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Column: Only 1 athlete of the year in 2012, Messi
'Tis the season for making merry and for choosing our top sports men and women of the year, two distinctly separate annual rituals that in fact ...
Inaugural European Games approved for Baku in 2015
The inaugural European Games were approved Saturday by continental Olympic committees and assigned to Baku in June 2015. The secret ballot of European ...
Phelps, Franklin big winners at Golden Goggles
In a year when she raced at the Olympics, Missy Franklin's greatest stress might come from deciding whether to compete for her high school team.
Olympian Franklin signs to swim for Cal
Missy Franklin pranked California women's swimming coach Teri McKeever when it came time for the five-time Olympic medalist to announce her college ...
Storm volunteers mingle with stars at Glamour fest
Sandra Kyong Bradbury was star struck. She had just spied Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg a few feet away. "How can you top that?" asked ...
Georgetown-Florida called at halftime, wet court
The men's basketball game between No. 10 Florida and Georgetown on the deck of a ship was called off at halftime Friday night because the court became ...
College-over-cash decision fine with Franklin
Missy Franklin is content to wait for the endorsement money that's bound to come her way after those five medals at the London Olympics.
Professional leagues plan to play after superstorm
With much of the Northeast immersed in the recovery from Superstorm Sandy's devastating blow, the NFL and NBA plan to carry on with their schedules.
Penn State panel urges openness about sex abuse
Survivors of child sexual abuse said Sunday night the problem cannot be combated unless people are willing to talk about it openly. At a two-hour ...
Column: Crippen deserves more 2 years after death
Fran Crippen should still be with us. He died senselessly, needlessly, shamefully. And for now, in vain. Two years removed from the tragic open water ...
Olympic star Missy Franklin commits to Cal
Olympic star Missy Franklin has verbally committed to attend the University of California, ending the pursuit of one of the most sought after swimming ...
Different strokes: Phelps sinks 153-foot putt
Michael Phelps can putt a little, too. The Olympic swimming great upstaged some of golf's finest players Friday by sinking an astonishing 153-foot ...
Germany wins 1st mixed-gender swim relay in Dubai
Stroke by stroke, they were coming after her. Britta Steffen of Germany had the lead, but it was quickly shrinking, with two elite male swimmers in ...
Mixed-gender swim relays to debut at World Cup
The battle of the sexes has hit the pool. The opening meet of the World Cup in Dubai on Tuesday will feature 4x50-meter mixed relays for the first ...
Swimmer Ryan Lochte picks training over Tinseltown
With his camera-ready good looks, quirky catchphrases and funky fashion choices, swimmer Ryan Lochte parlayed the five medals he won at the 2012 ...
Brown runs for 2 TDs as Giants rout Panthers 36-7
Just walking by the parking lot outside the Carolina Panthers' stadium got Andre Brown's blood pumping. The Panthers, like four other teams since ...
Manning, Brown help Giants rout Panthers 36-7
Eli Manning didn't need a fourth-quarter comeback Thursday night. The two-time Super Bowl champion quarterback, running back Andre Brown and the rest ...
Swim coach banned for life in sex abuse case
Rick Curl was one of the nation's most prominent swimming coaches. He put his stamp on an Olympic champion. He built a highly respected club that ...
Former US national swim coach Schubert faces suit
A swimming coach and philanthropist claims she was wrongfully fired by former U.S. national coach Mark Schubert after she became aware of abuse ...
Yamaguchi sets world record in 200 breaststroke
Japanese teenager Akihiro Yamaguchi set a world record in the 200-meter breaststroke Saturday. The 18-year-old swimmer was timed in 2 minutes, 7.
USA Swimming: Major progress since abuse scandal
Two years after a sexual abuse scandal rocked the sport, USA Swimming has banned 16 people for life as part of a wide-ranging program that stepped up ...
Obamas salute Olympians, Paralympians
President Barack Obama gathered Team USA at the White House on Friday to hail the Olympians and Paralympians as conquering heroes. "We could not be ...
Bold looks at NY Fashion Week turn up the volume
The designers previewing spring collections at New York Fashion Week may not have had a single voice, but they all spoke loudly. "Bold" was the word ...
Awards to honor Lochte, other Latino US Olympians
Ryan Lochte is among the Latino U.S. Olympians to be honored at this year's ALMA Awards. Eva Longoria and George Lopez are returning for the third ...