
McDowell opens up 3-shot lead at Sherwood
Graeme McDowell has done a lot right this year, except for win. He now has one last chance to fix that. Back on the course that has provided two key ...
Panel to eye links between cycling body, Armstrong
An independent panel will examine possible links between cycling's governing body and the Lance Armstrong doping case. The three-member panel will ...

IOC ready to take away Armstrong's Olympic bronze
His seven Tour de France titles erased from cycling's record books, Lance Armstrong still holds claim to one piece of sports hardware — an Olympic ...
3-member panel to probe UCI, Armstrong links
British judge Phillip Otton will chair the three-member panel investigating the International Cycling Union's links to the Lance Armstrong doping case

Column: Sport loses one of its toughest in Ponting
The cricket ball that hit Ricky Ponting in the mouth surely regretted it. It probably wanted to curl up into a ball and cry. Because Ponting was ...

Bradley motivated by the putting ban
Keegan Bradley has earned nearly $8 million in his two years on the PGA Tour, enough to buy his own hamburger joint. But work in one? Such was the ...

Bowyer and Gordon still not speaking about Phoenix
Not even the party atmosphere in Las Vegas can cut the tension between Jeff Gordon and Clint Bowyer. The two drivers haven't spoken since Gordon ...

Watney takes 2-shot lead at Sherwood
Sure enough, putting was all the rage Thursday in the World Challenge. One day after golf's governing bodies proposed a new rule that will ban the ...
Middle Tenn, Florida Atlantic joining C-USA in '14
Middle Tennessee and Florida Atlantic will join Conference USA, leaving the Sun Belt as part of the ever-changing college landscape. Conference USA ...

Scolari to lead Brazil through 2014 World Cup
Luiz Felipe Scolari is back in charge of Brazil's national soccer team, and he said Thursday he knows that anything but a sixth World Cup title at the ...

Messi, Ronaldo, Wambach up for FIFA awards
Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo and Andres Iniesta are the finalists for FIFA's world player of the year award. They were picked from a list of 23 ...

FIA has an explanation for Ferrari in passing case
Formula One's governing body said Thursday that it will explain to Ferrari why it did not penalize Red Bull driver Sebastian Vettel for an overtaking ...
Serena Williams named WTA's Player of the Year
Serena Williams has been named the WTA's Player of the Year after winning major titles at Wimbledon and the U.S. Open, and claiming gold at the London ...

A ban on anchors, a long way to go
The putt was meaningless because it was the final hole of a pro-am in what amounts to an 18-man exhibition at the end of the year, even though ranking ...

Morgan has hat trick, US beats Ireland 5-0
It was something of an understatement when Alex Morgan said she was feeling it against Ireland. Morgan scored three first-half goals and the Olympic ...

Golf's guardians want long putters to go belly-up
Brace yourself — just not your putter. In a proposal that would affect major champions as well as amateurs at their local clubs, the guardians of the ...
Truck Series headed back to the dirt
NASCAR will go back to the dirt for the first time since 1970 when the Truck Series visits Eldora Speedway in Ohio. The July 24 event at the Tony ...

ACC presidents vote to add Louisville as member
Atlantic Coast Conference leaders got the school they wanted. Louisville was relieved to find a home amid the latest wave of realignment. The ACC ...

FIFA: Brazil still has 'plenty of work to do'
FIFA leaders believe there's still a lot left to be done in Brazil to successfully stage the 2013 Confederations Cup and the 2014 World Cup.

Solo puts focus on soccer, not personal life
Hope Solo diffused the drama surrounding her personal life as the gold medal-winning U.S. women's soccer team prepared for an exhibition match against ...

Long putters to go belly up
Golf's governing bodies, worried that players will turn to long putters as an advantage instead of a last resort, proposed a new rule Wednesday that ...

Same questions, but for a different player
A little more than three months ago, Tiger Woods was on his way back to the top of golf with only time in his way. He already had won three times on ...

Tulane, ECU to join Big East in '14, leaving C-USA
The Big East moved quickly to replace Rutgers and braced for more possible departures, getting Tulane and East Carolina to agree to join the ...