Nowtizki, Bosh head reserves for All Star game
(Reuters) – Dallas Mavericks forward Dirk Nowitzki was named to his 12th All Star team on Thursday while Miami Heat forward Chris Bosh was selected for his ninth appearance at the NBA’s mid-season clash in New Orleans on February 16.
Yang and Watson set pace, Mickelson seven back
(Reuters) – South Korean Yang Yong-eun birdied six of his last nine holes to surge into a share of the lead in the Phoenix Open first round while Phil Mickelson launched his title defense with a level-par 71 in Scottsdale, Arizona on Thursday.
Super Bowl fever consumes Big Apple
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The first Super Bowl in the New York metropolitan area is days away and now everybody wants in on the action. Even Mother Nature has come to the Big Apple’s party.
Young replaces Isner for Davis Cup tie in San Diego
(Reuters) – Donald Young has replaced the injured John Isner for the United States and will face Wimbledon champion Andy Murray of Britain in Friday’s opening match of the first-round Davis Cup tie in San Diego.
Doping policy ‘gold standard’ says union boss, still no HGH test
NEW YORK (Reuters) – National Football League Players Association (NFLPA) chief DeMaurice Smith praised the drug policy negotiated with the league as the gold standard in North American professional sport on Thursday, despite continuing to drag its fee…
NY City officials bust drug, prostitution ring ahead of Super Bowl
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A multimillion-dollar drug and prostitution ring has been busted, New York City law enforcement officials said on Thursday, as they warned Super Bowl fans to steer clear of the city’s sex and narcotics underworld.
Analysis: Denver and Seattle on Super Bowl collision course
NEW YORK (Reuters) – If styles make fights, as they used to say in the heyday of world championship boxing, Sunday’s Super Bowl between the Denver Broncos and Seattle Seahawks would be billed as the “Fight of the Century.”
NFL to let football fans create personalized online service
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – The National Football League, which already offers football-crazed fans programs on its own cable channel, online and mobile, is launching an “NFL Now” video service that lets fans personalize programs on Internet-connected devi…
Super Bowl fever consumes Big Apple
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The first Super Bowl in the New York metropolitan area is days away and now everybody wants in on the action. Even Mother Nature has come to the Big Apple’s party.
NY City officials bust drug, prostitution ring ahead of Super Bowl
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A multimillion-dollar drug and prostitution ring has been busted, New York City law enforcement officials said on Thursday, as they warned Super Bowl fans to steer clear of the city’s sex and narcotics underworld.
