List of high-profile sporting bans and fines
Jamestown SunThe NFL suspended New England Patriots quarterback Tom Bradywithout pay for the first four games of the 16-game season, fined the franchise $1 million and took away two...
View ArticleElway, Namath weigh in on Deflategate
Jamestown Sun Two legendary quarterbacks have different viewpoints about the NFL's punishments handed down for Deflategate this week.Denver Broncos general manager John Elway clearly supports the...
View ArticleScott barely interested in Olympic golf 'exhibition'
Jamestown Sun CHARLOTTE, North Carolina - Adam Scott considers Olympic golf to be an "exhibition" sport and is barely interested in competing at next year's Rio Summer Games,...
View ArticleFormer Dolphins kicker Yepremian dies at age 70
Jamestown Sun Garo Yepremian, a two-time Pro Bowl kicker who helped the Miami Dolphins win consecutive championships in the 1970s, has died of cancer at the age of 70, the National...
View ArticleUpdate UND hockey coach leaves for NHL
Jamestown SunGRAND FORKS, N.D. -- University of North Dakota head men’s hockey coach Dave Hakstol, who led the program to seven NCAA Frozen Four appearances in 11 seasons, announced his...
View ArticleNBA-Minnesota Timberwolves win lottery for top draft pick
Jamestown Sun NEW YORK - The Minnesota Timberwolves won the National Basketball Association's draft lottery on Tuesday, giving them the opportunity to make the first selection in June's draft.The...
View ArticleLightning hit back to level Stanley Cup Final
Jamestown SunJason Garrison slapped in the game-winner in the third period as the Tampa Bay Lightning avoided another late collapse to beat visiting Chicago 4-3 and even the Stanley...
View ArticleNetherlands edge New Zealand in World Cup debut
Jamestown SunEDMONTON - The Netherlands made a winning women's World Cup debut beating New Zealand1-0 on Saturday to leave the frustrated Football Ferns still searching for their elusive first success...
View ArticleRangers rally past Twins
Jamestown SunARLINGTON, Texas — A two-base error by Minnesota center fielder Aaron Hicks allowed two Texas runs to score in the eighth inning and helped the Rangers to a 6-2 win...
View ArticleTwins RF Hunter appealing two-game suspension
Jamestown Sun ARLINGTON, Texas -- Give Torii Hunter credit for knowing the right place to appeal his two-game suspension from Major League Baseball.Hunter was suspended by MLB for his...
View ArticleIt's not the Super Bowl, but World Cup will have its share of parties
Jamestown SunThe women's World Cup final between the United States and Japan on Sunday may not rival the Super Bowl, but soccer fans, wild with excitement, will be at viewing...
View ArticleNFL to expand London series to Tottenham's new stadium
Jamestown Sun NFL to expand London series to Tottenham's new stadiumThe NFL reached agreement with Tottenham Hotspur for a minimum of two games per year to be played during...
View ArticleDespite release, Kreis plans to push forward
Jamestown SunAlex Kreis has been around. He knows how professional baseball works.Still, when the former Jamestown College standout pitcher was released by the Trois Rivieres Aigles—an independent...
View ArticleHomecoming for Vikings’ Spielman
Jamestown SunWINTER PARK, Minn. — When Vikings general manager Rick Spielman stands on the sideline at Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium during the team’s exhibition opener Sunday night at the...
View ArticleWild impressed with outdoor duds
Jamestown SunST. PAUL — Wild owner Craig Leipold was at the outdoor game played between the University of Minnesota and Ohio State at TCF Bank Stadium in January 2014. He...
View ArticleToronto sweeps struggling Twins
Jamestown SunTORONTO (TSX) — Mark Buehrle admitted that he did not feel so great on the mound Thursday. However, the Toronto left-hander said he still felt great about his team,...
View ArticleTexas DA criticizes judge over Peterson
Jamestown SunMANKATO, Minn. — The Texas prosecutor who plea bargained Adrian Peterson’s felony child abuse charge down to a misdemeanor criticized the presiding judge’s decision Wednesday to reduce the...
View ArticleBarr may miss preseason
Jamestown SunMANKATO, Minn. — Linebacker Anthony Barr’s status for Sunday’s preseason opener against Pittsburgh is uncertain as he remains sidelined because of inflammation that flared in his...
View ArticleTingelhoff heads to NFL Hall of Fame
Jamestown SunCANTON, Ohio — Friends, family members and former Vikings teammates have come from all over the United States for Mick Tingelhoff’s induction Saturday night into the Pro Football Hall of...
View ArticleHRs lift Twins past Tribe
Jamestown SunCLEVELAND (TSX) — Torii Hunter’s home run in the top of the ninth inning lifted the Minnesota Twins to a wild 10-9 win over the Cleveland Indians on Friday night...
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