Canada win women’s gold medal
SOCHI, Russia (Reuters) – Canada won their fourth consecutive Olympic women’s ice hockey gold medal with a 3-2 overtime win over the United States at the Sochi Games on Thursday.
Shortstop Simmons agrees seven-year deal with Braves
(Reuters) – Talented shortstop Andrelton Simmons has agreed to a seven-year contract extension with the Atlanta Braves, the Major League Baseball team said on Thursday.
Dolphins coach Philbin vows to create ‘a better workplace’
(Reuters) – Miami Dolphins coach Joe Philbin has pledged to create a “better workplace” inside the team locker room in his first public comments since an independent report by the NFL last week detailed a pattern of bullying.
Howard has last laugh in first return against Lakers
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – As the Houston Rockets pummeled the overmatched Los Angeles Lakers, center Dwight Howard watched and flashed a smile even wider than the gap between his new team and his old one.
Canada set golden seal on perfect run
SOCHI, Russia (Reuters) – Canada’s women clinched Olympic curling gold for the first time since 1998 when they extended their perfect record in Sochi to 11 games on Thursday by beating defending champions Sweden.
Brazil invests heavily in World Cup security
FLORIANOPOLIS, Brazil (Reuters) – Brazil will employ 170,000 security personnel and spend close to 1.9 billion reais ($798 million) to try and ensure a trouble free World Cup tournament, organizers said on Thursday.
FIS pushes for team event at 2018 Games
ROSA KHUTOR, Russia (Reuters) – Alpine skiing’s governing body is making a fresh push for a nations team event to be included in the program for the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea.
Things look up for Red Bull on day two in Bahrain
(Reuters) – Formula One champions Red Bull experienced their best day of pre-season testing as McLaren rookie Kevin Magnussen topped the timesheets in Bahrain on Thursday.
Obama, Harper bet cases of beer on U.S.-Canada Olympic hockey games
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama and Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper have put both national pride and cases of beer on the line in a friendly wager on the Canada-U.S. Olympic hockey matches.
Lodwick, Demong call time on Olympic careers
ROSA KHUTOR, Russia (Reuters) – After a combined 11 Winter Games in one of the Olympics’ toughest sports, U.S. athletes Todd Lodwick and Bill Demong called time on their careers on Thursday, waving goodbye to the grueling blend of ski jumping and cross…
