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Denny Hamlin runs 16 laps at Talladega
Denny Hamlin ran 16 laps at full speed Friday, turned his car over to Brian Vickers and then didn't exactly rule himself out of running a full race ...
Utah soccer league hiring security after ref hit
The Utah soccer league that saw one of its referees punched by a teen player and sent into a coma plans to play on — but with security present at ...
Mayweather, Guerrero square off in title fight
He claims to be more mature now, chastened by a stint in jail and eager to be just as much a businessman as a fighter. Indeed, Floyd Mayweather Jr.
Pastrana captures first career Nationwide pole
X Games star Travis Pastrana won his first career pole on the Nationwide Series at Talladega Superspeedway. The 10-time X Games gold ...
ATP chairman Brad Drewett dies at 54
Brad Drewett, a former tour player who led the ATP as executive chairman and helped increase prize money at Grand Slam tournaments, died Friday.
Rosie Napravnik aims to be 1st female Derby winner
Rosie Napravnik isn't worried about history. She is, however, working on her chemistry — with a horse named Mylute in the Kentucky Derby. Two years ...
IAAF says 2 Turkish athletes charged with doping
Olympic 1,500-meter champion Asli Cakir Alptekin of Turkey was charged with doping and could be stripped of her gold medal. Another female Turkish ...
Black Onyx scratched from Kentucky Derby
Long shot Black Onyx was a late scratch for the Kentucky Derby because of a chip in his left ankle, leaving 19 horses to vie for the roses.
ATP says chairman Brad Drewett dies at 54
The ATP says chairman Brad Drewett has died at 54. The governing body of men's tennis says in a statement he died Friday of a "motor neurone" disease ...
12-year-old misses China cut, Ilonen shoots 63
The youngest player to compete on the European Tour missed the cut, while Mikko Ilonen of Finland tied the course record with a 9-under 63 Friday for ...
Japan's PM would applaud Istanbul 2020 win
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe says he would be "the first to applaud" if Istanbul is chosen to host the 2020 Olympics. Tokyo and Madrid are also ...
Spanish league investigates possible match fix
The Spanish soccer league is investigating a game between first division clubs Levante and Deportivo La Coruna for possible match-fixing.
Spain investigates Armstrong doping ring
Spanish prosecutors have opened an investigation into individuals involved in the Lance Armstrong doping scandal. Spain's anti-doping agency said ...
Aussie ex-cyclist given 6-month ban for doping
Former Australian cyclist Matt White, who admitted to doping when his name came up in the Lance Armstrong scandal, says he received a six-month ...
Utah soccer referee in coma from player's punch
A longtime Utah soccer referee is in a coma after being punched by a teenage player unhappy with one of his calls during a weekend game, and his ...
Denny Hamlin cleared to return at Talladega
Denny Hamlin received medical clearance Thursday to return this weekend at Talladega Superspeedway. Hamlin has missed four races after sustaining a ...
McIlroy opens with 67 at Wells Fargo
For all the talk about the greens, Rory McIlroy's most important club was his driver Thursday in the Wells Fargo Championship. McIlroy kept the ball ...
Chelsea, Benfica advance to Europa League final
Chelsea has a chance to finish the season with another European trophy — even though it wasn't the one it originally set out for. Chelsea reached its ...
Wiggins, doping case in spotlight as Giro starts
With cycling again shadowed by doping, Bradley Wiggins begins his possible attempt Saturday to accomplish that rarest of doubles — victories in the ...
McIlroy enters next phase of season
Rory McIlroy enters the next phase of his season knowing that his fortunes can change without notice. That's what happened last year. McIlroy had gone ...
Guerrero likes chances of giving Mayweather loss
Floyd Mayweather Jr. admitted this week what many have long suspected — that he hand picks every opponent who enters the ring with him. He also ...
Former official TV viewer on Tiger drop
The television viewer who reported the illegal drop Tiger Woods took during the second round of the Masters was more than just a golf fan.
Orb made 7-2 favorite for Kentucky Derby
Trainer Doug O'Neill had a pretty darned good day on two courses. First he birdied the eighth hole during a Wednesday afternoon golf outing at ...
Bayern Munich-Dortmund in all-German Champs final
The Champions League final will feature two German teams for the first time after Bayern Munich completed surprising 7-0 rout of Barcelona.
NCAA, Emmert face tough agenda at board meeting
NCAA President Mark Emmert looks and sounds increasingly frustrated. Some of the fast-track reforms he championed in August 2011 have been slowed down ...