Category: Sports

By Stacy St. Clair, Chicago Tribune – LONDON — There’s not much left for Kim Rhode to do in her Olympic career. She’s the only U.S. athlete to win five medals in five

By Michelle Kaufman, McClatchy Newspapers – WIMBLEDON, England — Serena Williams had just blown Maria Sharapova off Center Court 6-0, 6-1 on a blustery Saturday to win her first Olympic singles gold medal,

By Michelle Kaufman, McClatchy Newspapers – LONDON — It seems to happen every four years, doesn’t it? Locals in the Olympic host city fret for months, whine about traffic congestion, gripe about ticket

By K.C. Johnson, Chicago Tribune – LONDON — Let’s play a contest, seeing how, after Czech Republic’s sizzling first quarter, the U.S. women’s basketball team didn’t have much of one Friday night at

By Helene Elliott, Los Angeles Times – LONDON — When Britain’s Jessica Ennis set an Olympic heptathlon hurdles record Friday morning, she also set the pace for the opening day of track and

By John Cherwa, Los Angeles Times – LONDON — Defending Olympic beach volleyball gold medalists Todd Rogers and Phil Dalhausser were unceremoniously eliminated by a seemingly overmatched Italian team on Friday. Paolo Nicolai

By Jim Utter, McClatchy Newspapers – LONG POND, Pa. — — With the way NASCAR’s Chase for the Sprint Cup works, simply being the series points leader before the final 10 races provides

By Jason Lloyd, Akron Beacon Journal – AKRON, Ohio — Jim Furyk and Tiger Woods staged one of the most memorable playoffs in Firestone Country Club’s history 11 years ago. If Furyk maintains

By David Wharton, Los Angeles Times – LONDON — Not much felt right to Reese Hoffa on a chilly evening at Olympic Stadium. The American shotputter could not find a rhythm. His technique

By Mike Bresnahan, Los Angeles Times – LONDON — For a grueling few hours, U.S. boxing faced its saddest reality — no Olympic medals for the first time ever. Then another harsh bolt

By Mark Craig, Star Tribune (Minneapolis) – MANKATO, Minn. — “Who looks good at Vikings camp?” It’s the question that’s asked most often and yet has no definitive answer. The signs of beauty,

By Joe Christensen, Star Tribune (Minneapolis) – BOSTON — Minnesota Twins first baseman Justin Morneau must have wished he could dig a hole for himself in Fenway Park’s 100-year-old lawn Friday night. In

By Rick Hummel, St. Louis Post-Dispatch – ST. LOUIS — In any comparison of big league catchers, the St. Louis Cardinals’ Yadier Molina, a four-time Gold Glover and four-time All-Star, usually wins. On

By Gary D’Amato, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel – LONDON — Evan Jager didn’t plan to run to the front of the pack in his heat of the men’s 3,000-meter steeplechase Friday. It just kind

By Dylan Hernandez, Los Angeles Times – LOS ANGELES—The Los Angeles Dodgers made a significant statement Friday and it had nothing to do with their 6-1 victory over the Chicago Cubs at Dodger

By Shashank Bengali, McClatchy Newspapers – LONDON — Wojdan Shaherkani lost her judo bout Friday in 82 seconds, but that was long enough for the shy teenager to make history. The first female

By Stacy St. Clair, Chicago Tribune – LONDON — With the U.S. women’s volleyball team trailing an inferior Serbian side by three points in the first set Friday, Destinee Hooker took over. She

LONDON – Former Iowa State NCAA champion and Olympian Lisa Uhl saved her best for the biggest race of her career. Uhl placed 13th in Friday’s Olympic Games 10,000 meters. Uhl’s time

By Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times – NEWCASTLE, Britain — Goals by Abby Wambach and Sydney Leroux rescued a sputtering offense Friday and lifted the U.S. to a surprisingly difficult 2-0 win over

By Chris Dufresne, Los Angeles Times – Ten quick-hit observations as coaches, coast to coast, continue to scour for players off Penn State’s roster: 1. While it announced plans this week to broaden

By Michelle Kaufman, McClatchy Newspapers – WIMBLEDON, England — Who says Olympic tennis doesn’t matter to multi-millionaire athletes? Top-ranked Roger Federer and Juan Martin Del Potro battled nearly four and a half

By Sam Farmer, Los Angeles Times – METAIRIE, La. — The parting instructions of New Orleans Coach Sean Payton — the words he told his staff and players before heading into the

By Marla Ridenour, Akron Beacon Journal – AKRON, Ohio — These days if Jim Furyk is tempted to turn back the clock, the urge strikes when he looks at the U.S. Ryder

Jeremy Fowler, Pioneer Press, St. Paul, Minn. – MANKATO, Minn. — Mike Priefer recommended to Vikings higher-ups that the team move on from kicker Ryan Longwell, the special teams coach said Thursday,

Jeremy Fowler, Pioneer Press, St. Paul, Minn. – MANKATO, Minn. — Cornerback Chris Cook was the defensive standout with two interceptions, including on quarterback Christian Ponder’s first pass in 11-man drills during

By Derrick Goold, St. Louis Post-Dispatch – DENVER — What could have been a road trip that propelled the winning ways of the team the Cardinals believe they can be instead reinforced

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Iowa State wide receiver and kick returner Josh Lenz was among the 49 multi-talented college football players named to the 2012 Watch List for the Paul Hornung Award Thursday,

By Ryan Lewis, Akron Beacon Journal – AKRON, Ohio — Every summer for the past three years, the Arnold family has made the five-hour trip from York, Pa., to watch Tiger Woods

By John Cherwa and Bill Dwyre, Los Angeles Times – LONDON — Serena Williams remained the last U.S. singles tennis player standing at the Olympics on Thursday at Wimbledon. But John Isner

By Joe Christensen, Star Tribune (Minneapolis) – BOSTON — On the day before Class AAA Rochester started its season, manager Gene Glynn gathered his players in the clubhouse and asked everyone to

By Juan C. Rodriguez, Sun Sentinel – ATLANTA — The Facebook pages of several Major League Baseball teams were hacked Thursday afternoon. In some cases, existing content was replaced with status updates

By Shashank Bengali, McClatchy Newspapers – LONDON — It’s tough being a Chinese Olympian. When you win, people get upset. And if you try to lose, look out. First an unheralded 16-year-old

By K.C. Johnson, Chicago Tribune – LONDON — Most everything the U.S. women’s basketball team does gets measured against its past success. Such is the price when you possess a 36-game winning streak

By Jason Lloyd, Akron Beacon Journal – AKRON, Ohio — When he arrived at Firestone last year for the Bridgestone Invitational, Tiger Woods’ golf game — much like his health — was in

By Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times – LONDON — The Olympic flame will be extinguished in 10 days, and with it America’s love affair with swimming. Michael Phelps will retire, and we’ll see

By Diane Pucin, Los Angeles Times – LONDON — American Danell Leyva swung faster and faster around the horizontal bar, a piece of gymnastics equipment that can be a tease. It seems so