Category: Sports

The Seattle Seahawks and Russell Wilson agreed to a four-year extension worth a reported $140 million, making the franchise quarterback the highest-paid player in the NFL. The deal, which includes a $65 million signing bonus and no-trade clause, was reached late Monday night. Wilson confirmed the new deal in a Twitter post early Tuesday. “Hey…

LONDON (Reuters) – Olympic champion Adam Peaty swam the fastest 100m breaststroke of the year on his way to winning gold in the British championships in Glasgow on Tuesday. The 24-year-old booked his place at the world championships in Gwangju, South Korea, in July — although that was never in any doubt — with his…

(Reuters) – CBS Corp said on Tuesday that the broadcast of the Masters final round live coverage averaged 10.8 million viewers, making it the most-watched golf broadcast since last year’s Masters final round. The final 18 holes, in which Tiger Woods came from behind to win his first major title in 11 years, was watched…

(Reuters) – Belgian Victor Campenaerts broke Bradley Wiggins’ UCI hour record at Mexico’s Velodromo Bicentenario on Tuesday. The 27-year-old Flemish rider, who has won the last two European time trial titles, covered 55.089 kilometers. That effort topped the mark previously set in June 2015 when five-times Olympic champion and Tour de France winner Wiggins completed…

(Reuters) – World number one Novak Djokovic took out his frustration on the racket in a scrappy performance but did enough to overcome German Philipp Kohlschreiber in a 6-3 4-6 6-4 win in the second round of the Monte Carlo Masters on Tuesday. The Serb, who received a first round bye, clinched the first set…

Major League Baseball is investigating racist social media posts aimed at Chicago Cubs relief pitcher Carl Edwards, a league spokesman told The Athletic. Edwards received racist messages on Instagram, according to the report, drawing the attention of the league as well as the players’ union. “We are aware of the situation. We have a team…

Carolina Hurricanes rookie forward Andrei Svechnikov is in concussion protocol after being dropped by a punch from the Washington Capitals’ Alex Ovechkin on Monday night, Hurricanes coach Rod Brind’Amour said Tuesday. The 19-year-old Svechnikov, who appeared to be knocked out, hit the back of his head on the ice after getting punched in the skirmish.…

The Seattle Seahawks and Russell Wilson agreed to a four-year extension worth a reported $140 million, making the franchise quarterback the highest-paid player in the NFL. The deal, which includes a $65 million signing bonus and no-trade clause, was reached late Monday night. Wilson confirmed the new deal in a Twitter post early Tuesday. “Hey…

LONDON (Reuters) – Drug testing methods in sport are still rooted in the 1970s and better technology is needed to catch more than “dopey dopers”, former World Anti-Doping head David Howman said on Tuesday. Speaking at a conference organized by the Partnership for Clean Competition (PCC), Howman told delegates there had to be more effective…

BERLIN (Reuters) – Retired NBA champion Dirk Nowitzki, who spent 21 seasons at the Dallas Mavericks, could see himself returning to basketball as coach or manager in a few years time, the German said. The 40-year-old future Hall of Famer ended his sparkling career last week after more than two decades at the Mavericks with…