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Bowie Young takes early lead on short course
Heather Bowie Young had five straight birdies while hop-scotching across the golf course Friday in the Bahamas LPGA Classic. Bowie Young made birdies ...
Patrick: Another Indy 500 'less and less likely'
Danica Patrick still follows the Indianapolis 500 closely, even pre-organizing her race day schedule this Sunday so she can watch most of the event.
Bayern, Dortmund await all-German Wembley final
Bayern Munich is approaching its third Champions League final in four years with the calm of a team fully in control after a season of dominance.
Nadal could get Djokovic in French Open semifinals
Seven-time champion Rafael Nadal could face top-seeded Novak Djokovic in the French Open semifinals a year after they met to decide the title.
Roger Federer, always at Grand Slam tournaments
Perhaps not surprisingly, the first three questions posed to Roger Federer at his pre-French Open news conference Friday concerned rival and nemesis ...
AP source: FIFA task force seeks 5-game racism ban
FIFA's new anti-racism task force will ask soccer's governing body next week to approve a mandatory five-match minimum ban for any player found guilty ...
Cyclist tests positive for EPO, risks life ban
Cycling's first major race since the end of the Lance Armstrong case was rattled by another high-profile positive doping test Friday. Former Giro ...
Defending champ Keselowski tries to build on title
Defending series champion Brad Keselowski believes he's still the fastest in Sprint Cup, even if his results four months into the season don't bear ...
Swiss lawyer Denis Oswald to run for IOC president
Denis Oswald declared his candidacy for IOC president Friday, becoming the fifth member and second European to enter the race to succeed Jacques Rogge
Colonial member Palmer has 1st-round lead with 62
Ryan Palmer has a definite home-course advantage at the Colonial. Palmer and his longtime caddie James Edmondson are both full-fledged members of the ...
Euro Tour CEO apologizes for saying 'colored'
The head of the European golf tour apologized for using the term "colored" during a live television interview Thursday in which he was reacting to the ...
Kingston leads BMW PGA Championship
South Africa's James Kingston shot a 6-under 66 on Thursday at Wentworth to take the lead during the suspended first round of the BMW PGA Championship
LPGA to use as much of flooded course as it can
Faced with a flooded course in which some fairways were more suited for fishing than playing golf, the LPGA Tour found a unique solution Thursday.
David Beckham bids au revoir to soccer
David Beckham might bid adieu to soccer Sunday from the bench. The 38-year-old Beckham, who said last week he will retire from the sport after the ...
AP Interview: Rogge praises wrestling's changes
Wrestling's governing body has "reacted well" and made the necessary changes to give the sport a chance of saving its place in the Olympics, IOC ...
McQuaid: Panel to study UCI-Armstrong 'collusion'
An independent panel will examine allegations that cycling's governing body was complicit in Lance Armstrong's doping, UCI President Pat McQuaid said ...
UEFA introduces minimum ban for racist abuse
UEFA says its executive committee has agreed to introduce a 10-match minimum ban for racist abuse by players or officials. The committee also decided ...
Woods: Garcia comment hurtful, time to move on
Sergio Garcia apologized to Tiger Woods for saying he would serve fried chicken if they were to have dinner at the U.S. Open, an ugly addition to ...
Taiwan's Wu confirms he'll run for IOC presidency
C.K. Wu confirmed Thursday he is running for president of the International Olympic Committee, becoming the fourth candidate and the second from Asia ...
Father of Afghanistan cricket captain abducted
Gunmen kidnapped the father of Afghanistan's national cricket team captain near his home in an eastern city, officials said Thursday. There has been ...
Ocean not all that separates US, European fans
Imagine Derek Jeter leading the New York Yankees off the field because opposing fans were yelling racial slurs and throwing bananas at his team.
Family Ties: Jarrett, Petty enter NASCAR hall
NASCAR honored a pair of its most famous and successful families with inductions into the Hall of Fame on Wednesday. Past champion Dale Jarrett joined ...
Zach Johnson always feels good at Colonial
Zach Johnson always feels good when he gets to Colonial. That feeling usually last through the week. Johnson has won at Hogan's Alley twice in the ...
Inaugural tournament cut to 54 holes
Stacy Lewis brings more value to the LPGA Tour that just her golf. Along with becoming the first American in 18 years to win LPGA player of the year, ...
Clark future uncertain if tour follows anchor ban
Tim Clark considers his future in golf uncertain now that the game's two governing bodies have outlawed the anchored putting stroke. "Man, this is ...