Coyotes switching name to Arizona from Phoenix next season
(Reuters) – The Phoenix Coyotes will be renamed the Arizona Coyotes starting with the National Hockey League’s 2014-15 season in a bid to attract fans from all over the state, the team said on Wednesday.
Brazil outlines $2.3 billion in public spending for Olympics
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – Brazil’s government on Tuesday issued its first estimate of public spending on projects related to Rio de Janeiro’s 2016 Olympic Games, though the 5.6 billion reals ($2.3 billion) price tag is set to swell as more projects re…
Button feels McLaren are on the right track
JEREZ, Spain (Reuters) – McLaren’s new Formula One car made a belated but encouraging test debut on Wednesday with Jenson Button hopeful the team was picking up speed on and off the track after a dismal 2013 season.
Two Russian biathletes fail drugs tests before Games: reports
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Two Russian biathletes have failed doping tests just nine days before the opening ceremony of the Sochi Olympics, Russian media reported on Wednesday.
Vettel has problems as Mercedes march on
JEREZ, Spain (Reuters) – Renault rushed to fix a problem with their new Formula One power unit on Wednesday after Red Bull’s world champion Sebastian Vettel wrapped up his first pre-season test early with barely any laps completed.
Britain’s Cameron won’t attend Russia’s Sochi Winter Olympics
LONDON (Reuters) – British Prime Minister David Cameron will not attend next month’s Winter Olympics in Russia, his spokesman said on Wednesday, adding his schedule meant it was not possible and that British leaders did not usually go to the event.
Federer to join Wawrinka in Swiss Davis Cup quest
NOVI SAD, Serbia (Reuters) – Switzerland’s former world number one Roger Federer will join Australian Open champion Stanislas Wawrinka in their Davis Cup first-round tie against Serbia next weekend.
Duel between ‘loneliest’ players could decide Super Bowl
NEW YORK (Reuters) – If one is the loneliest number, then Denver Broncos kicker Matt Prater and his Seattle Seahawks counterpart, Steven Hauschka, can certainly count themselves in singular company as they prepare for the Super Bowl.
Israeli settlement factory sparks Super Bowl-sized controversy
MAALE ADUMIM, West Bank (Reuters) – Appliance maker SodaStream International Ltd scored big in nabbing A-list actress Scarlett Johansson as its global brand ambassador in time for this year’s Super Bowl advertising bonanza.
Facebook teams up with Fox on Super Bowl
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Facebook Inc is collaborating with Fox Sports for Sunday’s Super Bowl broadcast, the social network’s latest move to increase its role as a hub for real-time conversations around sports and news events.
