SF stand-up paddling race postponed to Wednesday
America’s Cup officials released the full schedule for the 2017 regatta in Bermuda while staying silent about an arbitration-panel decision that reportedly went against organizers and could cost them several million dollars.
Emirates Team New Zealand, the hard-luck loser of the 2013 regatta in San Francisco Bay, took its case to the arbitration panel.
Sail-World.com, citing four sources it didn’t identify, reported last month that the panel ruled in favor of ETNZ, which probably probably seeks to recoup government funding it lost when the qualifier was pulled from Auckland.
San Francisco’s Golden Gate Yacht Club, the Cup’s trustee, and a majority of challengers, excluding the Kiwis, voted in June to prohibit discussing or even confirming the existence of a dispute before the arbitration panel.
The lawyer for a woman suing NBA guard Derrick Rose and two others for an alleged gang rape has told a Los Angeles federal-court jury that his client is not a gold digger.
Attorney Waukeen McCoy said in his closing argument that the woman is simply seeking accountability, and he did not ask for a specific amount of money.
Riyad Mahrez made it three wins out of three for Leicester in its Champions League debut, clinching a 1-0 victory for the Group G leaders over FC Copenhagen.
Leicester is in a strong position to reach the knockout phase, holding a five-point lead over FC Porto, which also won Tuesday, and Copenhagen.