Estimated read time: 2-3 minutes
This archived news story is available only for your personal, non-commercial use. Information in the story may be outdated or superseded by additional information. Reading or replaying the story in its archived form does not constitute a republication of the story.
UNDATED (AP) — The U.S. Olympic Committee has selected Salt Lake City over Denver and Reno, Nevada, as the country's next bidder for the Winter Olympics, most likely for 2030. Salt Lake claims it can host again at a lower cost than other candidates with venues from the 2002 Winter Games still in place and many of those upgrade. One key hurdle for Salt Lake City will be erasing memories of the bidding scandal that marred the buildup to 2002 and resulted in several IOC members losing their positions for taking bribes.
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Pittsburgh Steelers running back James Connor is listed as questionable for tomorrow's game against New England. Conner sat out last Sunday's loss to Oakland after injuring the ankle in the fourth quarter against the Los Angeles Chargers on Dec. 2. Conner is sixth in the NFL with 909 yards rushing and second with 12 rushing touchdowns.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The Tennessee Titans have added quarterback Marcus Mariota (mar-ee-OH'-tah) to the injury report with an abdomen problem. Mariota was limited at practice yesterday after not being on the injury report for the previous two practices. Tennessee will be without outside linebacker Brian Orakpo (oh-RAK'-poh), who hurt his elbow in last weekend's win over Jacksonville.
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Philadelphia Eagles coach Doug Pederson says quarterback Carson Wentz does not require surgery for a stress fracture in his back and the injury could take up to three months to heal. Wentz is listed as "questionable" for tomorrow night's game against the Rams in Los Angeles, but teammates expect reigning Super Bowl MVP Nick Foles to start in his place. The team isn't certain when Wentz got hurt and Pederson said the injury developed over time.
BALTIMORE (AP) — The Baltimore Orioles have hired Chicago Cubs bench coach Brandon Hyde as their new manager, replacing Buck Showalter. Hyde worked as Chicago's bench coach this year under manager Joe Maddon and served in the same capacity for the 2014 Cubs. He becomes the 20th skipper in team history and inherits a team that went a major league-worst 47-115 this year.
Copyright © The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
