NFL upholds Browns DE Garrett’s suspension, ending season
Cleveland Browns defensive end Myles Garrett’s suspension for his role in a brawl with the Pittsburgh Steelers last week was upheld on Thursday, ensuring he will miss at least the rest of the 2019 season.
Grandal, White Sox agree to four-year, $73 million contract
The Chicago White Sox agreed to terms Thursday on a four-year, $73 million contract with free-agent catcher Yasmani Grandal.
Unhappy fans cannot sue over Mayweather-Pacquiao fight: U.S. court
A U.S. appeals court on Thursday said boxing fans who felt cheated after learning that Manny Pacquiao had been injured before fighting Floyd Mayweather Jr. cannot pursue class-action litigation because the 2015 welterweight bout dubbed the “Fight of th…
Doping: Russian athletics federation president provisionally suspended: AIU
The president of Russia’s athletics federation and several other federation officials were suspended on Thursday by the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) for serious breaches of anti-doping rules, adding to the federation’s woes ahead of next year’s Olymp…
American Opelka calls ATP Cup ‘pathetic’
American number three Reilly Opelka signed off from the Davis Cup Finals by firing a shot at the looming ATP Cup, describing the team event in Australia as “pathetic”.
Start times tweaked to avoid late shows at Davis Cup
Organizers of the Davis Cup Finals in Madrid have brought forward the start times of Friday’s last-eight ties by half an hour after a week of late finishes at La Caja Magica.
‘Ride on, Jake’: Jake Burton Carpenter, who took snowboarding from hobby to global sport, dies
Jake Burton Carpenter, who helped propel snowboarding from hobby to a global sport over the last four decades, has died of complications from recurring cancer, his company said on Thursday. He was 65.
Serbia and Britain into last eight at Davis Cup
Serbia sealed their place in the Davis Cup quarter-finals in straightforward fashion but Britain survived another nailbiter before joining them in the last-eight on Thursday.
Rays designate Duffy, trade De Leon to Reds
The Tampa Bay Rays designated infielder Matt Duffy for assignment and traded right-hander Jose De Leon to the Cincinnati Reds in exchange for a player to be named and cash.
Doping: Russian athletics federation president among officials provisionally suspended – AIU
The president of Russia’s athletics federation and several other federation officials were suspended on Thursday by the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) for serious breaches of anti-doping rules.
