WHISTLER, British Columbia (Reuters) - The Vancouver Paralympics will build on the success of the Winter Olympic Games and show why the two events do not need to be combined for them to succeed, the head of the International Paralympic Committee said Thursday.
The Winter Paralympics, which feature ...
DALLAS (Reuters) - The Cowboys Stadium stages its first big fight Saturday when Manny Pacquiao defends his WBO welterweight title against Ghana's Joshua Clottey.
The $1.2 billion arena, which opened last year, is home to the NFL's Dallas Cowboys and will be transformed into a boxing arena this ...
Willie D. Clark, 26, was convicted of first-degree murder in the drive-by shooting death of Williams, who was a passenger in a limousine that was sprayed with gunfire in the early morning hours of January 1, 2007.
Clark was also convicted of assault and attempted murder for wounding two other ...
INDIAN WELLS, California (Reuters) - Novak Djokovic climbed to a career-high second in the world rankings last month but the Serb is reluctant to dream about usurping Roger Federer at the top.
Djokovic prefers instead to reflect on the consistency he has produced at the highest level over the last ...
Six inches of rain had saturated an already-waterlogged layout at Trump International Golf Club by 1400 local (1800 GMT) time and organizers decided to resume play at 0715 local on Friday.
Only a handful of players had started the opening round, American Skip Kendall making the biggest splash when ...
Olsen died at a Los Angeles hospital, his alma matter, Utah State University, said in a statement on its website.
The sports star was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1982 after a career with the Los Angeles Rams of the National Football League that spanned from 1962 to 1976.
MIAMI (Reuters) - Australian Robert Allenby blew a four-shot lead in the first round of the WGC-CA Championship on Thursday when he bogeyed each of the final four holes.
Four birdies and an eagle on the front nine gave Allenby a flying start but after two more birdies at the 10th and 12th the ...
In a filing last week, the 47-year-old Dykstra said he would do a better job satisfying creditors' claims than the court-appointed trustee, whom he said is "only interested in dumping assets as quickly as possible."
Dykstra said he has "interested parties" to help him pursue ...
Jason Kidd recorded 20 points and nine assists as the Mavs survived an off-night by Dirk Nowitzki to overturn an 18-point second-quarter deficit.
"Our defensive disposition was stronger, we were more physical and we were more alert," Mavericks head coach Rick Carlisle said of his team's ...
GARMISCH-PARTERNKIRCHEN, Germany (Reuters) - Lindsey Vonn's bid for a third successive overall World Cup title was hit when she crashed out of the giant slalom on Thursday and Maria Riesch kept her outside hopes alive.
Double Olympic champion Riesch, the only skier who can catch Vonn, finished ...
