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Brady accepts 'Deflategate' NFL suspension
AFP, Published on 16/07/2016
» NEW YORK - Tom Brady said Friday he's dropping his legal battle against the NFL, meaning the superstar New England Patriots quarterback will open the 2016 season serving a four-game suspension.
NFL star Brady's 'Deflategate' ban appeal denied
AFP, Published on 13/07/2016
» NEW YORK - Tom Brady is poised to start the 2016 NFL season serving a four-game ban after a US appeals court denied the New England quarterback's bid to have his "Deflategate" case reheard.
Steven Stamkos stays with the Tampa Bay Lightning
AFP, Published on 30/06/2016
» LOS ANGELES - Former first overall pick Steven Stamkos has agreed to remain with the Tampa Bay Lightning, much to the chagrin of a host of NHL teams that were hoping to sign him as a free agent.
NFL defensive guru Buddy Ryan dies
AFP, Published on 28/06/2016
» LOS ANGELES - James "Buddy" Ryan, the father of twin brothers Rex and Rob and mastermind of the Chicago Bears' famed "46 defense", died Tuesday at the age of 82.
Toronto select American Matthews first in NHL entry draft
AFP, Published on 25/06/2016
» LOS ANGELES - The Toronto Maple Leafs selected Arizona teenager Auston Matthews with the No. 1 pick in the National Hockey League draft as a record 12 Americans were chosen in the first round.
Top NHL prospect Matthews set for Buffalo via Zurich
AFP, Published on 23/06/2016
» LAUSANNE - Imagine someone offered you $50-$100 a week to do a job in Everett, Washington and then someone else offered you $400,000 to do the same job for a year in Zurich.
American Matthews is top prospect for entry draft
AFP, Published on 23/06/2016
» LOS ANGELES - NHL: Auston Matthews is the consensus first overall pick, but it could also be the Year of the Finn at the NHL entry draft, the annual selection of top prospects that helps clubs replenish their rosters.
Farah pays tribute to Ali in style
AFP, Published on 05/06/2016
» BIRMINGHAM (UNITED KINGDOM) - British athletics great Mo Farah paid a handsome tribute to the late boxing legend Muhammad Ali on Sunday as he broke David Moorcroft's 34-year-old British 3000 metres record at the Birmingham Diamond League meeting.
New England Patriots urge judges to hear Tom Brady's ban appeal
AFP, Published on 26/05/2016
» NEW YORK - The reigning Super Bowl champion New England Patriots filed a federal court brief Wednesday asking the US Second Circuit Court of Appeals to hear Tom Brady's "Deflategate" suspension appeal.
Buffalo Bills executive backs off sport 'not for humans' remark
AFP, Published on 26/05/2016
» NEW YORK - Buffalo Bills general manager Doug Whaley backed off comments saying humans should not play American football, calling his earlier remarks "a poor choice of words" in a statement Wednesday.