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Australia's Mackenzie Little won a dramatic battle with Cuba's Yulenmis Aguilar in the girls' Javelin Throw final, with both athletes swapping ownership of the championship record and the lead in a thrilling tussle for g...

With a heavenly choir and a rainbow stretching from Hunts Point to Riverdale, the True Yankee has returned.

That's what John Rocker said on a radio interview, and, messenger aside, he's got a point:

Trey Burke isn't going to be perfect each time he takes the court. Burke was the National Player of the Year last season at Michigan, averaging 18.6 points and 6.7 assists per game while taking the Wolverines to the Nati...

Turkey's Emel Dereli has dominated the girls' Shot Put this year and last month threw a fine 19.99m, so it was no surprise to see the 17-year-old capture the World youth title in impressive fashion.

Youshidie Mo scorched to a 10.35 World youth-leading time in taking a dramatic 100m final from Great Britain's Ojie Edoburun, who clocked the same time in a nail-biting finish.

The women's High Jump contest should be one of the main attraction at the 'Meeting de Madrid 2013', an IAAF World Challenge meeting and Spain's most prestigious athletics event, thanks to the presence of USA's London 201...

ESPN ran an article this morning detailing why Dwight Howard chose not to return to the Lakers. According to the article, Dwight was pissy that the Lakers wouldn't push out one of the best players in the history of baske...

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Gonzalo Higuain has been rumoured to be on the move for some time, but Arsenal may have to try a little harder to secure a deal with the Argentinian striker. Sid Lowe of The Guardian reported on July 4 that Real Madrid w...

Kobe Bryant walked around without a limp and that same quizzical look that accompanied questions doubting whether the Lakers would be championship contenders in the post-Dwight Howard era. Photo gallery: Kobe Bryant pres...

In a span of three NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races, Kurt Busch has served notice he could be a solid contender during the Chase.

Coach Mike Woodson and the Knicks view their acquisition of Andrea Bargnani as insurance should Amar'e Stoudemire struggle again next season with injuries.

Since Jose Mourinho has arrived in West London for his second stint as the manager of Chelsea, rumors on which players the 'Special One' would buy this summer have swirled around Stamford Bridge. One of those names linke...

Matt Moore won his 13th game this season, Luke Scott and Evan Longoria hit back-to-back homers, and the surging Tampa Bay Rays completed a four-game sweep by beating the Minnesota Twins 4-3 on Thursday.

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New Jersey Devils forward Ilya Kovalchuk announced on Thursday he is retiring from the NHL and walking away from the final 12 years and $77 million on his contract to play in Russia. The announcement was stunning, but no...

A 19-year-old lefty spin bowler named Ashton Agar, making his test match debut, came in to bat at the eleventh spot with Australia trailing badly and looking doomed and put up 98 runs, the world record for an 11th batsme...

The Montreal Canadiens signed forward Michael McCarron to a three-year, entry-level contract Thursday.

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Jason Kidd has seen enough. The former NBA star is switching gears as the new head coach of the Brooklyn Nets, a job that mandates he take a gander at the team's younger players. Yahoo! Sports' Kelly Dwyer reports on the...