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Fernando Alonso is a keen cyclist Double Formula 1 world champion Fernando Alonso spent the day attending Italy's major cycling race, the Giro d'Italia. Having worked earlier this week in Ferrari's Formula 1 simulator, t...

For the first time in 52 years, two spellers -- Sriram Hathwar of Painted Post, New York, and Ansun Sujoe of Fort Worth, Texas -- have been declared co-champions of the Scripps National Spelling Bee.

The NBA will demand certainty on these issues before Steve Ballmer can officially own the Clips.

Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer are through to the fourth round of the French Open after victories over Marin Cilic and Dmitry Tursunov respectively.

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It looked like Kansas City's Billy Butler hit a routine single to right field in the ninth inning on Thursday night. But Toronto outfielder Jose Bautista sent Butler back to the dugout with an incredible throw that beat ...

MOSCOW (AP) -- Two-time Olympic bobsled champion Alexander Zubkov was injured when unknown attackers smashed up the car he received for his gold medals at the Sochi Games. Russian media said Zubkov was involved in a conf...

The top three women's seeds are all out of the French Open after Agnieszka Radwanska lost 6-4 6-4 to Ajla Tomljanovic in the third round on Friday.

SANTA ANA, Calif.-Now the Clippers situation is sprinting toward a conclusion, leaving in its wake the image of an 80-year-old man whose legs long ago lost the ability to keep up.

Former UCLA star Gerrit Cole (5-3) allowed three runs and six hits over 6 1/3 innings in his first career appearance at Chavez Ravine and the Pirates beat Los Angeles 6-3 on Thursday for only their third victory in their...

Costa Rica have been dealt a major blow after leading scorer Alvaro Saborio was ruled out of the FIFA World […]

Chris Young hit a two-run homer and Zack Wheeler struck out nine in 6 1/3 innings to lead the New York Mets to a 4-1 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies on Thursday night in the opener of a rare five-game series.

How will boxing promoter/rap star Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson celebrate his 39th birthday? By promoting a July 2 fight card headlined by a junior lightweight world title elimination bout between Mark Davis and Michael Faren...

Andy Murray would have no qualms about breaking new ground by hiring a female coach.

If Hollywood were to set a psychological thriller in the Amazon rainforest, the haunting Paricatuba Ruins would be the perfect backdrop.

Other than the multiple injury worries, the other major question facing Germany going into the World Cup is whom they will select to play up front. When Joachim Low announced his provisional roster earlier this month, on...

Eli Manning opted for surgery on his sprained left ankle during the off-season and is fully participating in organized team activities this spring.

Lazio have announced midfielder Stefano Mauri has signed a new one-year deal with the Serie A club. The 34-year-old was […]

With few big names in its squad, Mexico could find it hard to make it out of its World Cup group.

Top Tennessee Titans draft pick Taylor Lewan punched an Ohio State fan, despite his insistence that he was trying to break up a dispute last fall, according to his ex-girlfriend and an alleged victim.

Whether it came from battling back after his lone mistake on the course Thursday or dealing with his personal issues, Rory McIlroy continued to show resilience to lead at the Memorial, writes ESPN.com's Bob Harig.

Lydia Ko is trying to pace herself in her first season on the LPGA Tour.