Category Archives: (Midwest Communications, Inc. Syndication Interface) Sports News (Master Feed)
‘Hoping and praying’: Tampa eyes Super Bowl windfall despite COVID-19 crunch
By Amy Tennery and Gabriella Borter TAMPA, Fla. (Reuters) - This Sunday's Super Bowl in Tampa will hardly rake in as much revenue as in past years but it is a welcome salve for Florida's third-largest...
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Before Beijing 2022 top Olympians focused on medals not pandemic, politics
By Jack Tarrant TOKYO (Reuters) - Two of the world's top winter athletes, Italian skier Sofia Goggia and Australian snowboarder Scotty James, said they were focusing on winning medals at the 2022 Wint...
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Cycling: Giro d’Italia to start from Piedmont region – organisers
(Reuters) - This year's Giro d'Italia will start from the Piedmont region with an individual time trial in Turin, 160 years after it served as the first capital of the united Italy, organisers said on...
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Anti-China activists in Japan call for boycott of Beijing 2022 Games
By Jack Tarrant TOKYO (Reuters) - A group of anti-China activists campaigning for human rights in Tibet and support for ethnic Uighurs called on Thursday for a boycott of the 2022 winter Olympics in B...
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Top 25 roundup: No. 3 Villanova, No. 5 Houston fall
Posh Alexander scored 16 points, Julian Champagnie added 14 points and 13 rebounds and St. John's upset No. 3 Villanova 70-59 on Wednesday in New York. Vince Cole had 12 points for the Red Storm (12-7...
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NBA roundup: Paul George knocks down 32 in Clippers’ win
Paul George shot 8-for-9 from 3-point range and scored 36 points to lead the visiting Los Angeles Clippers to a 121-99 win against the Cleveland Cavaliers on Wednesday night. Kawhi Leonard scored 24 p...
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Golf: McIlroy slams proposed rule changes to reduce hitting distance
(Reuters) - Rory McIlroy has criticised golf's lawmakers for considering changes to equipment that would tame the power of the game's big hitters, saying the campaign is "a huge waste of time and mone...
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With history in sight, Nadal seeks to scratch 12-year itch in Melbourne
By Richard Martin (Reuters) - After drawing level with Roger Federer's record of 20 Grand Slams last year, Rafael Nadal could once again capitalise on the Swiss's absence from the Australian Open to b...
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QB battle for ages takes center stage at Super Bowl LV
Just two years ago, Tom Brady sought out Patrick Mahomes after the AFC Championship Game to console the youngster and provide encouragement. Mahomes hasn't lost a playoff game since that conversation,...
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NCAA Division III cancels winter championships
The NCAA Division III Administrative Committee announced Wednesday that winter championships are canceled due to low participation numbers across member schools amid the coronavirus pandemic. The spor...
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