Chelios, Niedermayer and Shanahan get call to Hall
TORONTO (Reuters) – Chris Chelios and Scott Niedermayer, two defensemen with plenty of offensive flair, and punishing power forward Brendan Shanahan headlined the Hockey Hall of Fame class of 2013 announced on Tuesday.
Formula One body imposes pitlane clampdown
LONDON (Reuters) – Formula One’s governing body ordered an immediate clampdown on access to the pitlane on Tuesday after a television cameraman was struck and injured by a bouncing wheel at last weekend’s German Grand Prix.
Cavendish struggles as Kittel wins stage 10
SAINT MALO, France (Reuters) – Mark Cavendish’s Tour de France campaign suffered another setback on Tuesday when the Briton had to settle for third in a sprint after being involved in a crash in a chaotic stage 10 finale won by Marcel Kittel.
Kittel wins tenth stage of Tour de France
SAINT MALO, France (Reuters) – German Marcel Kittel won the tenth stage of the Tour de France on Tuesday, over 197 kms from Saint-Gildas-des-Bois to Saint Malo.
In Kenya, Froome’s first home, cycling faces uphill climb
KIKUYU, Kenya (Reuters) – As Chris Froome races up France’s snow-capped mountains in a series of lung-busting Tour de France climbs, one man in a far away Kenyan village hopes a win for the “thin boy” he introduced to road cycling can transform the spo…
Liang becomes R&A’s first ambassador in China
LONDON (Reuters) – Liang Wenchong has been appointed the Royal and Ancient’s (R&A) first ambassador for golf in China, the rulemaking organization said on Tuesday.
NFL, former players ordered to mediation in concussion lawsuit
(Reuters) – The National Football League and thousands of former football players who have sued the league for allegedly hiding the dangers of brain injury while profiting from the sport’s violence have been ordered to try to resolve the case in mediat…
Scherzer unbeaten, Tigers extend division lead
(Reuters) – Max Scherzer did not add to his undefeated win total but the Detroit Tigers found another way to outlast Cleveland 4-2 in 10 innings and increase their lead in American League Central on Monday.
Lakers snap up Kaman to replace Howard
(Reuters) – The Los Angeles Lakers moved quickly to absorb the loss of Dwight Howard by reaching an agreement to sign free agent center Chris Kaman on Monday.
Long jumper Watt out of world championships
MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Olympic long jump silver medalist Mitchell Watt is to miss this year’s world championships in Russia after a season interrupted by injury, the Australian said on Tuesday.
