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Whirlwind awaits Douglas, gymnastics' newest queen
Too excited to sleep and too early to wander the Olympic village, Gabby Douglas messaged her family and asked if they could have a video chat.
Phelps has 19 medals, but is he the greatest?
The greatest? When it comes to Michael Phelps, the answer seems obvious with just a cursory glance of the medals table. The guy has won 15 golds — ...
Venus Williams loses in 3rd round of Olympics
Playing Olympic tennis twice a day proved too much for Venus Williams, and her workload at Wimbledon will now be a lot lighter. Williams squandered ...
EYES ON LONDON: Boris dangles, a badminton scandal
Around the 2012 Olympics and its host city with journalists from The Associated Press bringing the flavor and details of the games to you: ___ THE ...
Djokovic drubs Roddick in 2nd round at Olympics
Novak Djokovic outclassed Andy Roddick in the second round of the Olympics at Wimbledon Tuesday, beating him 6-2, 6-1 under the Centre Court roof.
EYES ON LONDON: Twitter uproar, Bieber and judo
Around the 2012 Olympics and its host city with journalists from The Associated Press bringing the flavor and details of the games to you: ___ HER ...
Venus, Serena Williams advance at Olympics
Four-time Olympian Venus Williams walked off Wimbledon's cozy Court 2 gleefully waving her fist as fans chanted, "U-S-A! U-S-A!" Twenty minutes later, ...
Rain drenches Olympic cycling, archery events
Heavy rain drenched the women's road cycling race Sunday and strong winds rattled through tennis courts and the equestrian arena as the London ...
EYES ON LONDON: A mayor's rejoinder to Romney
Around the 2012 Olympics and its host city with journalists from The Associated Press bringing the flavor and details of the games to you: ___ ...
Federer, Serena draw opponents for Olympic tennis
Roger Federer is back at Wimbledon a few weeks after winning his seventh title there, bidding for the one major accolade that has eluded him: an ...
Olympics 2012: Year of the Woman
Claressa "T-Rex" Shields gives new meaning to the term girl power. The 17-year-old middleweight from Flint, Mich., is known for powerful combos and ...
SWilliams is ready for Wimbledon again at Olympics
Serena Williams has had enough rest, a week away from the courts. She's also spent enough time away from Centre Court, and is more than ready to go ...
Twitter Olympics: Beware the distractions
Hello (at)Twitter world!!! I'm at (hash)Olympics. Shd be training not tweeting ... LOL Laugh if you like, but there was a bit of a buzz Friday about ...
Carly Rae Jepsen, Djokovic on for Ashe Kids Day
Tennis is calling Carly Rae Jepsen. The "Call Me Maybe" singer has been tapped for the Annual Arthur Ashe Kids' Day at the U.S. Open. She'll join The ...
Serena wins at Stanford in final Olympic tuneup
Serena Williams has spent most of her career matching — and often breaking — older sister Venus' records. After tying Venus for the most WTA Tour ...
Serena, Vandeweghe advance to Bank of West final
Serena Williams' final tuneup for the London Olympics will be an All-American affair. Williams overpowered Romania's Sorana Cirstea 6-1, 6-2 in the ...
Jennifer Capriati headlines 2012 Tennis Hall class
Jennifer Capriati's tennis career — and her teenage life — took a number of twists and turns. She started as a teenage prodigy, was later sidetracked ...
British newspaper demands it simply stop raining
Just. Stop. Raining. That was the unusual plea published in an editorial in The Times of London on Saturday, a measure of Britons' growing frustration ...
Women outnumber men on US Olympic team
During this, the summer of the 40th anniversary of Title IX, American women have reached another milestone in sports: For the first time, they ...
Federer, Azarenka return to No. 1 in rankings
By tying Pete Sampras with a record seven Wimbledon titles, Roger Federer also has tied the American's career mark of 286 weeks at No. 1 in the ATP ...
Murray falls short as British wait continues
Hope turned to disappointment one more time for Andy Murray and British tennis. Murray stood closer to the Wimbledon title Sunday than any British man ...
AP PHOTOS: A look back at Wimbledon
Roger Federer won his record-tying seventh Wimbledon title Sunday, beating Andy Murray 4-6, 7-5, 6-3, 6-4 under a closed roof on Centre Court.
Williams sisters win Wimbledon doubles title
One Wimbledon title wasn't enough for Serena Williams. About five hours after Williams won her fifth singles title by beating Agnieszka Radwanska, she ...
Back at top, Serena Williams wins 5th Wimbledon
For Serena Williams, the low point came in early 2011, when she spent hours laying around her home, overwhelmed by a depressing series of health ...
Marray ends 76-year doubles drought for Britain
One 76-year Wimbledon wait came to end for Britain on Saturday — in men's doubles. Jonathan Marray of Britain and Frederik Nielsen of Denmark beat ...