USA Golf announces 4-person Pan Am squad

Kristen Gillman, Beau Hosler, Andrea Lee and Lee McCoy comprise Team USA for the upcoming Pan Am Games, the USA Golf Federation announced Thursday.The four golfers will compete on the South Course at Angus Glen Golf Club, July 16-19, in Ontario, Canada. The Pan Am Games will be held in Toronto from July 10-26.Gillman is the reigning U.S. Women's Amateur...

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Hamlin headlines U.S. luge national team

LAKE PLACID, N.Y. -- Olympic bronze medalist Erin Hamlin is one of 14 sliders selected for Team USA Luge's 2015-16 national squad.Hamlin and men's Olympians Chris Mazdzer and Tucker West are exempt from qualifying for next season's World Cup team based on their 2014-15 results. They led a haul of 13 World Cup medal wins by U.S. sliders, tying the...

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Bolt to run 200 again at Golden Spike in May

PRAGUE -- Usain Bolt will compete again at the Golden Spike in the Czech city of Ostrava in May.Organizers said the Jamaican great will run the 200 meters on May 26 at the meet, which is part of the IAAF world challenge series. They said it will be his only European meet in the first part of the season.The six-time Olympic champion will race for the...

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Kovalchuk to captain Russia for upcoming worlds

MOSCOW -- Former New Jersey Devils player Ilya Kovalchuk says he will captain the Russian national team at this year's hockey world championship.Kovalchuk, who left the NHL for SKA St. Petersburg in 2013, tells Russian media that coach Oleg Znarok gave him the captain's role on Tuesday, a day before the Russian team departs for the tournament in the...

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Kahrl: The 'real' and 'reality' of Jenner's truth

I don't know Bruce Jenner. But I do have a dim childhood memory of an Olympic hero who smiled at me from Wheaties boxes in the grocery store, a friendly face that encouraged fitness before America really started losing its battle of the bulge.If you're a bit older, you know what Jenner's 1976 decathlon gold-medal win in Montreal meant for a country...

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Kahrl: The 'real' and 'reality' of Jenner's truth

I don't know Bruce Jenner. But I do have a dim childhood memory of an Olympic hero who smiled at me from Wheaties boxes in the grocery store, a friendly face that encouraged fitness before America really started losing its battle of the bulge.If you're a bit older, you know what Jenner's 1976 decathlon gold-medal win in Montreal meant for a country...

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Volleyball, soccer top list of hot Olympic tickets

RIO DE JANEIRO -- Rio's Olympic committee says volleyball and soccer are the most popular sports for fans seeking tickets for the 2016 Games.With two days left until the end of the first phase of sales, Rio organizers said other sports with a high number of requests are swimming, basketball and athletics.Brazilians have until April 30 to make their...

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Kovalchuk to captain Russia for upcoming worlds

MOSCOW -- Former New Jersey Devils player Ilya Kovalchuk says he will captain the Russian national team at this year's hockey world championship.Kovalchuk, who left the NHL for SKA St. Petersburg in 2013, tells Russian media that coach Oleg Znarok gave him the captain's role on Tuesday, a day before the Russian team departs for the tournament in the...

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Crosby to play for Canada at world championship

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Bolt to run 200 again at Golden Spike in May

PRAGUE -- Usain Bolt will compete again at the Golden Spike in the Czech city of Ostrava in May.Organizers say the Jamaican great will run the 200 meters on May 26 at the meet, which is part of the IAAF world challenge series. They say it will be his only European meet in the first part of the season.The six-time Olympic champion will race for the...

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Crosby to play for Canada at world championship

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Bolt: Gay should have received lifetime ban

Usain Bolt says Tyson Gay should have been "kicked out" of athletics after being found guilty of using a banned substance in 2013.Gay's ban was reduced after he agreed to co-operate with authorities -- a decision Bolt describes as "the stupidest thing I've ever heard" -- and the American sprinter is now set to return to action.Speaking to Runner's...

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Canadian swim coach Randy Bennett dies at 51

VICTORIA, British Columbia -- Longtime Canadian swim coach Randy Bennett has died at 51.Swimming Canada, the sport's domestic governing body, says he died Monday night. Bennett recently was diagnosed with skin cancer.Bennett was the national coach at the 2012 London Olympics and has coached Canada's top senior teams at every major international competition...

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Volleyball, soccer top list of hot Olympic tickets

RIO DE JANEIRO -- Rio's Olympic committee says volleyball and soccer are the most popular sports for fans seeking tickets for the 2016 Games.With two days left until the end of the first phase of sales, Rio organizers said other sports with a high number of requests are swimming, basketball and athletics.Brazilians have until April 30 to make their...

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Kahrl: The 'real' and 'reality' of Jenner's truth

I don't know Bruce Jenner. But I do have a dim childhood memory of an Olympic hero who smiled at me from Wheaties boxes in the grocery store, a friendly face that encouraged fitness before America really started losing its battle of the bulge.If you're a bit older, you know what Jenner's 1976 decathlon gold-medal win in Montreal meant for a country...

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IOC promises help for Nepal after earthquake

NEW DELHI -- IOC president Thomas Bach says the Olympic body will do everything possible to help sports in Nepal recover from the devastating earthquake in the Himalayan kingdom.Bach says the International Olympic Committee has "full sympathy" for Nepal, where more than 4,000 people died after the earthquake hit Saturday.Bach says the IOC will help...

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Kovalchuk to captain Russia for upcoming worlds

MOSCOW -- Former New Jersey Devils player Ilya Kovalchuk says he will captain the Russian national team at this year's hockey world championship.Kovalchuk, who left the NHL for SKA St. Petersburg in 2013, tells Russian media that coach Oleg Znarok gave him the captain's role on Tuesday, a day before the Russian team departs for the tournament in the...

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Bolt: Gay should have received lifetime ban

Usain Bolt says Tyson Gay should have been "kicked out" of athletics after being found guilty of using a banned substance in 2013.Gay's ban was reduced after he agreed to co-operate with authorities -- a decision Bolt describes as "the stupidest thing I've ever heard" -- and the American sprinter is now set to return to action.Speaking to Runner's...

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Team USA wins 4 of 6 events at Penn Relays

PHILADELPHIA -- Porscha Lucas led Team USA to victory in the women's 800-meter relay at the Penn Relays on Saturday, and the Americans won four of six events in the U.S.A. vs. The World races.Leslie Cole, Tawanna Meadows and Cambrya Jones also were on the relay team that beat Jamaica by seven-thousandths of a second in the first 800 relay at the meet...

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Bolt wins 100m Rio exhibition with 10.12 time

RIO DE JANEIRO -- Usain Bolt won a 100-meter exhibition race Sunday in Rio de Janeiro in a time of 10.12 seconds.The six-time Olympic gold medalist said he'd hoped to run under 10 seconds.The exhibition was staged on a track set up at a horse racing venue in central Rio.Bolt holds the world record of 9.58 and hopes to add three more Olympic golds...

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Stowers stuns with win in Drake Relay hurdles

DES MOINES, Iowa -- The field for the women's 100-meter hurdle race at the Drake Relays was so stacked that hometown favorite Lolo Jones' late scratch was barely noticed.All those stars couldn't touch unheralded Jasmin Stowers, who likely won't be an afterthought much longer.Stowers blew past a field that included 2008 Olympic gold medalist Dawn Harper-Nelson...

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Stowers stuns with win in Drake Relay hurdles

DES MOINES, Iowa -- The field for the women's 100-meter hurdle race at the Drake Relays was so stacked that hometown favorite Lolo Jones' late scratch was barely noticed.All those stars couldn't touch unheralded Jasmin Stowers, who likely won't be an afterthought much longer.Stowers blew past a field that included 2008 Olympic gold medalist Dawn Harper-Nelson...

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Stowers stuns with win in Drake Relay hurdles

DES MOINES, Iowa -- The field for the women's 100-meter hurdle race at the Drake Relays was so stacked that hometown favorite Lolo Jones' late scratch was barely noticed.All those stars couldn't touch unheralded Jasmin Stowers, who likely won't be an afterthought much longer.Stowers blew past a field that included 2008 Olympic gold medalist Dawn Harper-Nelson...

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Bolt: Gay should have received lifetime ban

Usain Bolt says Tyson Gay should have been "kicked out" of athletics after being found guilty of using a banned substance in 2013.Gay's ban was reduced after he agreed to co-operate with authorities -- a decision Bolt describes as "the stupidest thing I've ever heard" -- and the American sprinter is now set to return to action.Speaking to Runner's...

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Bolt: Gay should have received lifetime ban

Usain Bolt says Tyson Gay should have been "kicked out" of athletics after being found guilty of using a banned substance in 2013.Gay's ban was reduced after he agreed to co-operate with authorities -- a decision Bolt describes as "the stupidest thing I've ever heard" -- and the American sprinter is now set to return to action.Speaking to Runner's...

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Ford: Will Lance's latest move yield a genuine result?

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Drehs: Michael Phelps says he's a changed man

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Phelps' comeback wins 100 free, 2nd meet title

MESA, Ariz. -- Michael Phelps felt something coming off the wall in the 100-meter freestyle, a sensation he hadn't experienced since resuming training four months ago.It was like a switch flipped in the 18-time Olympic gold medalist.He zoomed off the wall in Lane 7, rallying from last to win in 49.72 seconds Saturday night in his comeback from a six-month...

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Bolt wins 100m Rio exhibition with 10.12 time

RIO DE JANEIRO -- Usain Bolt won a 100-meter exhibition race Sunday in Rio de Janeiro in a time of 10.12 seconds.The six-time Olympic gold medalist said he'd hoped to run under 10 seconds.The exhibition was staged on a track set up at a horse racing venue in central Rio.Bolt holds the world record of 9.58 and hopes to add three more Olympic golds...

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IAAF: Russia can compete in athletics programs

SOCHI, Russia -- Russia will not be barred from major athletics competitions because of allegations of systematic doping, IAAF President Lamine Diack said Tuesday.Russia is being investigated by the IAAF ethics commission and the World Anti-Doping Agency over claims its officials ran a sophisticated doping program. Four Olympic track champions from...

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IIHF: NHL players to '18 Olympics not easy

SOCHI, Russia -- The process of getting NHL players to come to the 2018 Winter Olympics has begun.International Ice Hockey Federation president Rene Fasel told The Associated Press on Tuesday that he has been consulting players and officials over a deal to ensure the NHL's best are available to play at the games in Pyeongchang, South Korea.The IIHF...

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Silva says he will try to earn Rio Games spot

SAO PAULO -- Mixed martial arts fighter Anderson Silva will fight for a spot in the Brazilian taekwondo team at the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.The announcement was made Wednesday after a meeting with Brazilian taekwondo officials."I know there will be difficulties, but it's a challenge I want to face."Anderson SilvaConsidered one of the best...

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Vizer sorry for approach, stands by message

SOCHI, Russia -- Marius Vizer apologized Wednesday for the manner of his attack on the IOC but stood by the harsh criticism that prompted Olympic sports federations to suspend ties with his umbrella body.With IOC President Thomas Bach in attendance as a guest, Vizer demanded more power for sports federations Monday and branded the IOC system as "expired,...

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Olympic sports leaders praise Brazil's progress

SOCHI, Russia -- A year after blasting organizers for delays, leaders of summer Olympic sports praised Brazil on Wednesday for getting preparations back on track for next year's games in Rio de Janeiro.Rio organizers were sharply criticized for severe construction holdups and political wrangling when they appeared before the Association of Summer...

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Armstrong: WADA, others are 'owed an apology'

AUSTIN, Texas -- Lance Armstrong said Wednesday that the World Anti-Doping Agency and others are "owed an apology" from him for cheating during his cycling career, but noted that the agency's chief rebuffed efforts to meet back in 2013.David Howman, director general of WADA, told The Associated Press this week that he is disappointed Armstrong had...

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Faehn leaves Florida for USA Gymnastics

GAINESVILLE, Fla. -- Florida gymnastics coach Rhonda Faehn, who led the team to the past three NCAA titles, is leaving the program to become senior vice president of USA Gymnastics.The school made the announcement Friday, a week after Faehn guided the Gators to another title in her 13th season.Florida has won three straight NCAA championships, the...

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Jagr returns to play for home Czechs at worlds

PRAGUE -- Star forward Jaromir Jagr is coming out of international retirement to play for the Czech Republic at the upcoming world championship in his native country.Czech Republic coach Vladimir Ruzicka announced Friday that the 43-year-old Jagr will be on the team.Jagr retired from international ice hockey after last year's worlds in Minsk, Belarus....

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Prosecution rests in Tsarnaev trial penalty phase

BOSTON -- A video played Thursday at the trial of Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev showed a mother crouched over her 8-year-old son as he lay dying on the sidewalk, a scene prosecutors hoped would linger in jurors' minds while they determine whether Tsarnaev lives or dies. Prosecutors rested their case after playing the video during the testimony...

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Battling Radcliffe finds a new fight

Simon Barnes, Writer for ESPN.co.uk, ESPN FC and ESPNcricinfo Close• UK Sports Columnist of the Year in 2001 and 2007• Former Chief Sports Writer at The Times• Author of more than 20 books including The Meaning of Sport0 SharesPrintCommentThere was a time when Paula was ordinary. Ordinary, at least, by the standards of elite athletics....