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The Americans' prowess at table tennis has become a major line of questioning in the pre-Ryder Cup interview sessions.

Hannover midfielder Leon Andreasen tore his ACL on Wednesday and could miss the rest of the Bundesliga season, it was revealed Thursday.Andreasen, 29, sustained the injury to his right knee in a 4-1 victory against Nurnb...

Jose Mourinho has backed John Terry after insisting his former skipper is not a racist. The Real Madrid boss, speaking exclusively to CNN, has backed the defender just hours after he was found guilty of racially abusing ...

Well, EA Sports' return to the basketball gaming world didn't go as planned. The company was going to release NBA Live 13 this fall, its first NBA Live game in three years. But now, it... won't.

The Cleveland Indians fired manager Manny Acta on Thursday and replaced him with former All-Star catcher Sandy Alomar on an interim basis with six games remaining on the season. Acta, 43, was hired on Oct. 25, 2009, but ...

The New England Patriots released tight end Kellen Winslow Thursday.Winslow signed with the Patriots on Sept

MEDINAH, Ill. (AP) -Brandt Snedeker won't have to wait long to get his first taste of the Ryder Cup.

Fans say the replacement officials had a negative impact on the NFL's reputation and would have had an effect on how much football they watched, according to survey conducted before the lockout ended Wednesday.

Five questions raised in light of the independent panel's ban and fine of John TerryOf what has John Terry been found guilty?Breach of the FA's Rule E3(2): "Using abusive and/or insulting words and/or behaviour towards A...

The N.F.L.'s debacle with replacement referees proves that the league is not invincible.

MEDINAH, Illinois (Reuters) - Often overlooked while their players hog the limelight in the cacophony of sound and color that characterizes the Ryder Cup, caddies relish the unique team atmosphere of the biennial competi...

The swimmer Michael Phelps has been making the rounds at the Ryder Cup and is expected to address the U.S. team before play begins Friday.

A view of the day in sports, with ice dancing, jumps from high places and a Mets milestone.

Warren Sapp and Michael Strahan are among an impressive list of 13 first-time nominees for the Pro Football Hall of Fame Class of 2013. Here is the full list of first-year eligibles: Sam Adams, DTLarry Allen, GMorten And...

ESPN FC had a neat piece this week on the ties between soccer video games and soccer fandom, and the idea that even in the days of satellite television, nothing's done more to grow the sport in the United States than gam...

European captain inspired by Pep Guardiola to include Gladiator theme alongside Al Pacino in inspirational videoJosé María Olazábal once described himself as having far more in common as a man-manager with the f...

A couple of changes to Medinah Country Club's No. 3 course will help the American cause in the 39th Ryder Cup.

Soon after Jerry Sandusky's arrest last November, the focus turned toward the insular overlap of several powerful Pennsylvania institutions: Penn State, The Second Mile (Sandusky's charity), and governor Tom Corbett, who...

Click to enlarge, and debate the strip below the line. Keith Hackett's verdict appears in Sunday's Observer and here from Monday.Competition: win an official club shirt of your choiceFor a chance to win a club shirt of y...

Second-year Minnesota Vikings quarterback Christian Ponder is thus far breaking out in the 2012 season, but he was limited in practice on Thursday with a neck ailment. Ponder was not on the Wednesday injury report, so th...

ESPN's 2012 NBA player rankings will never make everyone happy, but they'll stir up an especially contentious debate when it comes to Kobe Bryant winding up sixth.You can make a solid argument for each player who did fal...