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Johnson has 3-shot lead at Kapalua
The players sat around all week waiting for the wind to relent so the PGA Tour season could finally get going. Once it did, the Tournament of ...
Play begins, and Johnson takes control at Kapalua
The Tournament of Champions finally started Monday. At the end of a long day, Dustin Johnson looked ready to end it. Even though he showed up on Maui ...
Messi wins record 4th world's best player award
Lionel Messi became the first four-time winner of the FIFA Player of the Year award after shattering the world record with 91 goals last year for ...
Johnson in tie for lead after 1 round at Kapalua
Dustin Johnson got off to a good start Monday in the Tournament of Champions. Then again, just starting was good. Three days behind schedule because ...
Column: Ronaldo, not Messi, should be Ballon d'Or
The Ballon d'Or went to the wrong guy. Lionel Messi most definitely is the world's best footballer. He will, for many fans of football become the best ...
Tour under way for the 3rd time
For the third time in four days, Rickie Fowler hit the opening tee shot of the 2013 PGA Tour season. Only this time, he was in for a long day.
Trio of bid cities give 2020 Olympic files to IOC
Exactly eight months before the vote, the race for the 2020 Summer Games moved into a crucial phase Monday when the three candidate cities submitted ...
A Monday finish turned into a Monday start
As expected, Monday at the PGA Tour's season opener figures to be filled with anticipation at the Tournament of Champions. Not because of who might ...
Confess? Armstrong may not have much to gain
Lance Armstrong may be considering a change in course, dropping his years of denials and admitting that he used performance-enhancing drugs — though ...
PGA Tour's season opener delayed again
For those who think the PGA Tour season never ends, here's a new twist: This one can't get started. The season-opening Tournament of Champions was ...
Spain beats Serbia in Hopman Cup final
Spain defeated Serbia 2-1 to win the Hopman Cup for the fourth time on Saturday. Fernando Verdasco and Anabel Medina Garrigues won the deciding mixed ...
Serena wins Brisbane title, Murray into final
Serena Williams proved the break between seasons hasn't hurt her momentum, capturing her 47th career title with a 6-2, 6-1 victory over Anastasia ...
First-day play washed out at PGA Tour opener
The PGA Tour season now starts on Saturday. Wind squalls that howled down off the mountains above Maui were so severe Friday that tour officials ...
US teen Shiffrin wins WCup slalom, leads standings
Teenager Mikaela Shiffrin is living up to her billing as American skiing's next big star. She earned her second World Cup title Friday by winning the ...
Criminal probe expected after racist soccer chants
A public prosecutor is set to open a criminal inquiry after an exhibition match between AC Milan and lower division club Pro Patria was abandoned ...
McIlroy says he may skip 2016 Rio Olympics
Rory McIlroy may skip the 2016 Olympics because of a problem over which country to represent. The No. 1-ranked player from Northern Ireland is ...
Stricker headed for semi-retirement
At the end of another long year, and only a month away from the start of another season, Steve Stricker quietly posed a question that sounded out of ...
AC Milan exhibition ends after racist chants
AC Milan players walked off the field because of racist chants, abandoning an exhibition match in the first half with lower division club Pro Patria ...
Vonn returns to Europe, begins training again
Lindsey Vonn is feeling better and has returned to Europe to train. Meanwhile, it's less likely Bode Miller will race this season. Vonn started ...
Lauda leaves Air Berlin board to concentrate on F1
Germany's second-biggest airline, Air Berlin PLC, says Niki Lauda has left the company's board to devote more time to his new role with the Mercedes ...
Williams vs No. 1 Azarenka in Brisbane semifinals
Serena Williams had a tough win over the woman she's predicting will one day top the rankings, setting up a semifinal match at the Brisbane ...
Williams to meet Azarenka in Brisbane semifinals
Serena Williams seized her opportunities in a heavy-hitting match against Sloane Stephens to set up a semifinal against top-ranked Victoria Azarenka ...
North Korea striker to play for SKorean club
A South Korean club says it has signed North Korea striker Jong Tae Se from Cologne. The Suwon Samsung Bluewings say they have agreed to pay the ...