Marissa Payne

Canada's Dawn McEwen throws during her team's victory over Great Britain in the women's curling semifinals at the Ice Cube Curling Center during the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, on Feb. 19, 2014.

Curlers upset with American Airlines after agent allegedly denies curling is a sport

June 2, 2018 at 2:51 a.m.

Canadian-born curler Erin McInrue Savage understands her sport isn't the most popular of athletic endeavors in the United States. But she doesn't think she should have to make the case...

Argentina forward Angel Di Maria celebrates after scoring against Paraguay during a Copa America semifinal in Concepcion on June 30, 2015.

Hackers take over Barcelona’s Twitter account to announce fake signing of Angel di Maria

June 3, 2018 at 1:03 a.m.

The collective jaw of the soccer world dropped late Tuesday night when Barcelona's Twitter account announced a blockbuster deal: Paris Saint-Germain had agreed to send Argentine star Angel di Maria...

Luke Rowe speaks to the media on the second rest day of Le Tour de France 2017 on July 17, 2017 in Le Puy-en-Velay, France.

Team Sky cyclist breaks leg in bachelor party accident

June 3, 2018 at 5:32 a.m.

If you're planning a bachelor party, you may be wise to keep on land lest you wind up like Luke Rowe, a Team Sky cyclist who proved instrumental in helping...

Competitive sprinter Julia Hawkins, 101, wearing a flower in her garden.

‘I missed my nap for this’: 101-year-old sprinter breaks 100-meter dash record

June 3, 2018 at 11:53 a.m.

Watch your back, Usain Bolt - there's a new 100-meter dash superstar and she looks unstoppable. Meet 101-year-old Julia "Hurricane" Hawkins, who on Saturday became the oldest female athlete to...

Couple from Atlanta Hawks’ Tinder night getting their wedding paid for by team CEO

June 3, 2018 at 12:28 p.m.

It turns out the 393rd time was the charm for 21-year-old Atlanta Hawks fan Ben McCleskey. In 2015, a young woman named Avery Armstrong became his 393rd match on the...

‘It’s like walking up glass’: Solo climber becomes first to scale Yosemite’s El Capitan without ropes

August 22, 2019 at 4:36 a.m.

It sounded like a crazy idea, and renowned mountaineer Alex Honnold knew it. But that didn't stop him from completing what's been equated to the "moon landing" of free-soloing, a...

French Open bans player who tried to forcibly kiss female reporter on live TV

June 4, 2018 at 9:53 p.m.

A French tennis player made all the wrong moves on Monday — and not just on the court. After losing in straight sets to Uruguay's Pablo Cuevas in the first...

German referee Bibiana Steinhaus is seen during the first round Women's Euro 2009 soccer match between England and Italy in Lahti, Finland, on Aug. 25, 2009.

Once told ‘women have no place in men’s soccer,’ Bibiana Steinhaus named German top league’s first female referee

June 5, 2018 at 12:10 a.m.

Bibiana Steinhaus has officiated men's soccer matches before in Germany's top-flight Bundesliga, but always as an assistant on the sidelines. Beginning next year, however, she'll step into the main role,...

FIFA executive on anti-corruption committee admits to taking nearly $1 million in bribes

June 5, 2018 at 6:33 a.m.

World soccer's governing body may have had a change in leadership, but it will take more than a new president to change FIFA's reputation of being corrupt. That's because of...

Premier League player banned 18 months for betting on 1,260 matches, including his own

June 5, 2018 at 6:56 a.m.

Burnley midfielder Joey Barton has been handed an 18-month suspension after admitting he placed bets on 1,260 soccer matches, including ones involving a handful on teams for which he played....

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