Examiner says ex-Penn State coach Sandusky should get pension restored
(Reuters) – Former Penn State coach Jerry Sandusky should be allowed to keep his state pension of roughly $60,000 a year despite his 45 child sex abuse convictions, an independent hearing examiner recommended on Monday.
Neymar inspires Brazil, Dutch storm on at World Cup
BELO HORIZONTE Brazil (Reuters) – Brazil’s poster-boy striker Neymar fulfilled a nation’s expectations to score twice in a 4-1 destruction of Cameroon on Monday while the Netherlands again showed their potential to win the World Cup with a third straig…
Ainslie tests waters with British America’s Cup crew
ISLE OF WIGHT England (Reuters) – Ben Ainslie isn’t angry, but sailing’s most successful Olympian is clearly irritated.
No more Mr Nice Guy as Djokovic demolishes Golubev
LONDON (Reuters) – Novak Djokovic is usually considered one of the “Mr Nice Guys” of the tennis circuit, always game for a laugh and ready to applaud the winners flying off his opponents’ rackets.
Hasek headlines Hockey Hall of Fame Class of 2014
(Reuters) – Dominik Hasek, a six-time Vezina Trophy winner as the National Hockey League’s best goalie and twice league MVP, was elected into the Hockey Hall of Fame on Monday as part of a six-member class of 2014.
Sports greats tell U.S. mayors to learn from Sterling flap
AUSTIN Texas (Reuters) – Sports legends told a U.S. mayors’ conference in Dallas on Monday the controversy around Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling exposed racism in some segments of society and called on the urban leaders to use his case as a…
UCI to review special exemptions after Froome case
PARIS (Reuters) – The International Cycling Union (UCI) is reviewing its procedure over therapeutic use exemptions (TUEs) after granting Tour de France winner Chris Froome the right to use a steroid-based drug in April.
Murray starts latest stat-attack in style
LONDON (Reuters) – The problem for Andy Murray is that every time he arrives at Wimbledon he is saddled with erasing a statistic.
Venus chalks up win on Wimbledon return
LONDON (Reuters) – Five-time Wimbledon champion Venus Williams chalked up her first victory at the tournament for three years, adopting an underdog mentality to help her to dispose of Spaniard Maria-Teresa Torro-Flor 6-4 4-6 6-2.
Probe into theft of Schumacher medical records
GENEVA (Reuters) – Medical records purported to be those of Michael Schumacher have been offered for sale and officials are investigating the theft, his agent said, one week after the seven-times Formula One champion came out of a coma.
