Rod Laver will settle down in front of a TV on Sunday to watch Roger Federer play Rafael Nadal in the French Open final.
As powerful as they are in comic books and movies, superheroes seemed destined for eternal lameness in video games.
Undefeated Virginia beat Syracuse 17-10 Saturday to advance to the NCAA men's lacrosse championship, opening a big lead in the first quarter and scoring three goals early in the fourth.
The YWCA voted overwhelmingly Saturday to allow men to help direct its operations for the first time in its 148-year history, eliminating a policy that allowed only women to serve as leaders of its nearly 300 local affiliates.
Unseeded Mardy Fish rallied from a set down to beat Jurgen Melzer 3-6, 6-4, 6-3 and win the U.S. Clay Court Championship title Sunday.
Mardy Fish advanced to the final of the U.S. Clay Court Championship when fifth-seeded Tommy Haas retired after five games Saturday night because of pain in his right wrist.
Jurgen Melzer blended power and finesse Saturday to beat seventh-seed Paul Goldstein 6-3, 6-4 in the semifinals of the U.S. Clay Court Championships.
Fourth-seeded Marcos Baghdatis of Cyprus retired in his second-round match against American Vince Spadea on Thursday night because of lower back pain.
Mark Williams absorbed everything he could from Nebraska's gymnastics dynasty. Never the star, he studied what Francis Allen and Jim Howard did to lead the Cornhuskers to an unprecedented five NCAA titles in a row.
Steven Segerlin offered no apologies for methodically eliminating any suspense left in the NCAA swimming and diving championships.
Simon Burnett's efforts in the NCAA swimming and diving championships on Friday night had his coach struggling for words.
Markus Larsson posted his first career World Cup win Saturday after champion Giorgio Rocca failed to finish his fourth straight slalom.
Markus Larsson posted his first World Cup win Saturday in the final slalom of the season, and the United States finished with three men in the top 10 of the overall standings for the first time.
Bode Miller led the United States to a 1-2 finish Thursday in the World Cup super-G finale, and Norway's Aksel Lund Svindal clinched the discipline title with a third-place showing.
Aksel Lund Svindal of Norway edged American Bode Miller to win the last downhill event of the World Cup season Wednesday while Austria's Michael Walchhofer clinched the discipline title.
RauShee Warren of Cincinnati successfully defended his 112-pound division title Saturday as a trio of youthful boxers made impressive showings at the U.S. Championships, capped by super heavyweight Mike Wilson winning his third consecutive title.
Austria's Benjamin Raich moved closer to his first overall World Cup title on Friday with his first slalom win of the season.
Benjamin Raich of Austria wrapped up his first overall World Cup title by finishing fourth Saturday in the men's slalom race.
This time, Ted Ligety got out of bed. There was no problem with the alarm clock, and he made it to the course.
Italy's Davide Simoncelli raced to his first World Cup giant slalom victory of the season Saturday, beating countryman Massimiliano Blardone by 0.08 seconds at Yongpyong Ski Resort.
Giorgio di Centa turned the final race of the Turin Olympics into a big party in the Italian Alps. He won the most grueling race in cross-country skiing — the 50km freestyle — on the final day of the Olympics, setting off a raucous celebration among his fellow Italians.
Ahn Hyun-soo led South Korea to its sixth gold medal in eight short-track speedskating events, winning the 5,000-meter relay in an Olympic record time Saturday night. Canada took silver and the United States, with Apolo Anton Ohno, bronze.
His final race finished, Todd Hays rose from the bobsled and slowly swung his legs over the side. Looking down, the brawny Texan paused. This was his moment, the one to savor — his last as an Olympian. Once again there would be no gold medal for Hays or the U.S. team, and that was fine.
His final race finished, Todd Hays rose from the bobsled and slowly swung his legs over the side. Looking down, the brawny Texan paused. This was his moment, the one to savor — his last as an Olympian.
This is their game of a lifetime, and they know it. This is a Stanley Cup finals Game 7 magnified, a once unimaginable gold medal matchup of tiny bordering countries come true.