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Sanya Richards needed a furious comeback. Jeremy Wariner could have walked to the finish.

Russia scored 99.5 points to win the Olympic synchronized swimming team gold medal at the Olympic Games here on Saturday.

Rookie Jeff Clement had two run-scoring doubles to help the Seattle Mariners break their seven-game losing streak with a 7-5 victory over the Oakland Athletics on Friday night.

In a wide ranging interview with AP, 1984 Heisman Trophy winner Doug Flutie takes a look at preseason number one Georgia, early season marque matchups ...

Beijing Olympics is a great logistics event from many aspects: More than 3 million athletes and journalists and spectators are gathering in the city, it is estimated that logistics services for the Games will ...

The longest 13 days in Yao Ming's 27 years of life ended on Wednesday after China lost to Lithuania.

BEIJING - Lyudmila Blonska was stripped of her Olympic heptathlon silver medal today, becoming the highest-profile athlete kicked out of the Beijing Games thus far for doping.

Torii Hunter won seven consecutive Gold Gloves in centre field for the Minnesota Twins, who beat his new team because of a play he didn't make.

Messages for the International Gymnastics Federation were not immediately returned.

Carlos Zambrano earned his 13th victory on the fourth try and also homered Thursday to lift the Chicago Cubs to a 3-2 victory over the Cincinnati Reds Zambrano allowed a run and six hits in seven innings, ...

James Farrior's leadership and professionalism were rewarded Thursday when he agreed with the Pittsburgh Steelers to a five-year, $18.25 million extension that included a $5 million signing bonus, a source ...

BEIJING -- The U.S. Olympic softball team was denied a fourth straight gold medal, losing 3-1 on Thursday to Japan in the sport's final appearance in the Summer Games for at least eight years.

Gold medallist American Ben Wildman-Tobriner and five times gold American medallist Gary Hall-Junior take to the water with their young fans to inspire a new generation of swimmers.

Baseball umpires and management signed an agreement Wednesday that will allow the sport to start using instant replay to help determine calls on the field.

The Rams have looked awful in two preseason games, but things may be a little more promising today as the team is about to get its number one running back into the fold.

White Sox slugger Ken Griffey Jr. hit career homer No. 609 against the Seattle Mariners on Wednesday, tying Sammy Sosa for fifth on the career list with a two-run shot against his former team.

BEIJING - Usain Bolt of Jamaica broke the world record by winning the 200 meters in 19.30 seconds today, becoming the first man since Carl Lewis in 1984 to sweep the 100 and 200 gold medals at an Olympics.

Britain got off to a flying start in the Olympics today as it claimed silver and bronze in the women's 10km open water swimming in Beijing.

Rookie Ian Stewart homered and drove in a career-high five runs and the Colorado Rockies beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 8-3 on Tuesday night for their fourth straight victory.

Besides the quarterback position, the most scrutinized unit on the LSU football team has been the secondary.