Category Archives: (Midwest Communications, Inc. Syndication Interface) Sports News (Master Feed)

(Reuters) - Focus on sailing at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics: THE ABSOLUTE BASICS * There are 10 events featuring four different classes of boats (skiffs, sailboards, dinghies and multihull craft). * The R...

(Reuters) - Focus on golf at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics: THE ABSOLUTE BASICS * Golfers play four rounds of 18 holes each day over four days, with the player totalling the fewest combined strokes declared...

(Reuters) - Focus on surfing at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics: THE ABSOLUTE BASICS * Surfing is making its Olympic debut as part of the IOC's bid to attract a younger audience to the Games * Shortboards, wh...

(Reuters) - Focus on rowing at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics: THE ABSOLUTE BASICS * There are two distinct categories of events, contested on a 2,000m course: sculling and sweep. * Sculling involves the use...

(Reuters) - Focus on shooting at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics: THE ABSOLUTE BASICS * There are three disciplines determined by the type of weapon used - air rifle (10m and 50m), air pistol (10m and 25m), a...

Kansas City Chiefs pass rusher Frank Clark is facing a felony weapons charge -- illegal possession of a firearm -- following his Sunday night arrest in Los Angeles, according to TMZ.com Monday. TMZ sa...

(Reuters) - Las Vegas Raiders' defensive end Carl Nassib said on Monday he was gay, making him the first active National Football League player to come out publicly. "I just wanted to take a quick mom...

(Removes extraneous material.) By Maki Shiraki and Sakura Murakami TOKYO (Reuters) - The Tokyo Tower and other landmarks were lit in special Olympic colours in April to mark 100 days before the Summer...

Las Vegas Raiders defensive end Carl Nassib announced Monday that he is gay, making him the first active NFL player to acknowledge his homosexuality. He made his proclamation in a video posted to Inst...

COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - Despair turned to exhilaration for Denmark as they claimed an astonishing 4-1 victory over Russia to scramble into the last 16 of Euro 2020 on a wonderful night in Copenhagen on...