USOC: 10 cities interested in hosting 2024 Games
The U.S. Olympic Committee is talking to 10 cities about a possible bid for the 2024 Summer Games, including a joint proposal from San Diego and ...

Security beefed up worldwide after Boston blasts
From the World Trade Center and Times Square in New York to the White House and sports venues across the country, police patrolled in packs and ...
Filmmaker who rescued Romanian orphans is killed
A documentary filmmaker known for helping rescue children from squalid Romanian orphanages in the early 1990s was fatally shot following an apparent ...

Dogs cross species barrier, help cheetahs survive
It may sound like a doomed love story, but some dogs love big cats. Cheetahs are the fastest mammals in the world, but they also are the world's ...

Mickelson sorry for public airing of tax issues
Multimillionaire golfer Phil Mickelson apologized for complaining about his taxes, saying on Wednesday it was insensitive to those who are struggling ...
Tour braces for 'difficult situation' on anchoring
The first U.S. PGA Tour meeting on a proposed rule for long putters made only one thing clear to commissioner Tim Finchem. There's still a long way ...

Norwegian kicker dreams of NFL after viral video
Aside from his ability to boot the ball through the uprights from almost any kind of angle or distance, Havard Rugland is a complete stranger to the ...

Indian sitar virtuoso Ravi Shankar dies at 92
The kids at first didn't seem to know how to respond as Ravi Shankar began his four-hour set on the final afternoon of the Monterey Pop Festival, in ...

NFL playoffs taking shape, and still a month to go
More than a month from the end of the NFL season, nearly every division race is decided. The Atlanta Falcons and Denver Broncos have four-game leads ...