
Oudin of US wins 1st tournament in Birmingham
Melanie Oudin of the United States won her first WTA tournament, defeating Jelena Jankovic 6-4, 6-2 Monday in the rain-delayed, grass-court final of ...

Olympic torch bearer proposes during relay
An Olympic torch bearer has proposed to his girlfriend as he carried the Olympics torch through the streets of northern England. David State proposed ...

Simpson beats tested champions for US Open title
The U.S. Open yields few birdies or big celebrations. At Olympic Club, they always come in strange places. Webb Simpson walked off the 18th green on ...

Police investigate assault complaint vs Nalbandian
Police are investigating an assault complaint filed against David Nalbandian after the Argentine tennis player kicked an advertising board and injured ...

Earnhardt Jr.'s win caps career revival
Dale Earnhardt Jr. had finally reached Victory Lane again, ending one of the longest stretches between wins in Sprint Cup history. He had gone 143 ...

Webb Simpson wins US Open
Webb Simpson refused to think of himself as a U.S. Open champion until he sat with his nervous wife in a quiet corner of the locker room Sunday, ...

Column: Olympic the graveyard of legends
The names are etched in golfing lore, just not on the U.S. Open trophies won at Olympic Club. Hogan, Palmer, Watson, Stewart. Had they won when they ...

Disappointing weekend dooms Woods in Open
Tiger Woods tried his best to put a positive spin on things, even when there was nothing positive about his weekend. Another opportunity lost.

Earnhardt Jr. ends drought with win in Michigan
After four years and 143 races — the agonizing near-misses and all those questions about when he might finally win again — Dale Earnhardt Jr.

Germany advances after 2-1 win over Denmark
Germany advanced to the European Championship quarterfinals without playing brilliantly. They didn't have to. After grinding out its third straight ...

Portugal beats Netherlands 2-1 at Euro 2012
Cristiano Ronaldo's smile and swagger were back, and so was his scoring touch. The Real Madrid forward finally found the form he was lacking at the ...

EURO 2012 LIVE: Germany-Denmark; Portugal-Dutch
Germany beat Denmark 2-1 and a Ronaldo-inspired Portugal beat the Netherlands by the same score in the final Group B matches at the European ...

McDowell, Furyk face long day at Olympic
Graeme McDowell knows how quickly it all can change on Sunday at the U.S. Open. McDowell was three shots behind going into the final round at Pebble ...

Nalbandian loses Queen's after hurting line judge
The Queen's Club final was halted abruptly when David Nalbandian injured a line judge, handing the title to Marin Cilic. The 10th-seeded Nalbandian ...

Haas, 34, stuns Federer to win Halle title
Wild card Tommy Haas defeated five-time champion Roger Federer 7-6 (5), 6-4 to win the Gerry Weber Open for the second time Sunday. "If someone had ...

Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. stops Andy Lee in 7th round
Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. recovered from a slow start he blamed on leg cramps and stopped Andy Lee at 2:21 of the seventh round Saturday night to retain ...

Furyk, McDowell share the lead as Tiger tumbles
Graeme McDowell and Jim Furyk, a pair of U.S. Open champions, managed to beat par at The Olympic Club. Tiger Woods simply got battered. In the 33 ...

Column: Woods still a puzzle, even to himself
The roars began for Tiger Woods the moment he got to the top of the stairway on the way to the first tee. A glimpse of him in his lime green shirt was ...

Ethiopian, Kenyan runners win Grandma's Marathon
A Kenyan runner who set the pace for much of a Duluth marathon lost his bid for a second win after a water-related mishap, allowing Ethiopian rival ...

Ambrose takes Sprint Cup pole at over 203 mph
The last time anyone was this fast in qualifying in NASCAR's top series, Richard Petty was still driving. He's an owner now, but when Marcos Ambrose ...
4 US cyclists opt out of Olympic consideration
Four top U.S. cyclists — all former teammates of Lance Armstrong — removed their names from consideration for spots on the Olympic team before its ...

Hunter-Reay wins IndyCar race at Milwaukee
As long as his boss went to the trouble of bringing IndyCar racing back to the Milwaukee Mile, Ryan Hunter-Reay figured he might as well bring home ...

Greece tops Russia 1-0, makes quarters at Euro
Shades of 2004. Greece surged into the European Championship quarterfinals, defeating Russia 1-0 Saturday on a goal by Giorgos Karagounis just before ...

Czechs beat Poland 1-0 to make quarterfinals
All it took was one strike from Czech midfielder Petr Jiracek to bring an end to the European Championship dreams of 40 million Poles. Jiracek scored ...

EURO 2012 LIVE: Final Group A matches
Co-host Poland plays the Czech Republic, and Russia takes on Greece in the final Group A matches at the European Championship. The four teams are ...