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Ferrer, Li Na advance to Australian Open semis
Three times in the first four sets, David Ferrer faced the prospect of being ousted of the Australian Open by a fellow Spaniard who'd never beaten him ...
Brian Gay wins Humana Challenge playoff
Scott Stallings' chip on the par-5 sixth skidded and released instead of checking up, leading to a lost-shot par. He missed a 2-footer on the next ...
Defending champ Azarenka advances to quarterfinals
Victoria Azarenka advanced to the Australian Open quarterfinals with a 6-1, 6-1 win over Elena Vesnina on Monday, growing more confident she can ...
Brian Gay wins Humana Challenge
Brian Gay found the extra distance he was looking for without sacrificing control. That was clear late Sunday afternoon in the Humana Challenge when ...
World's best big wave surfers compete at Mavericks
Mother Nature saved the best for last, with some of the largest swells of the day arriving during the final heat of Sunday's Mavericks Invitational ...
Djokovic plays another Australian Open marathon
The opponent was different, the match three rounds earlier. Still, the result gave Novak Djokovic a familiar feeling, and another chance to rip off ...
Felix Neureuther wins World Cup slalom
Felix Neureuther of Germany won a World Cup slalom Sunday, defeating overall leader and training partner Marcel Hirscher of Austria. Neureuther made ...
Djokovic survives to advance at Australian Open
Novak Djokovic got a huge scare from 15th-seeded Stanislas Wawrinka before hanging on to win in the 22nd game of the fifth set to advance to the ...
Rose takes control in Abu Dhabi
Justin Rose extended his lead at the Abu Dhabi Championship on Saturday, shooting a 4-under 68 to take a two-shot lead over Jamie Donaldson and ...
Former USADA chief says Armstrong rep made offer
The former chief of the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency says a representative of Lance Armstrong's offered the agency a donation in the range of $200,000 to ...
Armstrong's enemies find vindication, sadness
First shunned, then vilified by Lance Armstrong, Mike Anderson had to move to the other side of the world to get his life back. Now running a bike ...
Column: Armstrong and Te'o, and lies and liars
The verdict is finally in on Lance Armstrong, and it's worse than anyone thought. His appearance with Oprah was a disaster in so many ways that you ...
Vonn wins WC downhill for 1st victory in 5 weeks
Lindsey Vonn is back at full speed. Vonn won a World Cup downhill Saturday for her first victory in more than five weeks, beating overall leader Tina ...
Vonn wins WC downhill for first victory in 5 weeks
Lindsey Vonn showed she's back in form Saturday, winning a World Cup downhill for her first victory in more than five weeks. The four-time overall ...
No major surprises through Week 1 at Aussie Open
Nearly a week into the Australian Open, the only major surprise is that there have been, well, not many surprises at all. The year's first Grand Slam ...
James Hahn, Roberto Castro lead Humana Challenge
James Hahn's family moved to Oakland from South Korea when he was 2, and he started playing golf two years later at his father's driving range.
Williams, Azarenka into 4th round at Aussie Open
Serena Williams and Victoria Azarenka advanced in contrasting styles Saturday to the fourth round at the Australian Open. Williams, the tournament ...
Anti-doping officials say Armstrong must say more
For anti-doping officials, Lance Armstrong's admission of cheating was only a start. Now they want him to give details — lots of them — to clean up ...
Confession may lead to legal woes for Armstrong
By admitting to Oprah Winfrey that he doped during his professional cycling career, Lance Armstrong potentially opened himself up to a stream of ...
IOC VP: Armstrong must tell 'whole truth'
Lance Armstrong's doping confession to Oprah Winfrey was "too little, too late" and failed to provide any new information that will help clean up the ...
Woods, McIlroy shoot 75s, miss cut at Abu Dhabi
Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy missed the cut at the Abu Dhabi Championship on Friday, a woeful start to the season for the world's top two golfers.
UCI: Armstrong confession repairs damage to sport
Former world cycling leader Hein Verbruggen says he's vindicated after years of "conspiracy theories" that he helped cover up doping by Lance ...
Djokovic wins 17th straight match at Aussie Open
Novak Djokovic repelled a challenge from Radek Stepanek to advance to the fourth round of the Australian Open and still had plenty left over to ...
Mickelson opens season at Humana Challenge
Phil Mickelson was a bit lost in the middle of the fairway — and at his best in some rough spots in his season debut. Lefty made birdie after driving ...