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Mother mourns 'grim milestone' in longest US war
Lisa Freeman was cradling her 6-day-old grandson in her left arm and watching the news on her iPad while her daughter and son-in-law caught some ...
Jonas Blixt, Brendon de Jonge share Las Vegas lead
Jonas Blixt shot his second straight 7-under 64 on Friday for a share of the second-round lead with Brendon de Jonge in the Justin Timberlake Shriners ...
2nd US speedskating coach suspended
The U.S. Speedskating coaching scandal became even messier Friday. One speedskater, reigning national short-track champion Simon Cho, faces a ...
Dale Earnhardt Jr. racing for win at Talladega
Dale Earnhardt Jr. knows exactly what strategy he needs at Talladega Superspeedway. He needs to go for broke and get a win. His championship hopes ...
Different strokes: Phelps sinks 153-foot putt
Michael Phelps can putt a little, too. The Olympic swimming great upstaged some of golf's finest players Friday by sinking an astonishing 153-foot ...
Montreal off NASCAR's 2013 Nationwide schedule
NASCAR will not race in Montreal next season after the promoter pulled the plug on the six-year relationship when he couldn't secure a premiere Sprint ...
AJ Allmendinger visits Talladega Superspeedway
AJ Allmendinger upped his effort to find a new job on Friday by making his first appearance at a NASCAR event since his suspension for failing a drug ...
Column: Ronaldo should edge Messi for Ballon d'Or
This time a year ago, the race between Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo for the world player of 2011 award wasn't a race at all, with the Argentine ...
Skater Cho says tampering was 'biggest mistake'
Olympian short-track speedskater Simon Cho said Friday he agreed to a coach's demand to tamper with a Canadian rival's skates last year after the ...
Ryan Moore shoots 61 to take Las Vegas lead
Ryan Moore matched the course record and his career best with a 10-under 61 on Thursday in the first round of the Justin Timberlake Shriners Hospitals ...
Olympic champs highlight Brazil equestrian event
Seven Olympic champions and nine out of the world's 10 top-ranked riders are in Rio de Janeiro for Latin America's most important equestrian event, ...
Puerto Rican boxer Orlando Cruz announces he's gay
Describing himself as "a proud gay man," Puerto Rican featherweight Orlando Cruz on Thursday became what is believed to be the first pro boxer to come ...
Grace shoots course-record 60 at Dunhill Links
South Africa's Branden Grace made five closing birdies to shoot a course record 12-under 60 in the opening round of the Dunhill Links Championship on ...
UCI hails defamation case win vs cyclist Landis
The International Cycling Union said a Swiss court ruling has prohibited Floyd Landis from repeating claims that UCI leaders corruptly protected Lance ...
Paul Lawrie criticizes crowd behavior at Medinah
Paul Lawrie wasn't just battling Brandt Snedeker as Europe won the Ryder Cup. He also had to contend with the Medinah crowd. Lawrie, the oldest player ...
Final observations from the Ryder Cup
The PGA Tour supplied the best tonic possible Tuesday to cure the Americans of a Ryder Cup hangover. It staged a press conference to mark the official ...
Germany wins 1st mixed-gender swim relay in Dubai
Stroke by stroke, they were coming after her. Britta Steffen of Germany had the lead, but it was quickly shrinking, with two elite male swimmers in ...
Brad Keselowski drops Nationwide race at Kansas
Brad Keselowski is doing some basic math to focus on his bid for the Sprint Cup championship: He has added his older sister to his support group and ...
Olazabal won't return as 2014 Ryder Cup captain
Describing the role as "torture" at times, victorious Ryder Cup captain Jose Maria Olazabal ruled out the possibility of staying on for the 2014 ...
Aussie Open prize money at $31M, richest in tennis
Australian Open organizers have increased prize money to a record $31.1 million for 2013 in response to player concerns about compensation at Grand ...
Olazabal rules out staying on as Ryder Cup captain
Jose Maria Olazabal says being European Ryder Cup captain can be "torture" at times and he rules out staying on for another two years in the role.
NASCAR Mexico Series to race at Phoenix in 2013
The most popular motorsports series in Mexico will make its U.S. debut next season at Phoenix International Raceway. The NASCAR Toyota Series will run ...
Pocono return celebrates IndyCar history
IndyCar driver Ed Carpenter had the chance to take a drive around Pocono Raceway, and promptly handed the car keys to racing great Mario Andretti.
Europe hails Ryder Cup 'Miracle of Medinah'
Not even the family of Seve Ballesteros could have imagined a Ryder Cup finish quite like this. It was after midnight in Spain when a European team ...