SANDWICH, England — A player from Northern Ireland charged up the leaderboard at the British Open.
Just not the one you might expect.
Darren Clarke shot his second strai...
NEW YORK — Significant progress on a major sticking point in the NFL labor impasse — soaring rookie salaries — during marathon talks Thursday raised hopes that a tentati...
HOUSTON — Two teams headed in opposite directions face off when the Houston Astros and Pittsburgh Pirates return from the All-Star break with a weekend series.
The surp...
Soccer has taken Meghan Schnur all over the world.
Now, with the United States women’s soccer team one win away from its first World Cup championship since 1999, the But...
TOKYO — Tokyo hopes a bid for the 2020 Olympics will serve as a symbol of Japan’s recovery from the March 11 earthquake and tsunami.
Japanese Olympic officials scheduled...
NEW YORK — The NBA laid off about 114 people over the last two days, planned cost-cutting moves that a league spokesman said Thursday are “not a direct result of the loc...
ORLANDO, Fla. — Standing on a makeshift football field atop a soundstage in the middle of flashing lights, dancing cheerleaders and screaming fans, Hank Williams, Jr. li...
TORONTO — Edwin Encarnacion and Eric Thames had three hits and three RBIs each and Toronto used an eight-run first inning to beat New York 16-7 on Thursday night.
The Bl...
SANDWICH, England — Casting aside memories of his 2003 meltdown, Thomas Bjorn returned to Royal St. George’s with a flourish Thursday.
Bjorn opened with a 5-under 65 to ...
LOS ANGELES — Winners at the 19th annual ESPY Awards presented Wednesday:
Male Athlete: Dirk Nowitzki, Dallas Mavericks
Female Athlete: Lindsey Vonn, skiing
Team: Dallas...
