Bulls PG Rose to have eye surgery after getting elbowed (Yahoo Sports)
CHICAGO (AP) — Bulls star Derrick Rose will have surgery on his left eye after being elbowed in the face.
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U.S. appeals court finds NCAA pay rules violate antitrust law
NCAA compensation rules for college athletes violate antitrust law, a U.S. appeals court ruled in a case brought by athletes seeking a slice of the billions of dollars universities reap from football and basketball. A California federal judge last year had said the NCAA should allow schools to pay athletes up to $5,000 per year in compensation. Critics say the NCAA’s scholarship policy short-changes athletes who risk injury and devote
Kershaw stars as LA Dodgers down San Francisco Giants
Clayton Kershaw stole the show as the Los Angeles Dodgers wrapped up their sixth divisional title in 10 years with an emphatic 8-0 rout over reigning World Series champions the San Francisco Giants. Pitching star Kershaw claimed 13 strike outs and only one hit as the Dodgers romped past their fierce divisional rivals to silence the home crowd at AT&T Park crowd and clinch the National League West. It was
Rookie O'Malley stars in Marniers' win over Astros
(The Sports Exchange) – Rookie Shawn O’Malley delivered a two-run, two-out, tiebreaking single in the eighth inning, leading the Seattle Mariners to a 6-4 win over the Houston Astros on Tuesday. Houston (83-75) fell a half-game behind the Los Angeles Angels in the race for the final American League wild-card spot. The Astros also dropped to 2 1/2 games behind Texas in AL West standings with just four games left
Rose's troubles continue with orbital fracture
(Reuters) – Derrick Rose’s troubled tenure with the Chicago Bulls took a fresh twist on Tuesday when he suffered a facial fracture from an accidental elbow during the team’s first day of practice. Rose will undergo surgery to repair the left orbital fracture on Wednesday. The Bulls do not have a timetable on his return.
Bae back in Korea for Presidents Cup and military service
South Korea’s Bae Sang-moon arrived home on Wednesday ahead of next week’s Presidents Cup and the golfer told reporters he was keen to play a big role in the event before he downs clubs and picks up a rifle to begin mandatory military service. The 29-year-old lost a legal battle earlier this year to defer his conscription after he was charged with violating South Korea’s military service regulations. Bae, who
CIA yanks personnel from U.S. Embassy in Beijing: Washington Post
The CIA has withdrawn a number of its personnel from the U.S. Embassy in Beijing following two massive cyber attacks involving U.S. government employee records, according to the Washington Post. Citing current and former U.S. officials “who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss a sensitive matter,” the newspaper said the CIA took the steps because the hack of U.S. Office of Personnel Management records this year could have
The Latest: UK warns Russia against hitting moderate groups
MOSCOW (AP) — The latest developments as Russia and other nations counter Islamic State militants in Syria. All times local:
Up to 280,000 refugees arrived in Germany in September: Bavaria minister
A record 270,000 to 280,000 refugees arrived in Germany in September, more than the total for 2014, said the interior minister of the southern state of Bavaria Wednesday. “According to current figures… we have to assume that in September 2015 between 270,000 and 280,000 refugees came to Germany,” said Joachim Herrmann. Herrmann highlighted the pressure on the state government of Bavaria — the key gateway for migrants arriving through the
Kerry: US not against Russian strikes, but Assad must go
The United States does not oppose Russian air strikes in Syria if they target the Islamic State group, but Bashar al-Assad must step down, Secretary of State John Kerry said Wednesday. Kerry was addressing the United Nations Security Council hours after Russian jets hit targets in Syria, apparently in support of Assad’s battle to cling to power in Damascus.