Ex-Microsoft CEO Ballmer to buy NBA’s LA Clippers for $2 billion: source
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Former Microsoft Corp chief executive Steve Ballmer has won the bidding for the NBA’s Los Angeles Clippers franchise with a $2 billion offer, a source with knowledge of the bidding said on Thursday. Ballmer outbid two groups, on…
McIlroy soars into three-shot lead at the Memorial
(Reuters) – Rory McIlroy, making the most of ideal scoring conditions, shrugged off a painful knee to soar three shots clear with a spectacular nine-under-par 63 in Thursday’s opening round of the Memorial Tournament in Dublin, Ohio.
Lawyer for badly beaten fan says LA Dodgers skimped on security
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A baseball fan suing the Los Angeles Dodgers and the team’s former owner for $35 million could have been spared a brutal beating that left him with brain damage if the team had not skimped on security spending, a lawyer for the …
Group led by media mogul Geffen bids over $1.5 billion for LA Clippers: source
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A group that includes billionaire media executive David Geffen, television icon Oprah Winfrey and Oracle Chief Executive Officer Larry Ellison bid more than $1.5 billion for the Los Angeles Clippers professional basketball team,…
Obama: when it comes to head injuries in sports, don’t just ‘suck it up’
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama said on Thursday more effort is needed to prevent concussions in young athletes, including greater awareness of the severity of head injuries, which are too often dismissed as headaches instead of serious b…
Nadal masters young apprentice, Murray hits form
PARIS (Reuters) – Rafa Nadal provided a claycourt lesson for one of the game’s young apprentices at the French Open when he crushed rising Austrian Dominic Thiem with a masterly display to reach the third round on Thursday.
Murray giving nothing away, on or off court
PARIS (Reuters) – Andy Murray’s post-match press conference at the French Open on Thursday turned into a who’s who of tennis greats as he was again quizzed about who will be his next coach in the wake of his split with Ivan Lendl.
LPGA and PGA of America join forces for major revamp
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The LPGA and PGA of America said on Thursday they have joined forces to revamp one of the women’s tour’s major events in a move that will help give more exposure to women’s golf.
Mexico’s Corona fit to travel for U.S. warm-ups
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Goalkeeper Jesus Corona travelled to the United States with the Mexico squad on Thursday for their remaining World Cup warm-up games despite suffering concussion in a friendly against Israel.
Cycling-Arredondo wins Giro stage, Evans drops out of contention
RIFUGIO PANAROTTA Italy (Reuters) – Julian Arredondo of Colombia won the 18th stage of the Giro d’Italia as Cadel Evans cracked in the final stages and dropped out of the top three in the overall standings on Thursday.
