Super Bowl tickets a hot item for chilly NY-area game
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Tickets to the National Football League’s first cold-weather Super Bowl are a hot item, with some climate-controlled suites in New Jersey’s MetLife Stadium priced at $1 million.
Free-spirit Davis eyes more glory
(Reuters) – Shani Davis’ mother wanted her young son to pursue roller dance, while guards at the Chicago ice rink he frequented just wished he would slow down. A myriad of medals in a glorious decade of elite speed skating prove emphatically the Americ…
‘Sid the Kid’ ready to be the man in Sochi
TORONTO (Reuters) – For Canadians Sidney Crosby is an ice hockey God.
Chapuis takes cool approach
PARIS (Reuters) – Jean-Frederic Chapuis casually thinks about becoming Olympic champion in Sochi next month.
Shiffrin slaloms out of Vonn’s shadow
(Reuters) – American slalom specialist Mikaela Shiffrin is a woman in a hurry.
Two key 49ers players suffer serious injuries in title loss
(Reuters) – San Francisco Pro Bowl players NaVorro Bowman and Mike Iupati both suffered major injuries in the 49ers’ 23-17 loss to the Seattle Seahawks in Sunday’s NFC championship game.
Patriots coach Belichick criticizes Welker for Talib hit
(Reuters) – New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick called it a key play in Sunday’s 26-16 loss to the Broncos in Denver and said receiver Wes Welker’s injury-causing hit on cornerback Aqib Talib was one of the “worst he’s ever seen”.
Ribery and Benzema trial begins
PARIS (Reuters) – The trial of French soccer internationals Franck Ribery and Karim Benzema on charges of soliciting an underage prostitute started on Monday.
Champagne says he can’t beat Blatter in FIFA fight
LONDON (Reuters) – Jerome Champagne launched his bid to stand for the FIFA presidency on Monday but immediately undermined his campaign by saying he did not think he could beat Sepp Blatter should the Swiss incumbent stand for re-election.
Militant Islamist video threatens Winter Olympics
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Two men said by Islamist militants to have carried out suicide attacks in south Russia appeared in a video donning explosive belts and warning Vladimir Putin to expect a “present” at the Sochi Winter Olympics from fighters following …
