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Spain, Portugal held to draws in WCup qualifying
Spain and Portugal were held to draws Friday night that hurt their chances of qualifying automatically for next year's World Cup, while England routed ...
Earnhardt modest about fast NASCAR season start
Dale Earnhardt Jr. had never filled out an NCAA tournament bracket before this year, even though he's a hoops fan. He would have done it earlier, but ...
Carlos Slim's company wins Olympic TV rights
Mexican magnate Carlos Slim, the world's richest man, secured the Latin American broadcast rights to the 2014 and 2016 Olympics on Friday. The IOC ...
Rose keeps his nose in front at Bay Hill
Bill Haas wanted to atone for the way he finished his opening round. He did that and more Friday and was tied for the lead in the Arnold Palmer ...
Tony George reinstated to Hulman & Co board
IndyCar founder Tony George was reinstated to the Hulman & Co. board of directors on Friday, five months after resigning following a failed attempt ...
Marco Andretti looks for answers after lousy 2012
Sometime before his 11th birthday, Marco Andretti was forced to quit racing by his father, who feared his son was following in the wrong set of ...
Alabama hires Bill Battle as athletic director
Bill Battle was cutting trees downed in a recent storm on his suburban Atlanta farm when alma mater Alabama called a couple of weeks ago. Now, the ...
Indians, police clash in Rio over World Cup preps
Pandemonium broke out in the shadow of Rio de Janeiro's Maracana stadium on Friday as riot police raided an old museum that authorities want razed ...
Haas shoots 66 to take early lead at Bay Hill
Bill Haas wanted to make up for his bad finish in the opening round at Bay Hill. He did that and more Friday. Haas kept bogeys off his card for a ...
Azarenka withdraws at Sony with ankle injury
Two-time champion Victoria Azarenka withdrew from the Sony Open before her opening match Friday because of a lingering right ankle injury.
Deal reached for West Ham to move to Olympic venue
Premier League club West Ham will move into London's Olympic Stadium, ending drawn-out negotiations over the future of the $783 million venue that ...
Qatar plans 2020 WCup in summer, but flexible
Qatar organizers are pushing ahead with plans to hold the 2022 World Cup in the summer, although they're willing to host in the winter. UEFA President ...
Istanbul hopes to impress IOC panel with 2020 bid
After four unsuccessful attempts, Istanbul is ready to pitch its bid for the 2020 Olympics by stressing Turkey's robust economy, plans for modern ...
Pistorius brothers both have court dates next week
Oscar Pistorius' appeal against his bail conditions will be heard on the same day his older brother Carl is due in another South African court to ...
Raikkonen fastest after second Malaysian practice
Kimi Raikkonen continued his surprisingly strong start to the Formula One season, posting the fastest time in the second practice at the Malaysian ...
Rose gets hot with the putter to lead Bay Hill
He didn't miss a putt inside 15 feet. He watched good shots and answered with better ones. He ran off a string of birdies to pull away. That's how ...
Rose takes lead with 65 at Bay Hill; Woods 4 back
Justin Rose started out as another guy in Tiger Woods' group Thursday at Bay Hill. He wound up in the lead. Rose put on a clinic with the putter and ...
Cuba eyes semi-pro league to reinvigorate boxing
Protective headgear has been the rule of the ring for more than 50 years in Cuba, which banned professional boxing shortly after the 1959 revolution.
UN joins soccer leaders to rid sport of racism
The ugly side of the beautiful game emerged Thursday as the U.N.'s top human rights official joined soccer officials and players in calling for an end ...
Tiger has a history at Bay Hill
Tiger Woods has been winning at Bay Hill before he was old enough to drive a car. "It all started there," Woods said Wednesday on the eve of the ...
Another chance for Woods to return to the top
Bay Hill is not the first chance for Tiger Woods to return to No. 1 in the world. But it might be his best. A win this week in the Arnold Palmer ...
Tseng dropped after missing pro-am tee time
Defending champion and formerly top-ranked Yani Tseng was dropped from the Kia Classic field after missing her 9:10 a.m. pro-am tee time Wednesday.
Woods went public with Vonn to devalue photos
Tiger Woods figured it was worth going public about his relationship with Olympic ski champion Lindsey Vonn rather than having paparazzi make money ...
US Open tennis prize money to reach $50M by 2017
After a year of closed-door meetings with tennis players seeking a greater say in the sport and a larger slice of Grand Slam revenues, the U.S.
Watson gives back a captain's pick for Ryder Cup
Tom Watson is giving back one of his captain's picks for the Ryder Cup. In his first big move since he was appointed U.S. captain last year, Watson ...