Phoenix Suns player arrested for super extreme DUI in Arizona
PHOENIX (Reuters) – A Phoenix Suns basketball player has been arrested on suspicion of super extreme DUI in Arizona after attempting to drive home after a night out, authorities said on Tuesday.
Sabella quits as Argentina soccer coach: reports
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – Alejandro Sabella, who steered Argentina to the World Cup final in Brazil, has decided to quit as national team coach, Argentine media reported on Tuesday.
Caterham F1 team and ex-employees in legal action
LONDON (Reuters) – The Caterham Formula One team said on Tuesday they were taking legal action against former employees who have threatened to sue for alleged unfair dismissal.
Ecclestone seeks to settle German bribery case
MUNICH Germany (Reuters) – Lawyers for Formula One boss Bernie Ecclestone held talks with German prosecutors on Tuesday to try to settle a bribery trial that threatens his grip on the motor sport.
Analysis: Hamilton’s statement means it’s each man for himself
LONDON (Reuters) – Lewis Hamilton made a mistake in Sunday’s Hungarian Grand Prix and it almost cost him dear.
Judge gives go-ahead for $2 billion sale of NBA’s Clippers
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – The estranged wife of Los Angeles Clippers co-owner Donald Sterling can proceed with the record $2 billion sale of the NBA team despite her husband’s objections, a judge ruled on Monday, in a likely coda to a case of lingering r…
Lakers appoint Scott as head coach
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – The Los Angeles Lakers appointed former player Byron Scott as their new head coach on Monday, bringing an end to their “extensive and thorough” search for Mike D’Antoni’s replacement.
Deaths of eight race horses at California track probed
SAN DIEGO (Reuters) – California horse racing authorities are investigating the deaths of eight horses at a Southern California race track within the first two weeks of the racing season, a number described as unusually high, officials said on Monday.
Judge allows $2 billion sale of NBA’s Los Angeles Clippers to proceed
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – The record $2 billion sale of pro basketball’s Los Angeles Clippers to former Microsoft Corp chief executive Steve Ballmer can proceed over the objections of co-owner Donald Sterling, a judge tentatively ruled on Monday.
Golden boy Bailey-Cole steps out of Bolt’s shadow
GLASGOW (Reuters) – Usain Bolt’s training partner Kemar Bailey-Cole took advantage of the Olympic champion’s absence to coolly grab 100 meters gold at the Commonwealth Games on Monday but Veronica Campbell Brown failed to seal a Jamaican double.