National Football League roundup
(The Sports Xchange) – The Green Bay Packers gave wide receiver Jordy Nelson a contract extension on Saturday.
Injury almost ruined my race to gold, says Le Clos
GLASGOW (Reuters) – An ankle injury nearly prevented Olympic champion Chad le Clos from successfully defending his 200 meters butterfly title at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow on Saturday, the swimmer told Reuters.
Rules for election to Hall of Fame amended
(Reuters) – The time retired players can remain on writers’ ballots for the Baseball Hall of Fame has been reduced from 15 to 10 years, officials said on Saturday.
Love latest to pull out from USA team
(Reuters) – Kevin Love of the Minnesota Timberwolves became the third NBA player in recent weeks to withdraw from consideration for Team USA in next month’s World Cup, USA Basketball said on Saturday.
Isner downs Aussie battler to reach Atlanta semi-finals
(Reuters) – Top seed John Isner has forged ahead into the semi-finals at the Atlanta Open after disposing of Australian eighth seed Marinko Matosevic in straight sets on Friday.
F1 teams rule out Russian race boycott
BUDAPEST (Reuters) – Formula One teams say they will race in Russia, despite the crisis in Ukraine and downing of a Malaysian airliner, unless the country’s debut grand prix in October is called off or they are ordered not to go.
DeLaet well placed to end Canadian title drought
(Reuters) – Canada’s Graham DeLaet has his sights set on ending one of golf’s oldest title droughts, and was in “a great position” just two shots behind leaders Jim Furyk and Tim Petrovic after the Canadian Open second round in Montreal.
Lakers close to naming Scott as coach: reports
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Three months after coach Mike D’Antoni resigned, the struggling Los Angeles Lakers are expected to offer former player Byron Scott the job, multiple media outlets reported on Friday.
Podium places to be decided in final time trial
BERGERAC France (Reuters) – After almost three weeks of action-packed racing the minor podium places in the Tour de France are likely to be decided in Saturday’s final time trial.
Wizards’ Wall added to U.S. national team roster
(Reuters) – NBA All-Star guard John Wall of the Washington Wizards has been added to the U.S. national team roster following the withdrawal of Los Angeles Clippers power forward Blake Griffin, USA Basketball announced on Friday.
