National Football League roundup
(The Sports Xchange) – The Oakland Raiders announced Tuesday that Tony Sparano will take over as the team’s interim head coach.
FCC considering move to ban NFL Redskins team name
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Federal Communications Commission is considering whether to punish broadcasters for using the moniker of the Washington NFL team, the Redskins, a word many consider a slur to Native Americans, the agency’s chairman indicated …
Olympic swimming champ Phelps arrested on drunken driving charge
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – American swimmer Michael Phelps, the most decorated Olympian of all time, was arrested for drunken driving early on Tuesday after speeding and then crossing the double-lane lines inside a Baltimore tunnel, police said.
Seizing ex-NFL player Hernandez’s phone was legal: prosecutors
FALL RIVER Mass. (Reuters) – Authorities lawfully seized the cell phone of ex-National Football League star Aaron Hernandez days before he was arrested and charged with murdering a man hear his Massachusetts home, a prosecutor testified on Tuesday.
FCC votes to do away with sports TV blackout rule
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Federal Communications Commission on Tuesday voted unanimously to eliminate a decades-old rule that has prohibited pay-TV providers from airing some home sports games, such as NFL football, if tickets to those games did not s…
Women’s World Cup to be played on turf, FIFA insists
OTTAWA (Reuters) – Next year’s women’s World Cup in Canada will be played on artificial turf despite threats of legal action from several top international players, an unmoved FIFA executive said after touring one of the host venues on Tuesday.
Struggling Raiders name Sparano as interim head coach
(Reuters) – The struggling Oakland Raiders have appointed Tony Sparano as interim head coach in place of Dennis Allen, the National Football League team said on Tuesday.
NFL admits mistake in penalizing player for post-touchdown prayer
(Reuters) – The National Football League admitted on Tuesday that Kansas City Chiefs safety Husain Abdullah should not have been penalized for sliding on his knees and bowing in prayer after scoring a touchdown.
Serena leads march of China Open top seeds
BEIJING (Reuters) – WTA Finals qualifiers Serena Williams, Maria Sharapova and Simona Halep confirmed their class with straight-sets victories at the China Open on Tuesday as two contenders to join them in the season-ending tournament suffered surprise…
Wawrinka and Tsonga humbled in Japan
TOKYO (Reuters) – Tatsuma Ito and Michal Przysiezny claimed the biggest wins of their careers at the Japan Open on Tuesday when the local wildcard knocked out top seed Stan Wawrinka and the Polish qualifier saved match points to beat Jo-Wilfried Tsonga…
