Lions hire offensive guru Caldwell as head coach
(Reuters) – The Detroit Lions named Jim Caldwell as their head coach on Tuesday with hopes the offensive guru who had great success in Baltimore and Indianapolis can work his magic with quarterback Matthew Stafford.
U.S. judge rejects $760 million NFL concussion settlement
(Reuters) – A $760 million settlement between the National Football League and thousands of former players, who contend the league downplayed the risk of concussions, was rejected on Tuesday by a U.S. judge who said it might not be enough to pay all of…
Second Brazilian airline pledges cap on World Cup airfare
SAO PAULO (Reuters) – Avianca Brasil became the second Brazilian airline to cap the cost of traveling during this year’s World Cup on Tuesday, putting more pressure on the country’s two biggest carriers to do the same.
No tickets for you! Californians banned from NFC title game
(Reuters) – The Seattle Seahawks are protecting their raucous home-field advantage by denying California residents tickets to Sunday’s NFC Championship game against the San Francisco 49ers.
Germany want repeat of Vancouver medal haul in Sochi
BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany want to repeat their successes in Vancouver four years ago when their athletes compete at the Sochi Winter Olympics next month.
Visa extends World Cup sponsorship to 2022
LONDON (Reuters) – Credit card company Visa has become the fifth major company to extend its World Cup sponsorship until 2022, FIFA said on Tuesday.
Sharapova overpowers Mattek-Sands in clash of styles
MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Maria Sharapova celebrated her return to the grand slam spotlight with an emphatic 6-3 6-4 win over Bethanie Mattek-Sands in what was a clash of styles in more way than one at the Australian Open on Tuesday.
Nadal, Federer, Murray through in ‘inhumane’ heat
MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Rafa Nadal got a free pass into the second round of the Australian Open when Bernard Tomic retired injured on Tuesday, a welcome reprieve from stifling heat that led one player to describe conditions at Melbourne Park as “inhumane…
Work to do for Ronaldo to become legend, says Pele
PARIS (Reuters) – FIFA Ballon d’Or winner Cristiano Ronaldo must continue to maintain his exceptional high standards in order to be classed among the sport’s legends, according to Brazil great Pele who compared the Portuguese to Eusebio.
Mickelson to unleash ‘whole different weapon in my arsenal’
(Reuters) – Phil Mickelson is ready to unleash “a whole different weapon in my arsenal” when he launches his 2014 campaign at the $2.7 million HSBC Abu Dhabi Championship on Thursday.
