Joe Ozaki, seeking his first win on the Champions Tour, took a two-shot lead Friday after one round of the Dick's Sporting Goods Open in Endicott, N.Y....
Michael Phelps and Aaron Peirsol equaled world records Friday and Dara Torres qualified for her fifth Olympics at the U.S. Swimming Trials in Omaha....
A new exhibition to open this fall at Rome's Chiostro del Bramante is being touted as the first entirely devoted to the ancient Roman leader Julius Caesar....
Rafael Nadal beat unseeded Rainer Schuettler 6-1, 7-6 (7-3), 6-4 in Friday's second men's semifinal at the Wimbledon Tennis Championships in London....
LaShawn Merritt upset Jeremy Wariner in the 400-meter final at the U.S. Olympic Track and Field Trials Thursday, setting up a showdown for Beijing next month....
Dara Torres, who at age 41 is trying to make her fifth Olympic team, qualified Thursday for the 100-meter freestyle final at the U.S. Swimming Trials....
Steve Marino, seeking his first PGA Tour victory in his third year on the circuit, grabbed a one-shot lead Thursday in the first round of the AT&T National....
Two climbers broke a record this week by climbing the Nose of El Capitan in Yosemite National Park in California in 2 hours, 43 minutes and 33 seconds....
The provincial government of Ontario is pushing the Canadian federal government to allow Las Vegas-style sports betting in casinos, the Toronto Star reported....
German Rainer Schuettler downed Frenchman Arnaud Clement despite rain Thursday to earn a semifinal match against Spaniard Rafael Nadal Friday at Wimbledon....
