Silverstone shelves plan to sell circuits business
LONDON (Reuters) – Negotiations to sell the company that runs the Silverstone Formula One circuit have ended without agreement, the British Racing Drivers’ Club (BRDC) said on Wednesday.
Warriors fire head coach Jackson after playoff loss
(Reuters) – The Golden State Warriors fired head coach Mark Jackson on Tuesday, three days after the team were knocked out of the NBA playoffs.
Spurs spank Blazers in Game One
(Reuters) – Portland Trail Blazers on Tuesday in Game One of their Western Conference semi-final.
Wild blank Blackhawks to trim deficit
(Reuters) – Mikael Granlund scored twice in Minnesota Wild’s 4-0 win over the Chicago Blackhawks that trimmed their deficit in the Western Conference semi-final series on Tuesday. After losing both of the opening games of the matchup by three goals apiece, the Wild returned home with a vengeance and used a four-goal third period to cut Chicago’s best-of-seven edge to 2-1. Erik Haula and Zach Parise also added scores for Minnesota while goaltender Ilya Bryzgalov needed only 19 saves for the
Heat finally beat Nets, still unbeaten in playoffs
(Reuters) – The Miami Heat reversed their regular season form against Brooklyn and dispatched the Nets 107-86 in the opening game of their Eastern Conference second round series on Tuesday. The Heat had lost all four meetings with the Nets during the r…
Thunder’s Durant topples James to capture MVP award
May 6 (Reuters) – A humbled Kevin Durant heaped praise on his Oklahoma City Thunder teammates and called his mother the true MVP after winning the National Basketball Association’s top individual honor on Tuesday.
Two sets to love for Federer
(Reuters) – The odds of the Federer twins winning a Wimbledon doubles title in the future have dramatically shortened after Roger Federer and his wife Mirka announced the birth of a second set of twins on Tuesday.
Wawrinka ousted by young pretender Thiem in Madrid
MADRID (Reuters) – Australian Open champion Stanislas Wawrinka crashed to a shock second-round defeat at the Madrid Open on Tuesday when he was upset 1-6 6-2 6-4 by qualifier Dominic Thiem.
New York Jets become fourth NFL team sued by cheerleaders over wages
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The New York Jets on Tuesday became the fourth National Football League team to be sued by former cheerleaders claiming wage theft and other labor law violations.
NBA-Warriors fire head coach Jackson after playoff loss
(Reuters) – The Golden State Warriors fired head coach Mark Jackson on Tuesday, three days after the team were knocked out of the NBA playoffs.
