
IOC investigates possible Athens doping positives
Eight years later, the IOC is investigating suspected positive doping tests from the Athens Olympics that could lead to drug cheats being sanctioned ...
The 5 best British Open golf championships
Picking the best five from the oldest championship in golf isn't easy, not with 150 years of history. Willie Park Sr. won the first British Open at ...

Chapman wins US Senior Open to join trio of stars
Roger Chapman had a lot of thoughts running in his head as he closed in on the U.S. Senior Open title. One of them was proving that his Senior PGA ...

Johnson tops Matteson in playoff to win John Deere
Zach Johnson already was a member of the board of directors of the John Deere Classic. Now he has another title at the tournament: champion.

Serena wins at Stanford in final Olympic tuneup
Serena Williams has spent most of her career matching — and often breaking — older sister Venus' records. After tying Venus for the most WTA Tour ...

Kahne wins at New Hampshire, 2nd victory of season
The best car was rolling toward victory — until its driver and crew chief couldn't agree on how many tires to change. Kasey Kahne capitalized on that ...

Wiggins holds Tour lead as tacks, nails mar road
Crashes, falls, fractures — Bradley Wiggins has seen it all. Now add tacks and nails to list. Still, nothing can break his stranglehold on the Tour ...

Where's my Windsurfer? Athletes bring tons of bags
Kenneth Andreasen, the head coach for the U.S. Olympic sailing team, is not a man who travels lightly. He's already sent 10 shipping containers full ...

A closing stage like no other in golf
The cheer was so loud, the moment so big, that Padraig Harrington forgot what he was doing. It was his major championship debut in 1996 at Royal ...
Bodemeister out of Haskell with fever
Kentucky Derby and Preakness runner-up Bodemeister has a fever, and trainer Bob Baffert says the colt won't run in the Haskell Invitational in two ...

Tacks on road cause about 30 punctures at Tour
Tacks on the road have caused flat tires for about 30 riders during the 14th stage of the Tour de France. Race officials are asking police to ...

Daredevil dancers perform at London landmarks
Daredevil dancers have sky-walked, bungee-jumped, and tumbled across some of the British capital's best-known landmarks ahead of the Olympic Games.

Spain's Sanchez wins Tour de France's 14th stage
Luis Leon Sanchez of Spain used his time-trial experience to win the 14th stage of the Tour de France on Sunday as the three-week race entered the ...

Much work to do before London is Olympic ready
With the opening ceremony less than two weeks away, there's a mad dash to the finish line at the Olympics and it has nothing to do with sprinters.

Olympic weightlifter blazes a trail for Gulf women
Najwan El Zawawi didn't have the Olympics in mind when she arrived to set up a weightlifting program in the United Arab Emirates four years ago.

Phelps, Bolt unlikely to be as dominant as Beijing
Michael Phelps, in the pool, raising a fist. Usain Bolt, on the track, slapping his chest. They are the two indelible images of the 2008 Beijing ...

Serena, Vandeweghe advance to Bank of West final
Serena Williams' final tuneup for the London Olympics will be an All-American affair. Williams overpowered Romania's Sorana Cirstea 6-1, 6-2 in the ...

Matteson shoots 66, leads by 3 shots at John Deere
Troy Matteson enjoys having the lead going into the final round of a golf tournament. Steve Stricker doesn't mind having to come from behind. Each has ...

Jennifer Capriati headlines 2012 Tennis Hall class
Jennifer Capriati's tennis career — and her teenage life — took a number of twists and turns. She started as a teenage prodigy, was later sidetracked ...

Bernhard Langer leads US Senior Open by 4 shots
Fred Couples joked that someone will have to close with a 60 to catch Bernhard Langer at the U.S. Senior Open. That might not be low enough.

Olympic dream: Move to Brazil pays off for Gui
Gui Lin's parents thought she would start eating better if she played a sport in school, so she picked table tennis. She was 7 years old when she made ...

Wiggins: The un-boss at Tour de France
Bradley Wiggins doesn't think the Tour de France needs a "boss" of the pack. At least not him. He says riders are equal and he's too reclusive.

Germany's Greipel wins stage 13 of Tour de France
Andre Greipel of Germany led a photo-finish sprint to win the 13th stage of the Tour de France on Saturday, while Britain's Bradley Wiggins retained ...

Coe drums up Olympic fever for London Games
Sebastian Coe strides onto the outdoor stage like a rock star. With music blaring, cameras clicking and flags waving, he's introduced to the cheering ...

Issues not over for Terry as FA mulls charges
Being acquitted by a court of racial abuse might not be the end of the matter for Chelsea captain John Terry. The English Football Association has to ...