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Keselowski eyeing title bid as Chase approaches
Brad Keselowski is talking the talk of a title contender. The 28-year-old Keselowski probably won't need a wild card to reach the Chase for the Sprint ...
A rivalry taking root between Tiger, McIlroy
The message from Jack Nicklaus still resonates with Tiger Woods. They were chatting during a practice round at the Presidents Cup nine years ago in ...
S Korean badminton pairs have bans cut to 6 months
The four South Korean badminton players who purposely tried to lose their last group matches at the London Olympics had their bans reduced to six ...
US Open umpire charged with husband's murder
As an umpire for decades on some of tennis's biggest stages, Lois Goodman mixed it up with John McEnroe and Martina Navratilova, Roger Federer and the ...
Expect grunts, shrieks, hoots at US Open
Grunts, shrieks and hoots. That's what fans can look forward to next week at the U.S. Open, where earplugs will be optional while watching some of the ...
Storms, stings push Nyad to end Cuba-to-Fla. swim
Diana Nyad ended her fourth attempt to swim across the Straits of Florida on Tuesday, her decades-old dream thwarted, more than anything else, by ...
Diana Nyad ends Cuba-to-Fla. swim bid on 4th day
Diana Nyad ended her fourth attempt in nearly 35 years to swim across the Straits of Florida on Tuesday, her dream of setting a record thwarted by ...
Garcia claims 2-stroke win at rainy Wyndham
Donald Ross — or, more specifically, his course at Sedgefield — got the better of Sergio Garcia down the stretch once before. Not this time.
A big decision, small victories for everyone
Don't overlook the two biggest winners in Augusta National's decision to invite women to join the club. Condoleezza Rice and Darla Moore are now ...
Cuba-to-Fla. swimmer Nyad plows on after storm
Diana Nyad slogged across the Straits of Florida for a fourth straight day early Tuesday, hopeful she could fend off hypothermia, jellyfish and stormy ...
Darla Moore known for breaking gender barriers
Busting into an all-boys club has never been a problem for Darla Moore. The Wall Street wizard with rich Southern roots made a name for herself in the ...
Judge dismisses Armstrong's case against USADA
A federal judge in Austin, Texas, threw out Lance Armstrong's lawsuit against the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency on Monday, a decision that allows the ...
Biffle regains points lead after win at Michigan
Greg Biffle insisted last week that he was perfectly happy staying out of the spotlight. That's going to be a little harder now that he's back atop ...
Swimmer Nyad steady in Cuba-Fla. record attempt
Endurance athlete Diana Nyad forged ahead in the Straits of Florida with renewed vigor Sunday in pursuit of a record 103-mile (166-kilometer), ...
Li rallies to beat Kerber for Cincinnati title
China's Li Na was finishing lunch when the men's final at the Western & Southern Open ended with Roger Federer posing for photos and raising the ...
Biffle wins at Michigan when Johnson's car falters
Jimmie Johnson looked as if he had already finished the hardest work. After starting at the back of the pack, he had moved up quickly, and when he ...
Rain forces delay at Wyndham with Garcia leading
It's been four years since Sergio Garcia's last PGA Tour victory. He'll have to wait one more day before he can try to finish this one off. And a ...
Pedrosa finds few challengers in 2nd Indy GP win
Dani Pedrosa and Jorge Lorenzo turned the Indianapolis Grand Prix into a two-man Spanish show Sunday. Turns out, it wasn't that close. Pedrosa, the ...
Federer beats Djokovic for 5th Cincinnati title
Roger Federer finds a lot to like about Cincinnati — the big crowds for his matches, the quiet time away from the court, the way his game seems to ...
Nyad back in water in Cuba-Florida record swim try
Will she finally do it? Endurance athlete Diana Nyad launched another bid Saturday to set an open-water record by swimming 103 miles (166 kilometers) ...
Venus Williams hurts back, loses to Li
Venus Williams' reinvigorating week ended with a bad back and gritty comeback that wasn't quite enough. Williams played through back pain that forced ...
Garcia shoots 66, takes 1-stroke lead at Wyndham
No lead is ever really safe at birdie-friendly Sedgefield Country Club. The last time Sergio Garcia played here, he learned that the hard way.