Category Archives: (Midwest Communications, Inc. Syndication Interface) Sports News (Master Feed)
Braves lay off ‘dozens’ after dire financial report – report
The Atlanta Braves are laying off employees throughout the organization following a precipitous drop in revenues in the second quarter, multiple outlets reported. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution said...
Sep 16, 2020
Colts place RB Mack (Achilles) on Injured Reserve
The Indianapolis Colts placed running back Marlon Mack on the Injured Reserve list with a torn Achilles tendon on Wednesday. Mack, 24, was carted to the locker room during the first half of the Colts'...
Sep 16, 2020
Colombian Lopez wins Tour de France stage 17, Roglic extends lead
MERIBEL, France (Reuters) - Colombian Miguel Angel Lopez won the 17th stage of the Tour de France, a 170-km mountain trek from Grenoble as Primoz Roglic tightened his grip on the overall lead on Wedne...
Sep 16, 2020
Maya Moore marries man she helped free from prison
Maya Moore is married to Jonathan Irons, the man she helped free from prison when his wrongful conviction from 23 years ago was overturned. Moore announced Wednesday on "Good Morning America" with Iro...
Sep 16, 2020
Manfred, MLB expect 16-team playoff format to continue
Baseball is embracing bigger is better when it comes to the postseason. Commissioner Rob Manfred said the 16-team playoff bracket established for the pandemic-shortened 2020 season was likely here to ...
Sep 16, 2020
Big Ten to start its college football season next month
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Big Ten Conference on Wednesday said it would launch its college football season the weekend of Oct. 23-24 after adopting "significant medical protocols" amid the novel coro...
Sep 16, 2020
Halep advances in Rome despite sluggish start
(Reuters) - Top seed Simona Halep overcame a couple of hiccups in her first match at the Italian Open in Rome to beat wildcard Jasime Paolini 6-3 6-4 to move into the third round on Wednesday. The 28-...
Sep 16, 2020
Russia’s Medvedeva returns to former coach Tutberidze – RIA
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Olympic silver medallist Evgenia Medvedeva has parted ways with Canadian coach Brian Orser and returned to Russia to train under her former coach Eteri Tutberidze, the RIA news agen...
Sep 16, 2020
Djokovic sails past wildcard Caruso in Rome
(Reuters) - World number one Novak Djokovic turned the page on his contentious U.S. Open exit and began his claycourt season with a convincing 6-3 6-2 victory over wildcard Salvatore Caruso in the sec...
Sep 16, 2020
Ex-head of world athletics Diack found guilty of corruption
PARIS (Reuters) - The former head of world athletics' governing body, Lamine Diack, was convicted in France on Wednesday of corruption in a Russian doping scandal. Diack, 87, was found guilty of accep...
Sep 16, 2020
