Sports

Somewhere, Tonya Harding will hear this news about Nancy Kerrigan, and she’ll likely start cursing and shaking her fist up at the sky. Nancy Kerrigan, a two-time Olympic figure skating medalist who capped her career with a silver medal at the 1994 Lillehammer Games, will join NBC Olympics for its 2014 Olympic Winter Games coverage in Sochi, Russia.

Jacki started skating when she was six, and dreamt of figure skating in the Olympics. She practiced 8 to 10 hours a day and did whatever she could to make her dream a reality. That included putting immense strain on her body to stay slim and slender–the way she was expected her to look. The pressure resulted in an eating …

David Beckham has found a new sporting venture to ‘bond’ with his Hollywood pals, though rather than taking up a traditional American sport, he has gone back in time – to fencing. En garde: Beckham has switched his football kit for fencing gear

Anthony Adams is a football player, most recently for the Chicago Bears. But at 310lb (141kg) — when in shape — ”Spice” decided to start training for the Rio Olympics. In Gymnastics.

After an up-and-down rookie season that was capped off with a strong finish, the New York Jets haven’t fully committed to Geno Smith being the team’s quarterback for the 2014 season. NFL.com reports that general manager John Idzik noted at the eteam’s end-of-season news conference that Smith may not be the Jets answer going forward.

What do you think about this whole mess? Will firing Mike Shanahan fix the problems plaguing the Redskins? It’s being reported that Sunday will be Mike Shanahan’s last day as coach of the Washington Redskins. The Washington Post cites “multiple people familiar with the situation” as saying that Shanahan will be fired after Sunday’s 20-6 season finale loss against the …

The Baltimore Ravens will not be able to defend their Super Bowl crown in the play-offs after a 34-17 loss to the Cincinnati Bengals eliminated them from the post-season on Sunday. Andy Dalton overcame four interceptions to throw for two touchdowns and rush for two more for the Bengals, who will go into the play-offs as the AFC North champions. …

Retired Formula One legend Michael Schumacher is in hospital after suffering a “serious” head injury in France while skiing Sunday, according to the French Alps ski resort he was in and police who gave him first aid. The 44-year-old German was being treated in a hospital in Grenoble, the Meribel resort said, adding that the seven-time F1 world champion’s injury …

Former Patriots linebacker Jeff Tarpinian, now with the Houston Texans, had told only his family, close friends, and Patriots coach Bill Belichick, team owner Robert Kraft and select Pats personnel about his brain surgery and his subsequent recovery, before sharing his story with the Houston Chronicle this week.

The Jets signed Dwight Jones to their practice squad Wednesday, a wide receiver who is returning to football after a family tragedy. Jones went undrafted in 2012 after coming out of North Carolina and signed with the Houston Texans. But Jones didn’t report to training camp that season, telling the Texans he wasn’t sure if we wanted to play football …

This wasn’t the resolution that North Carolina had been hoping for, or the resolution it wanted, but at last it has one, at least. The Tar Heels now know, finally, that P.J. Hairston, the junior guard who led the team in scoring last season, will not be back. “Now we know as a team what’s going on, what the final …