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 international athletes with ...More
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 ...More
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 ...More
SAN JUAN (Reuters) - First-round play was suspended for the day because of heavy rain at the PGA Tour's Puerto Rico Open Thursday.
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 ...More
DENVER (Reuters) - A member of a Denver-area Crips street gang was convicted on Thursday in the 2007 murder of Denver Broncos football player Darrent Williams after an altercation at a local nightclub.
Willie D. Clark, 26, was convicted of first-degree murder in the drive-by shooting death of Williams, who was ...More
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Football star turned actor Merlin Olsen, who was a key member of the Los Angeles Rams' defensive line nicknamed the "Fearsome Foursome," died at the age of 69 on Thursday after a battle with cancer.
Olsen died at a Los Angeles hospital, his alma matter, Utah State ...More
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Lenny Dykstra, the former star baseball center fielder, has asked a federal judge to dismiss his bankruptcy case.
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 ...More
MANAMA (Reuters) - Formula One's governing body left the door open to sanctions against the USF1 team on Thursday for their non-participation in this year's championship.
The North Carolina-based operation were due to enter as one of four all-new teams but admitted failure last month when they said they ...More
MANAMA (Reuters) - Michael Schumacher was mobbed by the media and welcomed back by fellow champions on his return to the Formula One paddock on Thursday in search of an unprecedented eighth title.
"If you see the world championships that Michael has, its something I think is maybe impossible to repeat ...More
ROME (Reuters) - Belgian Tom Boonen burned off his rivals in a sprint finish to claim the second stage of the Tirreno-Adriatico Thursday ahead of German Paul Martens and Italian Daniele Bennati.
Germany's Linus Gerdemann, who won Wednesday's first stage, retained the overall lead. Boonen is second with the ...More
