May 22, 2013

Wimbledon 2012: Five-time champion Venus Williams loses Wimbledon opener

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(Venus Williams waves to fans Monday after being defeated by Elena Vesnina during a first round women’s singles match at the All England Lawn Tennis Championships at Wimbledon, England. Photo by The Associated Press.) WIMBLEDON, England (AP) — Racket bag slung over her shoulder, resignation written across her face, Venus Williams weaved through fans milling [...]

College Football: Bobby Petrino’s former mistress resigns at Arkansas

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(PhatzRadio / USA Today) — There won’t be any more awkward moments at the University of Arkansas regarding the woman who was key to the firing of football coach Bobby Petrino. Jessica Dorrell, the 25-year-old employee of the football program who was a passenger on Petrino’s motorcycle when it crashed on April 1, has resigned. [...]

Ohio State brings home Urban Meyer to rebuild program

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Head coach Urban Meyer of the Florida Gators watches the action during the game against the Georgia Bulldogs at EverBank Field on October 30, 2010 in Jacksonville, Florida. (October 29, 2010 – Photo by Sam Greenwood/Getty Images North America) (PhatzRadio / USA Today) — Urban Meyer says he was convinced a year ago he was [...]

FIFA’s Blatter considers row over racism comments ‘closed’

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FIFA president Sepp Blatter, seen here in October, stopped short of a full apology and brushed off calls for his resignation on Friday while addressing his recent comments on racism. (Harold Cunningham/Getty Images) (PhatzRadio / CBC Sports) — FIFA president Sepp Blatter reckons he has apologized enough for his recent comments on racism that triggered [...]

NFL upholds Terrelle Pryor’s five-game suspension

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(PhatzRadio / USA Today) — Terrelle Pryor’s appeal of a five-game ban levied by the NFL has been denied. Commissioner Roger Goodell released a statement Friday affirming the suspension as a result of Pryor’s “deliberate manipulation of our eligibility rules.” Pryor, drafted by the Raiders in the third round of the NFL’s supplemental draft, was [...]

Sports’ first openly gay CEO resigns from Suns

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(PhatzRadio / USA Today) – About four months ago, Phoenix Suns CEO Rick Welts became the first top executive in pro sports to tell the world the world he was gay. Now he’s also the first in that demographic to hand in a surprising resignation. Welts told the Arizona Republic he isn’t leaving his self-described [...]