
Oly sprinter Campbell-Brown suspended amid probe
Veronica Campbell-Brown's agent insists one of the cornerstones of Jamaica's wide-ranging sprint success "is not a cheat," even though the test ...

Brazilians protest high cost of hosting World Cup
At least 500 protesters complaining against the high cost of staging the World Cup rallied Saturday in front of the National Stadium in Brasilia just ...

Kennedy, Mattingly, Gibson among 8 suspended
Major League Baseball came down hard on the Los Angeles Dodgers and Arizona Diamondbacks on Friday, handing out eight suspensions and a dozen fines ...

Miami officials attend Day 2 of NCAA hearing
The NCAA hearings to determine if the University of Miami committed major infractions involving former booster Nevin Shapiro ended Friday after 16 1/2 ...

Protest blocks road in front of Brasilia stadium
About 200 people burned tires and blocked the main road in front of the Brasilia stadium that will host the Confederations Cup opener Saturday.

FIFA monitoring violent protests in Brazil
FIFA has "full confidence" Brazilian police can cope with the violent protests and disorder in the streets leading to the country's warmup event for ...

Wade still looking for complete NBA Finals game
There have been times in these NBA Finals that Dwyane Wade has looked like the Dwyane Wade of old, attacking the rim, dropping the unblockable floater ...

Crime doubts persist in Brazil ahead of events
Not even a day after his arrival in Rio de Janeiro and just hours after attending the Brazil-England soccer friendly at the city's legendary Maracana ...
NFL commissioner Goodell defends Redskins nickname
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell says the Washington Redskins nickname is "unifying force that stands for strength, courage, pride and respect." Goodell ...
Fla. judge refuses to dismiss MLB drug lawsuit
A judge has refused for a second time to dismiss a lawsuit filed by Major League Baseball against a South Florida clinic and its operators over ...
NCAA APR again hits schools with lesser resources
Eighteen Division I teams will miss the postseason, and another 18 in men's basketball and nine other college sports will trade practice time for ...

Rear slap gets ex-NFL star C. Johnson 30 days jail
Former NFL star Chad Johnson was sentenced Monday to 30 days in jail for a probation violation in a domestic violence case by a judge who angrily ...

Brazil set for Confed Cup despite difficulties
Even if the Confederations Cup goes off without a hitch, the troubled preparations for the tournament have turned up the pressure on Brazil for the ...

A-Rod adds Braun's lawyer to his legal team
The lawyer who helped overturn Ryan Braun's drug suspension last year has been added to Alex Rodriguez's legal team. David Cornwell has joined Jay ...

Browns WR Josh Gordon suspended for 2 games
Receiver Josh Gordon was suspended without pay for the first two games next season for violating the NFL's substance abuse policy, the second year in ...

IOC gripped by election frenzy, sports politics
As Jacques Rogge called the executive board meeting to order, signs of change were staring him right in the face. Four of the six candidates vying to ...
IOC declares 6-man race for presidency
It's officially a six-man race to succeed Jacques Rogge as International Olympic Committee president. The deadline closed Friday without any new ...

MLB asks for FedEx, phone records in drug lawsuit
Major League Baseball's lawyers issued subpoenas to Federal Express, AT&T Mobility and T-Mobile USA in an attempt to gain records for its ...

Rodriguez to 'monitor' MLB drug investigation
Alex Rodriguez says he plans to keep tabs on developments in Major League Baseball's latest drug investigation — the one where his name keeps popping ...

Judge tosses lawsuit by Pa. governor against NCAA
A federal judge on Thursday threw out the governor's lawsuit against the NCAA over sanctions against Penn State related to Jerry Sandusky, calling his ...

Penn State trustees hope sanctions reconsidered
Penn State's trustees are on a mission to promote the reforms they have enacted as a result of the Jerry Sandusky child molestation scandal, hoping ...

MLB interviewing players as part of drug probe
One by one, for three weeks already, players accompanied by their lawyers have been summoned to interviews as part of baseball's latest investigation ...

Time to take college presidents out of sports?
Holden Thorp is packing up after nearly five years as chancellor at the University of North Carolina, preparing for his next job as provost at ...