President Bush gave U.S. Olympians a rousing White House send-off to next month's games in Beijing, urging them Monday to "compete swifter, higher and stronger" but also be mindful they will be "ambassadors of liberty" to the people of China and elsewhere. ...more

July 22, 2008

First, Tiger Woods. Now, Padraig Harrington? The defending British Open champion is bothered by a sore right wrist, which forced him to cut back a practice round Tuesday and raised doubts about whether he will be able to tee it up in the tournament. ...more

July 16, 2008

After four days of keeping fans on the edge of their seats anticipating the next move, the Lightning took a deep breath on Wednesday to evaluate where they stood. ...more

July 3, 2008

No, he wasn't faking. By Tiger Woods' final results, it would be easy to cynically and playfully suggest that maybe he really did not have knee surgery. A lot of people still believe the moon landing was successfully completed on a Hollywood sound stage. ...more

June 17, 2008

Congratulations, Justin Hicks. You shot a first-round 68 Thursday at Torrey Pines. You are tied with Kevin Streelman for the first-round lead of the 108th U.S. Open. You are one shot in front of Rocco Mediate, Stuart Appleby, Geoff Ogilvy and Eric Axley. ...more

June 13, 2008

The interesting thing about this week's U.S. Open is nobody has a clue. It didn't start out that way. When the 2008 season began, pretty much everybody figured to be an expert on the U.S. Golf Association's national championship that begins Thursday at Torrey Pines Golf Course in San Diego. One word said everything you needed to know: Tiger. ...more

June 8, 2008

Cliff Floyd has been down this road before. Minutes after the fourth walk-off home run of his career gave the Rays a 2-1 triumph against the White Sox, Floyd was sitting for a television interview when B.J. Upton attempted a stealthy approach with a towel full of shaving cream. ...more

May 31, 2008

Kobe Bryant scored all but two of his 27 points after halftime, including a go-ahead, 10-foot jumper in the lane with 23.9 seconds remaining, and the Los Angeles Lakers rallied from a 20-point deficit to beat the San Antonio Spurs 89-85 on Wednesday night in Game 1 of the Western Conference finals. ...more

May 22, 2008

Jonny Gomes pumped his fists as he scored a second-inning run Monday against the Yankees. He pounded the bag with his open palm when he stole third base in the fourth. ...more

May 13, 2008

You might as well call it "the Fifth-and-15/16 Major." This year's Players Championship, a tournament long promoted as the next best thing to a Grand Slam event, is getting no respect. ...more

May 8, 2008