Reuters Sports News Summary

Reuters Sports News Summary

Following is a summary of current sports news briefs. Kingsbury to give Cardinals players cellphone breaks

They've yet to play a down for him, but the Arizona Cardinals probably are ready to vote Kliff Kingsbury the coach of the year. Speaking at the NFL league meetings in Phoenix, Kingsbury said he will give players a timeout to check their phones during team meetings. Kontaveit ends giant killer Hsieh's Miami run

Anett Kontaveit brought Taiwan giant killer Hsieh Su-wei's Miami Open run to a dramatic end with a 3-6 6-2 7-5 comeback win on Tuesday to become the first player through to the semi-finals. For a place in the final she will face Ashleigh Barty, after the Australian beat Petra Kvitova 7-6(6) 3-6 6-2 in a night match that stretched into the wee hours of Wednesday morning following a long rain delay. Athletics: Semenya says 'no threat' to women's sport

Double Olympic 800-metres champion Caster Semenya says she is "no threat" to women's sport and that recent comments from International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) President Sebastian Coe have reopened old wounds. Semenya is awaiting a Court of Arbitration for Sport verdict on her appeal against an IAAF regulation that says female athletes classed as having differences in sexual development (DSDs) gain an unfair advantage due to their higher testosterone levels, though only in races between 400 and 1,000m. Raiders owner Davis wants no part of 'Hard Knocks'

Should HBO come knocking at the door, Oakland Raiders owner Mark Davis hopes not to have to answer it. The Raiders are one of five teams that meet the parameters for appearing on HBO's "Hard Knocks," the popular training camp reality series. And Davis said he doesn't want his team to take part. NHL roundup: Oilers get two hat tricks in rout

Ryan Nugent-Hopkins posted a first-period hat trick, and Leon Draisaitl collected three goals in a four-point night as the host Edmonton Oilers scored five times in the opening frame en route to an 8-4 victory over the Los Angeles Kings on Tuesday. Mikko Koskinen made 34 saves for Edmonton, which is five points behind the Colorado Avalanche for the second wild-card spot in the Western Conference with six games remaining. The Arizona Coyotes have the same point total as the Avalanche but have played one more game than Colorado. Report: Romo seeking $10 million a year from CBS

Tony Romo could become the first football analyst to earn $10 million per year. Sources told the Sporting News that Romo's team is seeking a contract of "eight figures" to stay as the No. 1 football analyst as CBS. He is under contract to the network through the 2019 season at $4 million annually. Spring training roundup: Florimon's grand slam lifts Braves over Reds

Pedro Florimon hit a grand slam with one out in the bottom of the ninth inning to give the Atlanta Braves a 7-5 victory over the Cincinnati Reds on Tuesday at SunTrust Park. Florimon, batting left-handed, hit a 3-2 offering from Reds right-hander Jimmy Herget into the bullpen behind the fence in right-center to end the spring-training finale for both clubs. Bautista Agut beats Djokovic to reach Miami quarters, Kyrgios out

A tenacious Roberto Bautista Agut battled back to beat world number one Novak Djokovic 1-6 7-5 6-3 and advance to the quarter-finals of the Miami Open on Tuesday as the Spaniard claimed his second win over the Serb this year. Six-times champion Djokovic blasted the 22nd seed off the court in the opening set but Bautista Agut grew more aggressive in the second, stepping in to take his second serves early and baiting his opponent into extended rallies. Report: WR Nelson to retire

Wide receiver Jordy Nelson is retiring from the NFL, according to James Jones, his former Green Bay Packers teammate. The move comes as a mild surprise considering reported interest from the Kansas City Chiefs, Seattle Seahawks and New England Patriots. NBA roundup: Bledsoe leads Bucks past Rockets

Eric Bledsoe stole the spotlight from the MVP front-runners, and the Milwaukee Bucks coasted to a 108-94 victory over the visiting Houston Rockets on Tuesday. Bledsoe paired 23 points with seven assists and was the catalyst during a third-quarter run that enabled the Bucks to seize control. He scored 16 consecutive points for Milwaukee during one stretch, sinking four 3-pointers, as the Bucks extended a five-point lead into a 79-65 advantage.

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