Sports News Daily Online

December, 2014

1888PressRelease – Austin, Texas-Based Data Analysis Company to Exhibit for Second Time.

Source: http://www.1888pressrelease.com/umbel-to-sponsor-2nd-annual-sports-fan-engagement-forum-pr-550180.html

Liverpool are knocked out of the Champions League and will compete in the Europa League after drawing with Basel.

Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/29363537

(Reuters) – Carolina Panthers quarterback Cam Newton was involved in a car accident on Tuesday in Charlotte, North Carolina, and taken to the hospital where he was in fair condition with minor back fractures, officials said. Newton suffered two transverse process fractures in his lower back but no other internal injuries, team spokesman Charlie Dayton said, adding that the quarterback will remain in the hospital overnight. Dayton said he did not believe the injury would require surgery and it was unclear if Newton would be able to play against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in Charlotte on Sunday. …

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/carolina-panthers-qb-newton-injured-car-accident-charlotte-181436896–nfl.html

Cleveland Police have launched an appeal for information over an incident of alleged racist abuse in Blackburn’s 1-1 draw at Middlesbrough earlier this month.

Source: http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/12040/9599454/sky-bet-championship-police-investigate-rudy-gestede-racism-allegation

1888PressRelease – E.A. Channon, author of Flesh of the Blood, a tale of humans, dwarves, magicians and elves working together to rescue a lost girl, will be participating in the Seattle Star Trek Convention held December 12-14 at the Meydenbauer Center.

Source: http://www.1888pressrelease.com/star-trek-seattle/new-fantasy-books/e-a-channon-author-of-flesh-of-the-blood-will-appear-at-s-pr-550168.html

By Karolos Grohmann MONACO (Reuters) – Baseball and softball, out of the Olympics since the 2008 Beijing Games, edged closer to a return to the world’s biggest multi-sports event on Monday when the IOC approved program changes. The two sports now have one foot in the Tokyo 2020 Olympics after the International Olympic Committee gave the green light for sports to be added without requiring the seven-year rule. In a recommendation approved by the IOC session in Monaco, Games organizers can request the inclusion of a sport that is not on the Olympic program. …

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/ioc-opens-way-return-baseball-softball-134302848–mlb.html

Rafael Benitez praised his Napoli side for fighting back to earn a 2-2 draw against Empoli on Sunday, but expressed frustration that they gave away a two-goal lead in the first place.

Source: http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/12040/9597690/serie-a-benitez-praises-napoli-fightback-but-feels-frustrated-by-slow-start-from-players

A state memorial service for Australia cricketer Phillip Hughes is cancelled because of the outpouring of grief at his funeral.

Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/cricket/30374207

1888PressRelease – New Humor Book Shares Strange, Odd & Bizarre Letters to President Obama from Everyday Citizens & Celebrities. 60 AUDIO “Letters” including those from Bill Clinton, George W. Bush, Kim Jong-un, Steven Spielberg, and Warren Buffett. More Info at: www.ObamaConfidential.com

Source: http://www.1888pressrelease.com/new-audio-book-parodies-letters-to-president-obama-pr-549962.html

Seattle coach Pete Carroll will face his former pupil Mark Sanchez when the defending league champion Seahawks visit the Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday. Carroll has the book on Eagles quarterback Sanchez because the two were at the University of Southern California together during Sanchez's standout US college career.

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/qb-sanchez-no-stranger-seahawks-coach-carroll-054032824–nfl.html