Clock ticking on Beckham’s struggle for Miami stadium: MLS
MIAMI (Reuters) – David Beckham’s plans to bring a Major League Soccer team to Miami are showing no signs of progress and league commissioner Don Garber said on Tuesday the process “can’t go on forever.”
Florida State quarterback Winston faces conduct hearing on rape accusation
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (Reuters) – Florida State University star quarterback Jameis Winston, accused of raping a female student nearly two years ago, on Tuesday faced the first day of a student conduct code hearing that both sides hope will resolve a nation…
University of Alabama at Birmingham to end football program, citing costs
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (Reuters) – The University of Alabama at Birmingham will shutter its football program at the end of the current season due to the increasing costs associated with it, the school said on Tuesday.
Bermuda named as host venue for 2017 America’s Cup
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The next America’s Cup will be contested in Bermuda in 2017 after defending champion Oracle Team USA chose the tiny mid-Atlantic island as host of the world’s premier sailing competition on Tuesday.
Washington City Council OKs new stadium for D.C. United
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The District of Columbia Council gave initial approval on Tuesday to a deal worth more than $300 million to build a stadium for D.C. United, the city’s Major League Soccer franchise.
NFL admits it ‘failed’ in handling of Ray Rice case
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The National Football League (NFL) “failed” in its efforts to police domestic abuse by its players but has “learned from those mistakes,” a top NFL executive testified to Congress on Tuesday.
MLS won’t interfere in Lampard loan situation says Garber
(Reuters) – Major League Soccer commissioner Don Garber says the league will not get involved in the decision over whether Frank Lampard’s loan deal at Manchester City will be extended into next year.
Hockey great Gordie Howe suffers ‘another major stroke’
(Reuters) – Former Detroit Red Wings player Gordie Howe, a Hall of Famer known to many as “Mr. Hockey,” is in a Texas hospital after suffering his third stroke in five weeks, the National Hockey League team said on Tuesday.
Tiger Woods looks to his youth for swing answers
(Reuters) – Tiger Woods pronounced himself fit for a return to competitive golf while acknowledging the ravages of age on Tuesday as he prepared to tee it up for the first time in nearly four months at the Hero World Challenge tournament.
Durant cleared to make return to Thunder lineup
(Reuters) – Reigning NBA Most Valuable Player Kevin Durant said on Tuesday he enjoyed being a “cheerleader” while recovering from a broken foot but is excited to finally be returning to the Oklahoma City Thunder lineup.
