U.S. begins search for next Olympic team
Yahoo! Sports - Mon Jul 20, 2:07 am ETUSA Basketball hopes to bring back the core of last summer's gold-medal team, but there will still be changes for 2012.
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USA Basketball hopes to bring back the core of last summer's gold-medal team, but there will still be changes for 2012.
Since ethnic clashes erupted two weeks ago in Urumqi, security forces have detained hundreds of Uighurs blamed for the slaughter.
Firefighting, arguably one of the world's most dangerous jobs, is about to get a lot safer thanks to a revolutionary technique developed in Sweden.
Since ethnic clashes erupted two weeks ago in Urumqi, security forces have combed the city and detained hundreds of Uighurs blamed for the slaughter.
Maybe when the disappointment wears off — for both Tom Watson and the millions of fans cheering him on — everyone will take a larger message from his amazing performance along the Scottish coast.
After more than 20 years of covering everything from election campaigns to the Olympic Games, Robert Lusetich will focus on his first love, golf, and specifically on the much-anticipated return to the fairways of the sport's king, Tiger Woods.
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Double amputee Oscar Pistorius has given up trying to qualify for the 400 meters at the world athletics championships in Berlin next month.
Double Olympic champion Tirunesh Dibaba will compete over 5,000 meters at the London Grand Prix next weekend as she takes to the track one final time before the world championships in Berlin.
Michael Phelps is still reaping rewards for his record haul of eight gold medals at the Beijing Olympics.
Tom Watson's British Open playoff loss is heartbreaking enough for fans who thought they'd witness history. Imagine how he feels.
Coining John and Katy Lovell as New Orleans' first family of competitive sailing probably isn't too far of a stretch. John made his fourth consecutive Olympic appearance last year with Katy by his side, and their travels have taken them to Atlanta, Sydney, Athens and Beijing.
Rock star Bruce Springsteen was playing a concert at Rome's Olympic Stadium next door Sunday. He could have dedicated "Born in the USA" to two 16-year-old divers.
Highlighting and discussing ways and means in which ship and offshore installation owners and operators can counter the generic, and ever-present, threat of piracy, 'Piracy and Offshore Security Conference - Practical responses and solutions' organised by the Institute of Marine Engineering, Science and Technology (IMarEST) will be held at the aptly named 'Action Stations' at Portsmouth Historic ...
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That was a history-making day at the British Open. Stewart Cink is believed to be the first American to win the British Open despite the enormous obstacle of having a wife who isn't blond.
The actions of his 2004 Olympic teammates sealed Luis Franco's fate. A favorite to contend for a second Olympic berth for his native Cuba in 2008, Franco instead was left off the squad, essentially ending his amateur career.
The last few months have been a whirlwind for Taylor Phinney.The 19-year-old cyclist from Boulder, Colo., became the first American ever to win the Paris-Roubaix U23 race in May, after winning a world championship in track cycling’s individual pursuit in March.Those are some prestigious accomplishments for the teenager, who last year finished seventh in the individual pursuit at the Beijing ...
At 8 years old, Xavier Goldsmith already is on the fast track.
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) —Alissa Haber and Andrea Duran homered as the U.S. exacted a measure of revenge for its loss in the Olympic gold medal game, defeating Japan 6-1 Saturday night at the World Cup of Softball.