Toews growing Stanley Cup beard and maturity
(Reuters) – Four years ago when the Chicago Blackhawks won their last Stanley Cup it seemed the only thing their precocious young captain Jonathan Toews could not do was grow a proper playoff beard.
Crawford goes from front row to Stanley Cup frontline
(Reuters) – The last time the Chicago Blackhawks hoisted the Stanley Cup in 2010, Corey Crawford had a front row seat in the stands but this year he will have an even better view,- from the frontline.
Angels’ season is surprising for all the wrong reasons
BALTIMORE (Reuters) – Albert Pujols gazed at the reporters assembled at his locker and took a deep breath, knowing the tenor of the questions about to be tossed his way.
Garcia leaves note for Tiger over racial jibe
ARDMORE, Pennsylvania (Reuters) – Sergio Garcia on Tuesday made repeated apologies for the “fried chicken” jibe he directed at Tiger Woods last month, saying he “felt terrible” and had left a note for the American in his locker.
McIlroy says soft Merion conditions suit him at U.S. Open
ARDMORE, Pennsylvania (Reuters) – Rory McIlroy is one of the few top golfers pleased to see the heavy rain falling at Merion, the site for this week’s U.S. Open.
Bulgaria’s Naimova could face life ban for doping
SOFIA (Reuters) – European indoor sprint champion Tezdzhan Naimova could face a life ban from athletics after a second doping offence in four years, the head of the Bulgarian federation said on Tuesday.
Bolt ready to break 20 seconds in 200 meters
OSLO (Reuters) – Olympic sprint champion Usain Bolt is confident he can set a 200 meters world season’s best at Oslo’s Bislett Games on Thursday despite last week’s defeat in the 100 in Rome.
Simpson aims for historic double at historic Merion
ARDMORE, Pennsylvania (Reuters) – Webb Simpson has an appreciation of golf history and the reigning U.S. Open champion hopes to take advantage of his crack at making some of his own at historic Merion Golf Club this week.
America’s Cup to refund tickets for early races
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – San Francisco’s troubled America’s Cup sailing regatta was dealt another setback three weeks before the competition starts when organizers said they would refund tickets to watch some challenger races leading up to the finals …
Tebow gets a chance with Patriots
(Reuters) – Tim Tebow was handed another chance in the National Football League on Tuesday when the New England Patriots signed the quarterback to an undisclosed deal.
