Andretti Autosport will have a four-car lineup this season with EJ Viso joining the IndyCar team.
League reinstates Williams after bounty scandal, joins Titans
(Reuters) – Gregg Williams, who was banned indefinitely for orchestrating the New Orleans Sa ints' bounty scandal, has been reinstated by the NFL and hired as a defensive coach with the Tennessee Titans, the team said on Thursday. Williams, who was hired by the St. Louis Rams before the 2012 NFL season but missed it due to the ban and was subsequently fired, will be introduced as the Titans senior assistant/defense at a news conference later on Thursday. … The Beast is back for troubled Malaga
MALAGA, Spain (Reuters) – Plagued by off-field woes including an enigmatic Qatari owner and a UEFA ban from future European competition, Malaga may have a fearsome weapon back in their arsenal for a tilt at this season's Champions League. Brazilian forward Julio Baptista, nicknamed "The Beast" for his muscular physique and aggressive playing style, finally made his comeback as a late substitute in Sunday's 1-1 La Liga draw at home to Real Zaragoza. The 31-year-old had been out for more than a year with a broken bone in his foot and a ruptured Achilles tendon. … Soccer-International wilderness a sobering prospect for Welshman Bale
LONDON, Feb 7 (Reuters) – World Cups and continental championships are natural stages for the world’s greatest soccer players to parade their skills, unless, that is, you happen to be Welsh. Former Liverpool goal machine Ian Rush and Mark Hughes, one of Manchester United’s greatest strikers, enjoyed glittering club careers and regularly joined forces in Welsh red, but never qualified for a tournament finals. …
NFL-League reinstates Williams after bounty scandal, joins Titans
Feb 7 (Reuters) – Gregg Williams, who was banned indefinitely for orchestrating the New Orleans Saints’ bounty scandal, has been reinstated by the NFL and hired as a defensive coach with the Tennessee Titans, the team said on Thursday. Williams, who was hired by the St. Louis Rams before the 2012 NFL season but missed it due to the ban and was subsequently fired, will be introduced as the Titans senior assistant/defense at a news conference later on Thursday. …
Norway wins mixed relay in biathlon worlds opener
NOVE MESTO, Czech Republic (AP) — Norway proved unbeatable in the mixed relay once again, winning its third consecutive gold medal in the discipline on the opening day of the biathlon world championships on Thursday.
Blatter: Most Europol cases were already handled
NOUAKCHOTT, Mauritania (AP) -- Most allegations of mat ch-fixing raised by Europol this week had already been dealt with, FIFA President Sepp Blatter said Thursday. Motor racing-Rosberg shows that his Merc does work
JEREZ, Spain, Feb 7 (Reuters) – Nico Rosberg put in the test lap equivalent of driving from Silverstone to Spa on Thursday to dispel any doubts about the new Mercedes Formula One car that he and Lewis Hamilton will be racing this season. After two troubled days, with Rosberg able to complete only 14 laps on Tuesday and 2008 champion Hamilton doing just 15 before crashing on Wednesday, Mercedes made a show of their reliability. The W04 car ran like a train all day, with the German driver completing 148 laps of the Jerez test track with barely a break for lunch. …
Motor racing-Vettel gets back in the groove but Massa is fastest
JEREZ, Spain, Feb 7 (Reuters) – Formula One world champion Sebastian Vettel shook off the winter rust with his first test of the year on Thursday while Felipe Massa raised the hopes of Ferrari fans with the fastest lap of the week. Mercedes also put the teething problems of the first two days behind them with 2008 champion Lewis Hamilton’s German team mate Nico Rosberg completing a mammoth 148 laps – a total of 655km in one day. …
Grant Hill hints at retirement following the season, is booed by clueless Magic fans
There's no official announcement, most likely his camp would prefer to do as much after he clutches the Larry O'Brien trophy for the first time this June, but all indications in a borderline furtive discussion with the Orlando Sentinel point ... Continue reading ->
Philly fan buys 18 tickets to 76ers/Pacers game for 72 cents -- total
If you balked at buying Philadelphia 76ers tickets for 10 cents a pop back in November because you’re not made of money, you really should’ve been trawling StubHub on Wednesday afternoon. You could’ve gotten a steal of a deal. See, ... Continue reading ->
Signing day Winners and Losers: The SEC keeps rolling, and it wasn't just Ole Miss
Ole Miss isn’t a national, or even regional, power in college football. The Rebels have been to just three bowls since 2003, and didn’t go to one in 2010 or 2011. They haven’t won a SEC championship since 1963. [Pat ... Continue reading ->
Kobe Bryant wants NBA stars to take on a bigger role in the players' union
If you haven’t heard, the National Basketball Players’ Union is in a state of serious flux right now. After months of reports that executive director Billy Hunter had abused his powers with regular acts of nepotism and shady contract “negotiations,” ... Continue reading ->
Ex-pitcher Micah Owings channels Rick Ankiel, gets signed as a hitter
Praise Jesus and Rick Ankiel, there IS life for a major league pitcher after injuries and control issues make his career go kaput. [Also: Can Upton brothers' bats hide Atlanta's pitching shortcomings?] The Washington Nationals signed Micah Owings today … ... Continue reading ->
Delhi Waveriders suffer first defeat
New Delhi, Feb. 7 — One did not have to wait for the action to begin on the turf of the National Stadium here on Thursday to figure out what the teams were thinking going into the penultimate league match. The UP Wizards started without their drag-flicking captain VR Raghunath. But more glaring was an omission on the other team sheet. Gurvinder Chandi, who has impressed throughout the inaugural Hockey India League with his darts down the flank, had been rested. …
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