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Visa is conducting an integrated campaign for the 2010 Olympic Games in Vancouver to urge consumers to use the company's credit cards while traveling there. The effort builds on Visa's effort for the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, which used the tagline, "Go World."
Women ski jumpers sue for the right to compete in the Vancouver Olympics and stop men from jumping if women can't.
A new study shows that amputees who use running-specific prosthetic legs have no performance advantage over counterparts who use their biological legs.
Highly Recommended The Movie: The Discovery Channel started their Discovery Atlas series of programs a few years ago and while there have been DVD and Blu-ray releases in the past, those didn't collect the entire series as this Discover Atlas - The Complete Collection does. For those unfamiliar with the series, it's a nice mix of a fairly standard travelogue combined with some human interest ...
(AP:LONDON) World Cup organizers say there was never an emergency plan to move the 2010 soccer tournament if South Africa were not ready. FIFA president Sepp Blatter said the United States was among countries that could host at short notice.
Natalie Benson has created a sort of domino effect for the Huntington Beach Water Polo Club.
* 2020 is Africa's turn for Olympics, says Jordaan
Michael Phelps says he's "not in the best shape" for the upcoming European World Cup meet in Stockholm.
Swimmer says he'll focus on adjusting to old-style suit, improving form in Stockholm Michael Phelps plans to wear the old-style swimsuit that will become the standard next year at the upcoming European World Cup meet in Stockholm.
The fall of the wall led to the end of Communism in Europe and the reunification of Germany. It also unleashed a wave of creative energy that has turned Berlin into one of the most dynamic and artistic cities on the continent -- and the reinvention of the Zeha sneaker brand.
Shortly after the 1952 Summer Olympic Games came to a close in Helsinki, Finland, on Aug. 3, La Crosse hosted its own Olympic competition. The event was dubbed the La Crosse Junior Olympics, and the competition marked the end of the 1952 playground season put on by the city's Recreation Department.
TOKYO (AP) -- The World Anti-Doping Agency said Sunday it is studying a new method that would allow wider testing of the banned blood-boosting hormone EPO.
Relatives of famed American Indian athlete Jim Thorpe plan to go to federal court in Philadelphia in their long-running effort to win the return of his body from the Carbon County borough that changed its name to provide him a final resting place – even though he never set foot there. Family members have spent a quarter-century trying to persuade the Carbon County seat to return the remains of ...
Celebrating one’s 80th birthday is a milestone for most. Gail Roper saw hers as an opportunity to rewrite the record books.
Jim Thorpe's three sons have made no secret of wanting their Olympian father's remains moved from Carbon County to his native Oklahoma.
STOCKHOLM - Michael Phelps plans to wear the old-style swimsuit that will become the standard next year at the upcoming European World Cup meet in Stockholm. The Olympic...
SAN FRANCISCO----Visa Inc. , a Worldwide Olympic Games Sponsor for more than two decades, today announced the global launch of its Olympic-themed marketing campaign for the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games, Go World.
The fall of communism in Eastern Europe at once marked the end of a sordid, even tragic chapter in international athletic competition and opened a world of opportunity that helped change the face of American sports. A flood of talented athletes free to emigrate, compete against the best and earn millions of dollars radically altered boxing, hockey, tennis and other professional sports in the U.S ...
Andrew Bynum sat out because of a strained right elbow. Again. Pau Gasol sat out because of a strained right hamstring. Again.
From the humblest of humble beginnings, a California dream blossoms into a Philadelphia success story. Here¿s a snapshot of the company¿s first 73 years.
A diversified service empire cooks up a bold new plan to protect and serve its No. 1 asset--its people.
