NY man arrested over attack of woman behind Clippers scandal
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A Long Island, New York, man was arrested on Tuesday in connection with the weekend assault of V. Stiviano, the woman who recorded Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling making racist remarks that got him banned from the NBA.
Rangers’ Carcillo has ban cut to six games from 10
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – New York Rangers forward Daniel Carcillo will be eligible to play in Game Four of the Stanley Cup Finals after the National Hockey League reduced his original 10-game ban to six on Tuesday.
Dan Marino will withdraw from NFL concussion suit
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Hall of Fame quarterback Dan Marino on Tuesday said he will withdraw from a lawsuit that accuses the National Football League of hiding the effects of concussions because he was inadvertently listed as a plaintiff in the case.
Owners want California Chrome to keep racing
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The owners of Triple Crown hopeful California Chrome have taken out an insurance policy on their horse in the hope that he can keep racing regardless of whether or not he wins Saturday’s Belmont Stakes.
Inspirational St. Louis ready for stiff Cup challenge
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Martin St. Louis has been a goal-scoring inspiration for the New York Rangers since he joined them three months ago but he knows as well as anyone how tough a challenge they face heading into the Stanley Cup Finals.
Hockey comes up a winner for NBC with LA-New York matchup
(Reuters) – NBC Sports is reaping an unexpected dividend from the $2 billion bet it made on hockey three years ago as the NHL prepares for a rarity in sports – a championship matchup between teams from New York and Los Angeles, TV’s two largest markets…
Spurs seeking redemption versus Heat in the finals
(Reuters) – The San Antonio Spurs will be looking to avenge last year’s agonizing loss to the Miami Heat in the NBA Finals when the two teams return for a best-of-seven showdown that Hall of Famer Jerry West compares to an all-out brawl.
Dynamic Djokovic marches into last four in Paris
PARIS (Reuters) – Novak Djokovic proved too hot to handle for Canadian outsider Milos Raonic as the Serb qualified for the French Open semi-finals for the sixth time with a clinical 7-5 7-6 (5) 6-4 victory on Tuesday.
America’s Cup to use smaller catamarans, nationality rule
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – The America’s Cup in 2017 will be held with a smaller version of the catamarans used in last year’s regatta in San Francisco Bay and will include new crew nationality minimums, according to protocols released on Tuesday.
Bouchard hopes to topple Sharapova from pedestal in Paris
PARIS (Reuters) – Just like her one-time idol Maria Sharapova, Eugenie Bouchard likes a scrap, as she proved again by twice overturning daunting deficits to clinch a French Open semi-final spot on Tuesday.
