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Messi back at top of AP rankings, Iniesta 3rd
Lionel Messi moved back to the top of the AP Global Soccer rankings, and Barcelona stayed No. 1 in the team poll after a 4-0 win over Levante in the ...
GBR star Ainslie retires from Olympic sailing
His spot in Olympic sailing history secure, Ben Ainslie will now try to become the first Englishman to hoist the America's Cup in victory. That would ...
IOC chief backs plan for 4-year doping bans
IOC President Jacques Rogge supports proposals to double the length of doping bans to four years as a way of keeping drug cheats out of the Olympics.
Norway's Svindal wins super-G, completes sweep
Aksel Lund Svindal thought he had a chance for a perfect weekend at Lake Louise. Turns out, he was right. Svindal won a super-G Sunday, edging Adrien ...
Column: Can Formula One get any better than 2012?
One of the most enthralling seasons of racing in recent memory finished with one of the most exciting races ever. Surely, Formula One cannot get much ...
Zettel edges teammate Schild to win Aspen slalom
Austria's Kathrin Zettel held off teammate and training partner Marlies Schild to win a World Cup slalom Sunday, skiing a blazing second run on a ...
Vettel wins F1 title again; Button takes Brazil GP
Sebastian Vettel found himself spinning around on the track just after the start, watching helplessly as other cars whizzed past him. His Formula One ...
Ex-UTEP cheerleader flips to beat Guinness record
A former University of Texas at El Paso cheerleader who traded her pom-poms for dog tags after graduating last spring has apparently backed into the ...
Vettel wins 3rd straight F1 title in Brazil
Sebastian Vettel captured his third straight Formula One championship title Sunday, overcoming a first-lap crash to finish sixth in a Brazilian Grand ...
McIlroy wins Dubai World Championship by 2 strokes
Rory McIlroy made five straight birdies down the stretch to overtake Justin Rose and win the Dubai World Championship on Sunday, ending a historic ...
Maze wins 2nd straight GS race, Vonn takes 21st
Completely exhausted, Lindsey Vonn collapsed to the snow soon after crossing the finish line. Totally elated, Tina Maze performed a cartwheel right ...
Hamilton wins pole position for Brazilian GP
Lewis Hamilton won the pole position for the season-ending Brazilian Grand Prix on Saturday, while Formula One leader Sebastian Vettel will start ...
McIlroy, Donald share lead after Round 3 in Dubai
Rory McIlroy sank a short birdie putt on the 18th hole Saturday to remain tied with Luke Donald as the world's two top-ranked golfers pulled three ...
Bolt, Felix named IAAF World Athletes of the Year
Usain Bolt won the IAAF World Athlete of the Year award for the fourth time Saturday after defending his 100 and 200 meter gold medals at last ...
End nears for shot boxer Hector 'Macho' Camacho
The mother of Hector "Macho" Camacho says she has decided to have doctors cut off life support for the former world champion boxer Saturday once three ...
Vonn to race giant slalom in Aspen, skip slalom
Lindsey Vonn is healthy enough to race in Aspen even if her heart may be farther up north. Although weakened by a bad stomach bug, the four-time ...
McIlroy, Donald, Warren tied for lead in Dubai
Rory McIlroy shot a 5-under 67 Friday and was tied for the lead with Luke Donald and Marc Warren after two rounds of the season-ending Dubai World ...
South Africa spent $3 billion on 2010 World Cup
South Africa spent more than $3 billion on the 2010 World Cup, and in return gained an "intangible legacy" from the first world soccer showpiece in ...
Doctor: Puerto Rico boxer Camacho is brain dead
Famed Puerto Rican boxer Hector "Macho" Camacho is clinically brain dead, doctors said Thursday, but family members disagreed on whether to take him ...
To parents, youth sports an 'athletic arms race'
Shawn Worthy admits he's a competitive guy — and a competitive parent, sometimes. Yet even he was floored when a couple of moms he met at a pro junior ...
Third try at women's pro soccer league to launch
Another pro women's soccer league will try to succeed where two previous attempts have failed. The currently unnamed eight-team league will launch in ...
Imams, priests play soccer match in Bosnia
A soccer match between Muslim imams and Catholic priests has helped raise funds for a new kindergarten in Bosnia. More than 4,000 people paid 1 euro ...
Boxer 'Macho' Camacho critical in Puerto Rico
The family of Hector "Macho" Camacho tried to decide Wednesday whether he should be removed from life support after a shooting in his Puerto Rican ...
Keselowski aside, NASCAR ready to move past 2012
The season hadn't even ended before NASCAR's top executives were previewing 2013, the new "Gen 6" cars and elements of a five-year industry "action ...