Sports News Roundup: Athletics-Davis-Woodhall loses national indoor title after positive marijuana test; MLB roundup: Astros drop Rays to 14-1 at home and more
The newly-branded PGA Tour Americas will stage 16 events across Latin America, Canada and the United States from February through September with 15 cards up for grabs on the developmental Korn Ferry Tour. NHL roundup: Alexander Kerfoot's OT goal caps Leafs' comeback Alexander Kerfoot scored 4:14 into overtime to give the Toronto Maple Leafs an unlikely 5-4 comeback win in Game 4 of their first-round Stanley Cup playoff series with the host Tampa Bay Lightning on Monday.
Following is a summary of current sports news briefs.
Athletics-Davis-Woodhall loses national indoor title after positive marijuana test
United States Olympic long jumper Tara Davis-Woodhall has been stripped of her national indoor title after testing positive for a psychoactive constituent of marijuana, the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) said on Tuesday. The positive test came from a Feb. 17 sample and Davis-Woodhall accepted a one-month period of ineligibility that began on March 21.
MLB roundup: Astros drop Rays to 14-1 at home
Houston's Luis Garcia spun six sharp innings and the Astros produced four doubles in a five-run fifth inning to beat Tampa Bay 5-0 on Tuesday in St. Petersburg, Fla., the Rays' first home loss this season. The result snapped Tampa Bay's 14-game home winning streak to start the season -- a modern-era record (since 1901). The all-time mark is the 21-0 home start by the 1880 Chicago White Stockings, the precursor to the Cubs.
Polish airline says it refused boarding to Russian tennis player
A Russian tennis player was refused boarding to a flight operated by Polish flag carrier LOT, the airline confirmed on Tuesday, in an incident that drew an angry response from the athlete on social media. Tennis player Vitalia Diatchenko said on Monday she was refused boarding to a LOT flight in Cairo, with German airline Lufthansa then also refusing to sell her a ticket.
NFL-Jets comfortable with Rodgers deal terms, says GM
The New York Jets are excited to welcome four-time National Football League (NFL) most valuable player Aaron Rodgers after agreeing a deal with the Green Bay Packers that includes a swap of key draft picks, General Manager Joe Douglas said on Tuesday. Under the agreement for 39-year-old Rodgers, Green Bay will trade their 2023 first-round draft pick (15th overall) and their fifth-round pick for the Jets' first-round pick (13th overall), second-round and sixth-round picks, according to ESPN.
Soccer-Burnley seal Championship title
Burnley clinched the Championship title with a 1-0 victory at local rivals Blackburn Rovers on Tuesday. Manuel Benson's 66th-minute effort sealed the points for a Burnley side who had already booked promotion to the Premier League.
Tennis-Russians and Belarusians have signed declarations to compete, Wimbledon says
Several Russian and Belarusian players have already signed personal declarations that will clear them to compete as neutrals at this year's Wimbledon championships, the All England Club said on Tuesday. Wimbledon announced last month that it had lifted its ban which prevented athletes from the two countries playing last year following Russia's invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.
Soccer-Canada Soccer names former men's captain deVos interim general secretary
Former Canadian men's national team captain Jason deVos has been named interim general secretary of Canada Soccer, the national governing body said on Tuesday. DeVos, who earned 49 caps with the national team from 1997-2004, will step into the role on May 12 to succeed Earl Cochrane, whose departure was announced last week.
Soccer-Aston Villa go fifth in Premier League with 1-0 win over Fulham
Defender Tyrone Mings scored a brilliant header from a set piece as Aston Villa beat Fulham 1-0 at Villa Park on Tuesday to lift them to fifth in the Premier League table, a step closer to ensuring European football next season. Villa are on 54 points after 33 games, one ahead of Tottenham Hotspur and five behind fourth-placed Manchester United. Fulham, whose European dreams were derailed by a run of four defeats in March and April, are ninth on 45 points.
Golf-PGA Tour merges Canadian and Latin circuits, creates new player pathway
The PGA Tour Latinoamerica and PGA Tour Canada will merge into a single circuit that will begin play in early 2024, the PGA Tour said on Tuesday as it offers a new pathway for golfers to move up the ranks. The newly-branded PGA Tour Americas will stage 16 events across Latin America, Canada and the United States from February through September with 15 cards up for grabs on the developmental Korn Ferry Tour.
NHL roundup: Alexander Kerfoot's OT goal caps Leafs' comeback
Alexander Kerfoot scored 4:14 into overtime to give the Toronto Maple Leafs an unlikely 5-4 comeback win in Game 4 of their first-round Stanley Cup playoff series with the host Tampa Bay Lightning on Monday. The Maple Leafs hold a 3-1 lead in the series and can clinch with a victory in Game 5 in Toronto on Thursday. The Leafs haven't won a postseason series since 2004.