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USA's Ky Westbrook claimed a surprise 100m victory over the pre-final favourite and team mate Ariana Washington, clocking a fine 11.33 personal best ahead of her compatriot's 11.40 that got her the silver medal.

Mercedes motorsport boss Toto Wolff sees no need for major worry at his team on the back of the return of its tyre struggles in the German Grand Prix.

Manchester United fans have been waiting anxiously to hear that Barcelona midfielder Thiago Alcantara will be coming to Old Trafford. The rumors have been floating around long enough that it seems like a deal, were it go...

Forward James Ennis, the Heat’s pick from last month’s NBA Draft, must learn quickly if he wants to earn a spot on next season’s roster.

Ole Miss guard Marshall Henderson was found in May with what police said were cocaine and marijuana in his car, the Wall Street Journal reported Thursday, citing Oxford, Miss., police reports.

British cyclist Mark Cavendish, who had lost two straight sprint finishes in the Tour de France, took the sprint in resounding fashion on Friday, beating one of his biggest rivals.

Craig Custance reacts to the shocking news and Ilya Kovalchuk has retired from the NHL, explaining why his is a unique case.

From the bought-out Ilya Bryzgalov to the one-year NHLer Damien Brunner, where will those left to sign end up? -

Raul Jimenez scored off of a corner kick late in the first half, and Marco Fabian converted a penalty early in the second as Mexico bounced back from an opening-game loss to beat Canada 2-0 in a CONCACAF Gold Cup group-s...

Publicly through the years, current Ohio State and — as he has been most often referred to over the past month — former University of Florida coach Urban Meyer has managed to embody: arrogant, arid and disingenuous i...

Since February 2011, the point in time in which Adam Scott made the decision to go over to the dark side where long putters are used, he's won two golf tournaments: the 2011 World Golf Championship-Bridgestone Invitation...

Chauncey Billups, a 16-year NBA vet and five-time All-Star, agrees to two-year deal with Pistons, who won 2004 title with his help. Former Clippers guard Chauncey Billups is reuniting with the Detroit Pistons, who announ...

Defensive end still linchpin of defense but he needs more help from Wootton and McClellinFifth in 13-part series.

John Isner won the battle of the tallest players on the ATP Tour, defeating Ivo Karlovic of Croatia to advance to the semifinals of the Hall of Fame Tennis Championships.

The Chicago Cubs announced Friday they had agreed to terms with No. 2 overall draft pick Kris Bryant, who took batting practice with the team before their game against the St. Louis Cardinals at Wrigley Field.

Danica Patrick in the buff?

The Chicago Blackhawks agreed to terms with forward Marcus Kruger on a two-year contract, the team announced Friday. Terms of the contract were not disclosed. Kruger, 23, was a restricted free agent and the last key play...

By Scott Gilfoid: U.S boxing fans are going to be in for a real treat with the August 9th heavyweight match-up between Deontay Wilder (28-0, 28 KO's) and Siarhei Liakhovich (25-5, 16 KO's) being televised by Showtime fro...

Jack Dickey is leaving us for Sports Illustrated, the grown-up version of Sports Illustrated Kids. He'll also be writing weird things for Time.com. We'll miss Jack for reasons too numerous to address here, and if we were...

The Oklahoma City Thunder have signed first-round picks Steven Adams and Andre Roberson.

Goodyear will bring modified tires to the Truck Series race at Eldora Speedway.

Manager Davey Johnson is using nearly the same lineups as the previous days, other than with Stephen Strasburg on the mound, Wilson Ramos catching him and Jayson Werth and Adam LaRoche flipped in the order. Strasburg has...