Arsenal, Manchester United out to make amends
LONDON (Reuters) – Arsenal and Manchester United will be out to make amends after a weekend of damaging results when they meet at The Emirates in the Premier League on Wednesday (1945 GMT).
U.S. women crush Swiss to reach semis
SOCHI, Russia (Reuters) – The United States punched their ticket to the semi-finals of the Olympic women’s ice hockey competition with a routine 9-0 win over Switzerland on Monday.
Analysis: U.S. college football players tackle NLRB in bid to unionize
(Reuters) – Football players at Northwestern University have kicked off a daunting, but not necessarily impossible, drive to become the first U.S. college athletes to unionize, starting a legal process with the potential to redefine college sports.
McIlroy aiming to emulate Mickelson’s unique double
(Reuters) – Former world number one Rory McIlroy will play at the Scottish Open for the first time in five years in July intending to emulate Phil Mickelson’s unique 2013 achievement.
Alpine skiing-Mancuso halfway to super combined gold, now the hard part
ROSA KHUTOR, Russia (Reuters) – American Julia Mancuso threw down the gauntlet to reigning Olympic super combined champion Maria Hoefl-Riesch by building a healthy advantage in the downhill run on Monday.
NFL hopeful Michael Sam comes out as gay: video
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Michael Sam, a star college football player who is potentially a top prospect in the National Football League’s upcoming draft, came out as gay in a video posted on the New York Times website on Sunday, and could become the NFL’s f…
Walker hangs on to win Pebble Beach
(Reuters) – Jimmy Walker did it the hard way, almost squandering a huge lead before registering a nervous one-stroke victory to continue his hot start to the season at the $6.6 million Pebble Beach National Pro-Am on Sunday.
Hosts Russia roared on to first gold, Austria’s Mayer wins downhill
SOCHI, Russia (Reuters) – Home fans roared Russia to its first gold of the 2014 Sochi Olympics on Sunday when figure skating’s ultimate showman Yevgeny Plushenko sealed the team title, while in the mountains Austria’s Matthias Mayer conquered the peril…
Hosts Russia roared on to first gold, Austria’s Mayer wins downhill
SOCHI, Russia (Reuters) – Home fans roared Russia to its first gold of the 2014 Sochi Olympics on Sunday when figure skating’s ultimate showman Yevgeny Plushenko sealed the team title, while in the mountains Austria’s Matthias Mayer conquered the peril…
Pistons fire head coach Maurice Cheeks
(Reuters) – The Detroit Pistons have fired head coach Maurice Cheeks after barely half a season in charge of the National Basketball Association team, the club announced on Sunday.
