Hall of Famer Howe showing ‘remarkable’ improvement: family
(Reuters) – Former National Hockey League star Gordie Howe, known to many as ‘Mr. Hockey’, was recovering “at a remarkable rate” from a stroke suffered last month, his family said.
Cilic cannot get enough of the fun times
PARIS (Reuters) – In the not too distant past, a right arm injury that forced U.S. Open champion Marin Cilic to miss a Masters tournament would have caused the Croatian a great deal of stress.
Berdych still searching for his ‘chosen one’
PARIS (Reuters) – Ivan Lendl might be “way too busy” to be his mentor but Tomas Berdych has not given up the dream of jumping on the ‘super coach’ bandwagon.
Minnesota Vikings’ Peterson reaches plea deal to avoid jail
AUSTIN Texas (Reuters) – Minnesota Vikings running back Adrian Peterson reached a plea deal on Tuesday to charges of abusing his 4-year-old son that would see the former NFL most valuable player avoid any jail time.
National Football League roundup
(The Sports Xchange) – Minnesota Vikings running back Adrian Peterson entered a no-contest plea Tuesday to a reduced charge of misdemeanor reckless assault and avoided jail time in his felony child abuse case.
National Hockey League roundup
(The Sports Xchange) – The Anaheim Ducks could lose goaltender John Gibson for up to six weeks after he sustained a groin injury during warmups before Sunday’s game against the Colorado Avalanche.
National Basketball Association roundup
(The Sports Xchange) – It was fear, not fatigue, that pushed Kevin Durant away from Team USA this summer.
Major League Baseball roundup
(The Sports Xchange) – Paul Molitor, a Hall of Fame player and native of neighboring St. Paul, was introduced as Minnesota Twins manager Tuesday, succeeded Ron Gardenhire after the latter was relieved of his duties to end his 13-season stint in the dug…
U.S. soccer star Hope Solo’s domestic violence trial delayed
KIRKLAND Wash. (Reuters) – The domestic violence trial of U.S. women’s soccer star Hope Solo was delayed on Tuesday after a judge in Washington state ruled that her attorney had not had adequate interview access to the two family members she is accused…
Melbourne Cup favorite died of acute heart failure
MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Japanese stayer Admire Rakti, the pre-race favorite for the Melbourne Cup, died of acute heart failure though the cause may be unknown until the full results from a post-mortem, the Racing Victoria Racing’s chief steward has said….
