It sounds like the plot of a movie, but this three-time world champion is no fictional Crocodile Dundee-style Aussie. He’s the real thing: his shark-wrestling exploits were broadcast live. The…
Construction workers are hard at work on an arena outside the New York-New York casino-hotel in Las Vegas. The NHL is one step closer to establishing expansion teams in Las…
Eight years after the San Francisco Giants’ Barry Bonds hit his 756th career home run, the U.S. Department of Justice formally dropped its criminal prosecution of baseball’s career home run…
Someday, only one of those will matter
Thick skins are built on such experiences. Froome has needed that armor against cynics and skeptics pecking at his probity and performances on the bike as the 2013 winner cruises…
Team Sky airs Froome data as race nears its Alpine finale
Choo hits for the cycle as Rangers rout Rockies 9-0
Jordan Spieth applauds the spectators Monday after finishing his British Open.Jon Super/Associated Press When it was over, Jordan Spieth stood off the 18th green and applauded the fans who had…
Denver’s Ty Lawson, front, is reportedly on his way to Houston. As a result, the Rockets will get a lottery-protected first-round pick in 2016, in addition to four players.David Zalubowski/Associated…
The 16th stage of the Tour de France proved to be a grueling one for stage winner Ruben Plaza Molina and the rest of the field Monday.Christophe Ena/Associated Press He…
Spieth was right where he wanted to be in his spirited bid for the Grand Slam – tied for the lead with two holes to go in the British Open,…
Nolan Arenado led the way for the Rockies offense, connecting for a two-run double.David Zalubowski/Associated Press Troy Tulowitzki homered and Nolan Arenado had two runs batted in for Colorado, which…
Mexico’s Andres Guardado celebrates after scoring the game-winning goal Sunday against Costa Rica.Mel Evans/Associated Press Roy Miller was whistled for a questionable foul on Oribe Peralta with the game seconds…
Panama goalkeeper Jaime Penedo (1) celebrates with teammates after making the clinching save in a shootout vs. Trinidad and Tobago on Sunday.Bill Kostroun/Associated Press Panama is still going back to…
Australia’s Jason Day is in a familiar position – at the top of the leaderboard – entering the final round of a major, firing a bogey-free 67 Sunday to share…
Ireland’s Paul Dunne hasn’t played like an amateur in this British Open.Jon Super/Associated Press But it’s not an amateur event. It’s the British Open. “It’s just lucky that it happens…
Germany’s Andre Greipel, right in red, outsprints the pack Sunday for this third stage victory of this Tour de France.Peter Dejong/Associated Press Greipel, the Lotto-Soudal rider from Germany, powered to…
David J. Phillip/Associated Press<br><br>Jordan Spieth is back in the thick of things, near the top of a crowded leaderboard, and in position to make history after a stellar third round…
Questions about Denver’s Emmanuel Mudiay steadily have disappeared this summer.Ronda Churchill/Associated Press As one of the top basketball prospects of his high school class, Emmanuel Mudiay’s game was scouted and…
United States forward Clint Dempsey gave Adrian Diz Pe (15) and Cuba the boot Saturday, scoring three goals as the U.S. advanced to its eighth consecutive CONCACAF Gold Cup semifinal.Nick…
Neither wind (Saturday) nor rain (Friday) could keep Dustin Johnson from the top of the leaderboard after the marathon, two-day second round of the British Open.David J. Phillip/Associated Press Dustin…
Denver Nuggets point guard Ty Lawson, arriving for a court hearing at the Lindsey-Flanigan Courthouse in Denver on Friday, won’t face DUI charges in California and Colorado until completing a…
For the third time in his last four majors, Tiger Woods bid farewell after just 36 holes, failing to make the cut Saturday in the British Open at the Old…
With Romain Bardet of France, rear right, slamming his handlebars in frustration in the background, Britain’s Stephen Cummings gave the Brits reason for a double celebration in the Tour de…
Denver wide receiver Demaryius Thomas was all smiles at a news conference Friday in Englewood, fresh off getting a record deal with the Bronocs – and big family news that…
Cuba celebrates a 1-0 victory over Guatemala on Wednesday, but with four players absent for Saturday’s game vs. the United States, chances of a repeat are slim.Gerry Broome/Associated Press Coach…
The grand pursuit of Jordan Spieth, redemption for Dustin Johnson, the mystery that has become Tiger Woods. It all came to a momentary halt Friday in the gloaming of St.…
Britain’s Chris Froome, wearing the overall leader’s yellow jersey, was faultless again Friday and moved a step closer to sipping champagne on the Champs-Elysees.Laurent Cipriani/Associated Press With a few more…
