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Column: Only 1 athlete of the year in 2012, Messi
'Tis the season for making merry and for choosing our top sports men and women of the year, two distinctly separate annual rituals that in fact ...
Bolt says he'll defend sprint titles in Rio
Usain Bolt will aim for a three-peat of Olympic sprint titles in the 100 and 200 meters at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Games, rather than trying out a new ...
Usain Bolt clocks 19.58 in 200 meters at Lausanne
As tough as it is to upstage Usain Bolt, fellow Jamaican Johan Blake just about did it on Thursday at the Athletissima Diamond League meet. Bolt, the ...
Patriots sign Olympic medalist Demps
The New England Patriots have agreed to terms with Olympic silver medalist Jeff Demps, who played running back at Florida but was not drafted by an ...
A Pick 6 of NFL teams that could use Usain Bolt
Now that the Olympics are over, there's one very fast young man looking at one very long layoff before resurfacing in Rio in four years. Hey, Usain ...
And now...onto Rio! London puts out Olympic flame
And now, on to Rio! London brought the curtain down on a hugely entertaining Olympics with a sensational rock 'n roll nostalgia tour of a closing ...
Bolt lights up Olympic track; what about 2016?
Toting his third gold medal of the London Games, Usain Bolt gave a little wave to 80,000 or so of his best friends in the Olympic Stadium stands.
AP PHOTOS: Highlights from 2 weeks of London 2012
The 2012 London Games kicked off 16 days ago with Queen Elizabeth II (actually, a body double) parachuting into a whimsical opening ceremony.
Usain Bolt turns DJ to celebrate Olympic treble
Usain Bolt broke a record then spun some records. The Jamaican sprint great hotfooted it from Olympic Stadium on Saturday night to a party nearby in ...
EYES ON LONDON: Marathon, Referees, Living Legend
MARATHON GOLD FOR UGANDA Uganda has its first medal at the London Olympics — and it's a big one. Stephen Kiprotich surged ahead late in the race to ...
3 for 3: Bolt breaks relay record, gets more gold
This time, Usain Bolt ran hard right to the finish. Leaned at the line, even. Having built a big lead on the 4x100-meter relay anchor leg, Bolt knew ...
Olympics will close with a thunderous party
Party! Party! Party! London is preparing to close out a two-week festival of sports in Olympic style, with a thunderous celebration of British music, ...
Mo Farah wins 5,000 meters for Olympic double
Mo Farah didn't want to leave anybody in doubt. Roared on again by a boisterous, capacity crowd at the 80,000-seat Olympic Stadium, Farah surged ahead ...
Bolt leads 4x100 relay to world record at Olympics
Five things to know about Saturday, Day 15 of the London Olympics: —Repeat performance: Bolt closes out world-record relay for Jamaica. —Drive for ...
US women win 4x400 to give Felix 3rd Olympic gold
By the time Allyson Felix was done with her part, her third gold medal of the Olympics was all but hanging around her neck. Staking the U.S. team to ...
London wraps up a dazzling Olympics
Usain Bolt made himself a living legend — just ask him. Michael Phelps swam a last lap into history. A man ran on carbon blades. Two track stars and ...
Bolt leads Jamaica to relay world record
Usain Bolt got the gold medal and another world record, too, anchoring the Jamaicans to victory in 36.84 seconds Saturday night to cap off his second ...
Bolt is back! Jamaican goes for 3rd gold in London
Usain Bolt took a day off and let his teammates do the work. They gave Bolt a chance for another triple sweep. The World's Fastest Man returns to ...
The Who, Spice Girls to rock Olympic closer
Get ready for a star-studded spectacular: Olympic Stadium is being transformed into a giant jukebox of British pop and pizazz for the closing ...
Jeter helps US break world record at Olympics
Five things to know about Friday, Day 14 of the London Olympics: —Carmelita Jeter powers U.S. relay to world record. —Durant helps U.S. pull away from ...
As London wraps up, Sochi prepares for Olympics
The idea of holding the Winter Olympics in Sochi once seemed as much of a long shot as a gold medal for Jamaica's bobsledders — a city that few ...
US, Jamaica advance easily in Olympic relay
Members of the American 4x100 relay team left the Olympic track Friday believing anything's possible — maybe even a win over Usain Bolt. With Justin ...
US breaks 27-year-old record in women's 4x100
Pointing the baton at the clock showing the world-record time of 40.82 seconds, Carmelita Jeter anchored the United States on Friday night to its ...
US, Jamaica reach women's 4x400-meter relay final
The United States and Jamaica advanced to the Olympic final of the women's 4x400-meter relay Friday night. Both high-profile teams easily won their ...