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Long Grand Slam season wraps up at US Open
Champion at Wimbledon in both singles and doubles. Winner again in both events at the All England Club, four weeks later at the London Olympics.
Qualifiers put the 'Open' in US Open
Because he's a player who has spent more time watching Roger Federer on TV than trying to beat him, it's safe to say Rhyne Williams will not win the U
Kvitova wins, Wozniacki retires in New Haven
Caroline Wozniacki's New Haven winning streak ended at 20 Friday when the four-time defending champion retired from her semifinal match with Maria ...
Williams not sure if she'll dance at US Open
Will Serena Williams dance at the U.S. Open? The Olympic singles champion isn't sure. Williams caused a stir with her celebratory "crip walk" dance ...
Federer, Murray could have rematch in Open semis
Though no player would admit to looking so far ahead, Novak Djokovic may have been the biggest winner when the U.S. Open bracket was set Thursday.
Expect grunts, shrieks, hoots at US Open
Grunts, shrieks and hoots. That's what fans can look forward to next week at the U.S. Open, where earplugs will be optional while watching some of the ...
Li rallies to beat Kerber for Cincinnati title
China's Li Na was finishing lunch when the men's final at the Western & Southern Open ended with Roger Federer posing for photos and raising the ...
Venus Williams hurts back, loses to Li
Venus Williams' reinvigorating week ended with a bad back and gritty comeback that wasn't quite enough. Williams played through back pain that forced ...
Serena Williams upset, Venus reaches Cincy semis
Only one of the Williams sisters is heading to a semifinal, and it's not the one with the long winning streak. Serena Williams lost that — and her ...
Williams sisters advance, Andy Murray upset
Serena and Venus Williams moved into the quarterfinals of the Western & Southern Open by handling the afternoon heat, humidity and wind.
McIlroy back at top with record-setting win at PGA
Rory McIlroy hit off wood chips and out of sand. He even stuck one shot in a tree branch — and went on to make par like it was no big deal. By the ...
McIlroy wins PGA Championship by record 8 strokes
Rory McIlroy dressed the part as golf's next star and played like it, too. Saving his bright red shirt for Sunday in the PGA Championship, McIlroy ...
As Olympics close, US leads overall medals race
With one day of competition left at the London Games, the United States has locked up the overall medal race and is holding off the Chinese in the ...
London wraps up a dazzling Olympics
Usain Bolt made himself a living legend — just ask him. Michael Phelps swam a last lap into history. A man ran on carbon blades. Two track stars and ...
Footloose! Olympic athletes unleash victory dances
From the track to the ring to the sandpit, this crop of Olympians just can't stop the beat. The London Games have brought an outpouring of crazy, ...
EYES ON LONDON: Happy dances, Gator pride, Twitter
Around the 2012 Olympics and its host city with journalists from The Associated Press bringing the flavor and details of the games to you: ___ FANCY ...
Murray learns from loss, takes Olympic gold
Andy Murray put his hands over his face when it was over, then crouched down as Centre Court roared. He quickly popped back up and went to the net to ...
Column: Some sweet redemption for Murray
Up on Murray Mount, the crowd was in a festive mood long before the rain stopped and the roof over Wimbledon parted to reveal a Centre Court sparkling ...
Williams sisters defend Olympic doubles gold
Serena Williams relishes her role as copycat little sister. Even if it takes her 12 years. Now, she has that remarkable Olympic double — just like ...
EYES ON LONDON: Sebastian Coe, golden UK joy
Around the 2012 Olympics and its host city with journalists from The Associated Press bringing the flavor and details of the games to you: ___ COE: ...
Olympic Viewing: Era ending for Gaines, too
Rowdy Gaines had a simple message after calling Michael Phelps' 18th and last gold medal-winning race Saturday. "All I can say is thank you," the NBC ...
Rule, Britannia!: Ennis and Co. seize Olympic gold
When Jessica Ennis slumped to the track, so happy she was sobbing, the stadium announcer proudly informed an ecstatic crowd that her heptathlon title ...
Serena Williams beats Sharapova for Olympic gold
When Serena Williams completed her career Golden Slam by winning an Olympic rout, she began the celebration with a long scream. She hopped a dozen ...
EYES ON LONDON: Pistorius through, swans evicted
Around the 2012 Olympics and its host city with journalists from The Associated Press bringing the flavor and details of the games to you: ___ ...
Serena, Sharapova play for Olympic gold, and more
Serena Williams and Maria Sharapova are not just playing for Olympic gold at Wimbledon. There's a career Golden Slam on the line, too. The winner of ...