USOC trying to narrow potential 2024 candidates
(Reuters) – The United States Olympic Committee has not decided whether it will bid for the 2024 Summer Games but said on Tuesday it hopes to narrow down a list of cities capable of winning a bid within the next couple months.
‘Draft Day’ film tackles the NFL with insider minutiae, family drama
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – As the NFL readies for its annual draft of college football players, new film “Draft Day” pulls back the curtain on the high stakes of the offseason that has helped turn the United States’ most popular sport into a year-round ad…
Palmer recalls humble origins on 50th anniversary
AUGUSTA, Georgia (Reuters) – Arnold Palmer came to be known as “The King” but the man who helped popularize the game of golf in the 1950s embraced his humble origins on Tuesday.
English teen Fitzpatrick humming happy tune at Masters
AUGUSTA, Georgia (Reuters) – English teenager Matthew Fitzpatrick is the youngest player in the field at this week’s Masters and over the moon about playing at Augusta.
Lefty feels ‘nervous’ ahead of Masters bid
AUGUSTA, Georgia (Reuters) – Playing in the Masters has always been an electrifying experience for Phil Mickelson and this week is no different for the American, even though he is “nervous” about his title bid after recent health concerns.
Jamaican sprinter Simpson handed 18-month doping ban
(Reuters) – Athens Olympics relay champion Sherone Simpson has been suspended for 18 months after testing positive for the banned stimulant oxilofrine during last June’s Jamaican trials.
McIlroy confident of better showing at Masters
AUGUSTA, Georgia (Reuters) – Rory McIlroy is living proof that time has a way of healing almost everything.
2014 Tour start one of hardest ever: Prudhomme
LONDON (Reuters) – The Grand Depart of the Tour de France in England in July will be one of the toughest ever with rivals for overall victory jostling for early ascendancy from the word go, according to race director Christian Prudhomme.
Pistorius breaks down as he recounts Steenkamp’s death
PRETORIA (Reuters) – South African Olympic and Paralympic sprinter Oscar Pistorius sobbed in the witness stand on Tuesday as he described how, gripped by fear, he shot dead his girlfriend through a locked toilet door thinking she was an intruder.
Under-the-radar Rose aims to bloom at Augusta
AUGUSTA, Georgia (Reuters) – U.S. Open champion Justin Rose has been a forgotten man since his major title breakthrough last year at Merion, which suits the Englishman just fine heading into Thursday’s opening round of the Masters.
