Maidana hoping to make Mayweather pay for rare rematch
LAS VEGAS (Reuters) – Floyd Mayweather Jr rarely hands anyone a rematch and Argentine brawler Marcos Maidana is hoping to make the undefeated welterweight champion regret giving him a second chance when the fighters meet again on Saturday.
NFL’s Adrian Peterson charged with child abuse
AUSTIN Texas (Reuters) – Police were seeking to arrest Minnesota Vikings star running back Adrian Peterson on a charge of injury to a child, a Texas sheriff’s office said on Friday, while Peterson’s attorney said he used “a switch to spank his son.”
NFL domestic violence debacle threatens growing female fandom
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell’s fumbling of the Ray Rice domestic abuse case threatens to send women, an increasingly influential group of the National Football League’s fan base, scrambling to hit the off button on their remote…
Serbia beat France to join U.S. in World Cup final
MADRID (Reuters) – Serbia continued their remarkable run in the basketball World Cup knockout rounds after a 90-85 win over European champions France on Friday steered them into Sunday’s final against holders United States.
Hawks general manager takes leave of absence after making racial comments
(Reuters) – Atlanta Hawks General Manager Danny Ferry, under fire for making racially charged remarks, has taken an indefinite leave of absence, the NBA team said on Friday.
An in-form Horschel two ahead at Tour Championship
ATLANTA (Reuters) – Billy Horschel, seeking a second consecutive PGA Tour victory, birdied three of the last eight holes to move two strokes clear of the chasing pack in the Tour Championship second round on Friday.
McIlroy lurks after rare bounce, strong finish
ATLANTA (Reuters) – A bizarre bounce of his ball into a spectator’s pocket and an unexpected birdie-birdie finish helped Rory McIlroy surge into contention for the Tour Championship with a sizzling display in Friday’s second round.
U.S. Open tennis umpires’ pay lawsuit against USTA is ruled out
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A federal judge has thrown out a class-action lawsuit accusing the United States Tennis Association of underpaying the hundreds of umpires who work the U.S. Open each year.
Pistorius found guilty of culpable homicide
PRETORIA (Reuters) – Olympic and Paralympic track star Oscar Pistorius was convicted of culpable homicide on Friday, escaping the more serious charge of murder for the killing of his girlfriend, and will now battle to avoid going to prison.
Federer and Wawrinka puts Swiss in control of Davis Cup semi
GENEVA (Reuters) – Roger Federer overcame some tough early resistance from Simone Bolelli and Stanislas Wawrinka eased past Fabio Fognini as Switzerland raced 2-0 ahead in their Davis Cup semi-final against Italy in Geneva on Friday.
