Author Archives: Syndicated Content
MLB names first black, Latino umpire crew chiefs
Major League Baseball achieved historic diversity with its umpiring staff on Thursday, naming Kerwin Danley the first black crew chief and Alfonso Marquez the first Latino-born crew chief. Danley, 58,...
Jan 05, 2024
Doping: Russia's Olympic ban appeal not heard before late April - CAS
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's appeal against a four-year ban from the Olympics and other major sporting events will not be heard before the end of April and will be closed to the public, the Court of Ar...
Jan 05, 2024
Laviolette to coach Team USA at hockey worlds
Former Nashville Predators coach Peter Laviolette was named head coach of Team USA for the upcoming world hockey championships in May, announced USA Hockey. "It's great to have Peter as our head coach...
Jan 05, 2024
Coronavirus poses a logistical headache for F1 teams
By Alan Baldwin LONDON (Reuters) - The coronavirus epidemic is giving Formula One teams a logistical headache as they prepare for a new season and the run of long-haul races scheduled to start in Aust...
Jan 05, 2024
Vettel fastest as Hamilton hits trouble in testing
BARCELONA (Reuters) - Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel posted the fastest lap on the penultimate day of Formula One's pre-season testing on Thursday as six-times world champion Lewis Hamilton hit engine tro...
Jan 05, 2024
Cycling: Dynamite Danes smash world record again to win team pursuit
By Martyn Herman BERLIN (Reuters) - Denmark's men's team pursuit squad installed themselves as hot favorites for the Tokyo Olympics as they powered to gold at the world championships with a third worl...
Jan 05, 2024
Djokovic bamboozles despairing Khachanov with drop shots in Dubai
(Reuters) - Novak Djokovic used a dizzying array of drop shots to make short work of Karen Khachanov at the Dubai Open on Thursday, reaching the semi-finals with a dominant 6-2 6-2 win over the Russia...
Jan 05, 2024
Coronavirus could impact NHL's plans to play in China this year
(Reuters) - The coronavirus epidemic could impact the National Hockey League's plans to have preseason games in China later this year, according to a report on the North American league's website. The...
Jan 05, 2024
Kobe Bryant handprints among Beverly Hills auction items
(Reuters) - A copy of Kobe Bryant's handprints, cast in cement outside Hollywood's famed Grauman's Chinese Theatre, are going up for auction in April along with other memorabilia of the basketball leg...
Jan 05, 2024
No audience at Polish e-gaming event due to coronavirus fears
WARSAW (Reuters) - The finals of the computer games world cup in Poland will take place without an audience on site after the regional governor decided to revoke its permit due to coronavirus fears. I...
Jan 05, 2024
