnesota Wild defenseman Keith Ballard was released from the hospital Wednesday after suffering facial fractures and a concussion against the New York Islanders.
National Football League roundup
(Reuters) – NFL owners unanimously passed a stricter personal-conduct policy proposed by commissioner Roger Goodell on Wednesday.
