Tag: Sports governance
Tokyo Games need 500 nurses; nurses say needs are elsewhere
TOKYO — Some nurses in Japan are incensed at a request from Tokyo Olympic organizers to have 500 of them dispatched to help out...
FIFA bans Haiti women’s soccer official in sexual abuse case
ZURICH — A soccer official in Haiti was banned for 10 years on Monday for her part in the systematic sexual abuse of women’s...
Ryan Miller wins final home start, Ducks beat Kings 6-2
<p>ANAHEIM, Calif. — Ryan Miller made 23 saves to win the final home start of his 18-year NHL career, and the Anaheim Ducks snapped...
Phillies LHP Alvarado suspended 3 games for dustup with Mets
<p>NEW YORK — Philadelphia Phillies reliever José Alvarado was suspended three games Sunday by Major League Baseball for inciting a bench-clearing dustup with the...
Ryan Miller wins final home start, Ducks beat Kings 6-2
ANAHEIM, Calif. — Ryan Miller made 23 saves to win the final home start of his 18-year NHL career, and the Anaheim Ducks snapped...
Phillies LHP Alvarado suspended 3 games for dustup with Mets
NEW YORK — Philadelphia Phillies reliever José Alvarado was suspended three games Sunday by Major League Baseball for inciting a bench-clearing dustup with the...
From feel-good story to not so good: D-Backs’ Calhoun out
<p>PHOENIX — Arizona Diamondbacks outfielder Kole Calhoun, who playfully fist-bumped a teenaged fan after being outreached for a foul ball last weekend, is expected...
Olympic torch relay detour; diving test event opens in Tokyo
<p>TOKYO — The Tokyo Olympic torch relay will take another detour this weekend when it enters the southern island of Okinawa.</p>
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Canucks’ Virtanen on leave amid sexual misconduct inquiry
<p>VANCOUVER, British Columbia — The Vancouver Canucks placed right wing Jake Virtanen on leave Saturday following allegations of sexual misconduct. </p>
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From feel-good story to not so good: D-Backs’ Calhoun out
PHOENIX — Arizona Diamondbacks outfielder Kole Calhoun, who playfully fist-bumped a teenaged fan after being outreached for a foul ball last weekend, is expected...