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Wake Forest coach Jeff Bzdelik once again refused to address his job status, but after a 29-point loss to Pittsburgh at the ACC tournament Thursday, questions will surely follow.

Whether by way of financial planning, observed poor performance, age, injury or a combination of it all, the Washington Redskins may find themselves getting rid of a few veteran players before the start of 2014.  With f...

Ferrari driver Fernando Alonso set the fastest time in Friday's opening practice for the Australian Grand Prix, while pre-race favorite Lewis Hamilton was one of several drivers to strike trouble as entire field struggle...

New York Knick fans breathed a huge sigh of relief after the trade deadline passed and Carmelo Anthony was still donning orange and blue. But the deadline was just the start of speculation that will continue for the next...

James Kwambai has won three marathons on the streets of Seoul, but he has never won the Seoul International Marathon, an IAAF Gold Label Road Race which this year will be held on Sunday 16 March.

Organisers of the EDP Lisbon Half Marathon have made some small changes to the course, making it flatter and faster. It means the high-quality elite fields will head to the Portuguese capital for the IAAF Gold Label Road...

Colombia's Lorena Arenas produced the best result of the first day of competition at the ODESUR Games (South American Games) on Thursday (13) by setting a South American 20,000m race walk record.

– Jenson Button has admitted that he needs to improve the balance of the McLaren MP4-29 before qualifying for the Australian Grand Prix. Button, a three-time winner of the race, was fifth fastest during second practice...

Amongst the clouds of dust kicked up from the desert by the hundreds of new arrivals who pitch up every day at the Zaatari refugee camp -- just 15 kilometers from the Jordan/Syria border -- Abeer Rantisi is planning her ...

By Nathan Laryea: They say all warfare is based on deception, and if that's the case then George Groves is starting to look at home in boxing's bear pit of lies. The Londoner is proving adept at managing the mind games a...

Model Liz Dickson is suing Playboy and a radio host for an alleged botched stunt at an event involving a golf ball, tee, and her butt.

Ronald Belisario arrived three weeks late to White Sox spring training, but the right-handed reliever was already on the mound and feeling "really good" against the Angels at Tempe Diablo Stadium on Thursday.

Benfica and Valencia secured convincing away wins to take a giant step toward the Europa League quarterfinals on Thursday while Real Betis surprisingly beat Sevilla 2-0 in a fierce Spanish derby played for the first time...

New Zealander Danny Lee continued his recent resurgence to claim a share of a four-way tie for the lead after the first round of a windswept $5.7 million Tampa Bay Championship on Thursday.     

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Organizers of the World Cup are in a race to get ready, and the biggest challenge with three months to go is to install all the temporary structures needed for matches in Brazil's 12 host cities, FIFA's secretary general...

How They Made It: Intercontinental Playoff

The Cleveland Browns released Brandon Weeden yesterday, only two seasons after they shouldn't have drafted him. Someone put together the best of his stint with the Browns, and it's as poignant as a dead raccoon on the si...

Robin van Persie has rubbished talk that he is unhappy at Manchester United, saying he wants to extend his contract at the English champions.

(Reuters) - China's Li Na won her rematch with Slovakia's Dominika Cibulkova in the quarter-finals of the BNP Paribas Open at Indian Wells, California on Thursday.

John Daly, professional golf's drunkest uncle, is 47 years old and still playing the game like someone who's there for the sunshine and the beer more than he is the actual golf.

First-seed St. Louis has just been knocked out of the Atlantic 10 tournament by ninth-seed St. Bonaventure thanks to a deep, buzzer-beating three from junior Bonnies guard Jordan Gathers. The game itself was incredible, ...