Feb 15 (Reuters) – The Green Bay Packers released record-setting defensive back Charles Woodson after a seven-year stint that included a Super Bowl championship, the National Football League (NFL) team said on Friday. Woodson started in all 100 games he played for Green Bay since signing with the team as an unrestricted free agent in 2006 and holds franchise records for defensive touchdowns with 10 and the most interception returns for touchdowns with nine. …
NBA-Payton, Heinsohn and Hardaway named Hall of Fame finalists
HOUSTON, Feb 15 (Reuters) – Nine-time NBA All-Star guard Gary Payton, two-time NBA-winning coach Tom Heinsohn and smooth shooting point guard Tim Hardaway were named on Friday among the 12 finalists for induction into the Basketball Hall of Fame. Among those also named as first-time finalists were three-time National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Coach of the Year Sylvia Hatchell, WNBA All-Star guard Dawn Staley and six-time NBA All-Star Mitch Richmond. Payton, a point guard and defensive specialist for 18 NBA seasons, ranks in the top 10 all time in assists and steals. …
INTERVIEW-Soccer-Courtois scoffs at idea of Chelsea Falcao swap
MADRID, Feb 15 (Reuters) – Exciting young goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois, in his second season on loan with Atletico Madrid, has laughed off suggestions that parent club Chelsea are keen to swap him for Colombia’s much-wanted striker Radamel Falcao. The European champions have been constantly linked by the media with a big-money swoop for Atletico’s hot-shot marksman Falcao but Courtois has dismissed the idea he could be involved in some sort of exchange deal. …
Bae leads as Donald lurks at Riviera
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Sang-Moon Bae birdied his opening four holes Friday and kept right on going until he had the lead at the Northern Trust Open. Packers release defensive back Charles Woodson
Charles Woodson is on the market.
Serena Williams back at No. 1 with Qatar Open win
DOHA, Qatar (AP) -- An emotional Serena Williams returned to the top of women's tennis, overcoming a series of potentially career-ending injuries since 2010 to become the oldest woman to hold the No. 1 ranking. Golf-Korean Bae takes early control at Riviera
PACIFIC PALISADES, California, Feb 15 (Reuters) – South Korean Bae Sang-moon upstaged some of the game’s biggest names by charging into an early one-shot lead in the second round of the Northern Trust Open on Friday. Taking advantage of ideal scoring conditions on another glorious morning of sunshine at Riviera Country Club, the 26-year-old birdied his first four holes on the way to a six-under-par 65 and a nine-under total of 133. That left him one ahead of little-known American John Merrick, who carded a 66, but several former major winners and heavyweight players were in hot pursuit. …
FIFA to introduce biological profiling
World football's governing body has made plans to test the urine and blood of every player at the next World Cup to eliminate drug cheats from the sport Bosh gives Heat 3 starters in NBA All-Star game
HOUSTON (AP) -- Chris Bosh will start in the All-Star game, giving the NBA champion Miami Heat three starters for the Eastern Conference. 'Football hid my secret' - USA winger Robbie Rogers announces he is gay upon retirement
Former Leeds and Stevenage man Robbie Rogers calls time at 25 on a playing career he describes as giving him "more joy than h e ever could have imagined" in the same statement Former Crew MF Rogers says he's gay, leaving soccer
In a revealing and personal blog post written in the early hours of the morning in London on Friday, former Columbus Crew midfielder Robbie Rogers announced that he's gay and that he's stepping away from professional soccer. Braun stands by statement, focuses on baseball
PHOENIX (AP) -- Ryan Braun had already let it be known he was not taking any questions about his reported link to a Florida anti-aging clinic when he faced reporters outside the Milwaukee Brewers’ spring training clubhouse on Friday.
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