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Early start for US women's soccer at Olympics
More than 400 miles from center stage, the coach of the U.S. women's soccer team leaned toward the microphone and gave her own musical opening to the ...
Hope's quite a Solo act as US prepares for opener
Wearing black Wellington boots and her usual confident smile, Hope Solo walked off the soggy pitch at historic Hampden Park on Monday and offered a ...
Correction: Colorado Shooting-Suspect story
In a story July 20 and 21 about the Colorado shooting suspect, The Associated Press reported erroneously on the subject of a class presentation James ...
Colorado suspect was brilliant science student
James Eagen Holmes came from a well-tended San Diego enclave of two-story homes with red-tiled roofs, where neighbors recall him as a clean-cut, ...
Horrific attack at Batman screening; 12 dead
As the new Batman movie played on the screen, a gunman dressed in black and wearing a helmet, body armor and a gas mask stepped through a side door.
Audit says Bin Hammam enriched himself
The man in charge of Asian soccer, once a candidate to oust FIFA President Sepp Blatter as the sport's worldwide leader, enriched himself and handed ...
Police take over Olympic security lead in Scotland
Police in Scotland's biggest city say they have taken charge of security duties amid the failure of security contractor G4S to provide enough guards ...
Olympians complain of gender discrimination
Men up front, women in the back. Not so fast, Olympians. Sports governing bodies from Japan and Australia are being skewered following complaints that ...
Lukaku scores 2, Chelsea beats Sounders 4-2
There are still plenty of big names on Chelsea's roster keeping young Belgian striker Romelu Lukaku from getting significant playing time for the ...
Divided South Africa honors Mandela's birthday
A nation divided between black and white, rich and poor, came together Wednesday to honor Nelson Mandela, the deeply loved statesman who helped bring ...
Brolly hunting in London: Tourists seek shelter
Gold, silver, bronze: No matter who wins what at the London Olympics, a million or more visitors will need to get themselves an umbrella. I live in ...
FIFA picks ex-US attorney as corruption prosecutor
FIFA appointed former United States attorney Michael J. Garcia on Tuesday as lead prosecutor to investigate allegations of corruption in world soccer.
Olympics organizers insist early woes are minor
London Games officials dismissed concerns Tuesday over a lost bus driver, a scramble for more security guards and some rain-soaked venues — ...
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 ...
After Facebook freeze, IPO market starts to thaw
With new public stock offerings for guitar maker Fender and travel booking website Kayak on deck next week, there are signs demand is starting to grow ...
Terry cleared of racially abusing player in match
After four days of foul-mouthed evidence that provided insight into soccer's crude culture, Chelsea captain John Terry was cleared Friday of racially ...
Blatter defends role in FIFA kickbacks scandal
FIFA President Sepp Blatter defended his role in a World Cup kickbacks scandal on Thursday, after his former boss Joao Havelange was formally ...
FIFA names Havelange, Teixeira in kickbacks case
Former FIFA president Joao Havelange and one-time Brazilian soccer leader Ricardo Teixeira received millions of dollars in a World Cup kickbacks ...
Court orders release FIFA kickbacks documents
A World Cup kickbacks scandal that has damaged FIFA's reputation since 2001 moved a step closer to a resolution on Wednesday. Switzerland's supreme ...
Swiss court OKs showing details on FIFA kickbacks
Switzerland's supreme court has ordered the release of a document identifying which senior soccer officials took millions of dollars from FIFA's ...
Diego Maradona fired by Dubai club
Diego Maradona was fired as coach of Al Wasl on Tuesday after a season in which the soccer club finished in eighth place in a 12-team league and even ...
Terry tells court of anger about racism claim
Chelsea captain John Terry took the stand in his racism trial Tuesday to angrily deny he is prejudiced or racially abused an opponent during a Premier ...
Israel frees hunger-striking Palestinian player
Dozens of Islamic militants fired rifles in the air Tuesday in a rousing homecoming for a member of the Palestinian national soccer team who was ...
Terry says helping Africans shows he's not racist
Chelsea captain John Terry pointed to his work helping African footballers and their charities as evidence he isn't prejudiced during police ...