Stern to step down in 2014
If David Stern ruled the NBA with an iron fist, he cushioned the blows by transforming a league that couldn't get its championship final live on national TV in the...
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Malkin, other NHL players sign with other leagues
NEW YORK -- Locked-out players began securing spots overseas and the NHL launched a public-relations offensive on Sunday, but no labor negotiations took place on the first day of a...
Team USA back on top in gold, overall medals counts
LONDON — Freestyle wrestler Jordan Burroughs came to the Olympics with two objectives: to become the champion in the 163-pound weight class and to restore Team USA to what he...
Usain Bolt adds 400-meter relay to his legend
LONDON -- Usain Bolt charmed the world during the Olympics and won his third gold medal Saturday by anchoring a world-record 400-meter relay performance, but still he was denied one...
Bolt makes history with gold in 200
LONDON — These are Usain Bolt's Olympic Games. Everyone else is simply running, jumping, swimming, cycling and rowing in his happy wake. Relaxed enough to drape a comforting arm around...
Merritt leads U.S. to big night in track and field
LONDON — Aries Merritt dominated the 110-meter hurdles most of the season, and he again demonstrated his superiority Wednesday by winning the Olympic final. On a day Americans won three...
Bolt fast becoming legend with another 100 win
LONDON -- Usain Bolt never has been shy about saying he wants to become a legend. Coming from almost any other athlete, that declaration might sound arrogant. Coming from Bolt,...
U.S. track stars ready for battle
Almost lost in the commotion over the 100-meter runoff that didn't materialize between Allyson Felix and Jeneba Tarmoh at the U.S. Olympic trials was an array of world-class races and...
Tarmoh concedes Olympic spot to Felix
EUGENE, Ore. — Jeneba Tarmoh conceded the final Olympic team berth in the 100-meter dash to Allyson Felix on Monday, canceling their scheduled runoff and leaving Felix in position for...
Felix finally has reason to smile
EUGENE, Ore. — All of the frustration Allyson Felix has endured while waiting for a resolution of her tie with Jeneba Tarmoh in the women's 100-meter dash, all of the...