Marshawn Lynch’s press conference for Skittles offers an alternate universe where the Seahawks running back actually enjoys talking to the press. We learn that he prefers cat videos over dog…
On almost any other morning, Roger Goodell would have welcomed an impromptu chat with Robert Kraft, the owner of the New England Patriots. But this was the morning of September…
If you’re hoping for some closure on the “deflategate” scandal by Super Bowl Sunday, tough luck. The lawyer hired by the NFL to investigate the controversy said Monday that he…
Barcelona has already been hit with a transfer ban after breaching regulations when signing young players, but rival Real insists it has complied fully with FIFA’s rules when conducting its…
LONDON — DeAndre Yedlin had modest plans for New Year’s Eve 2013. He went to his mother’s house in Seattle. He watched some fireworks on television. He went to sleep….
MELBOURNE, Australia — Not even Rafael Nadal could beat Tomas Berdych 18 times in a row. After cracking repeatedly through the years and in the big Grand Slam matches, Berdych…
MELBOURNE, Australia — After some unflinching words from her family, Maria Sharapova has been relentless on her opponents. Sharapova, seeded second at the Australian Open, advanced to the semifinals here…
Berdych crushed Nadal 6-2 6-0 7-6 (5) thanks to a fine display of power tennis to end a 17-match losing streak against the Spaniard. One of those losses came in…
Neil deGrasse Tyson, director of the Hayden Planetarium at the American Museum of Natural History and all-around scientific badass, said on Monday that New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick is…
Warning: The video below may incite extreme levels of jealousy, despair, and even rage. East-coasters, watch at your own risk. – Waimea Bay on fire. A drone’s view from Wayoverhead…
Tunisia coach Georges Leekens had called on his side, the 2004 AFCON champions, to go all out for the win despite only needing to draw the match to qualify. And…
The National Football League has zeroed in on a locker room attendant as a “strong person of interest” in the historic event known as “deflategate,” according to Fox Sports’ Jay…
Super Bowl XLIX is right around the corner. (Feb. 1 to be exact.) The Seattle Seahawks will defend their title against the New England Patriots. No matter from which part…
The 66-year-old has been at the helm of the Royal Netherlands Football Association (KNVB) since August 2008 and has openly called for the current incumbent Sepp Blatter to step down….
In a new interview with BBC’s Dan Roan, disgraced cyclist Lance Armstrong says that if placed back in the same circumstances he faced in 1995, he’d “probably” still decide to…
Muhammad Ali and Paralympic snowboarder Amy Purdy provide a double shot of inspiration in one of Toyota’s Super Bowl ads. – The ad will air during the first quarter of…
The giant image of former Standard captain Steven Defour, who joined Anderlecht from Portuguese club Porto last year, was unveiled in a stand behind the goal before kick off in…
The National Football League has discontinued a $150 NFC Championship poster that includes a photo of the “obscene gesture” that led the league last week to fine star Seahawks running…
Chris Berman really doesn’t want to talk to any damn quarterbacks right now, OK? OK, maybe his irritation during the NFL Pro Bowl on Sunday was actually related to technical…
But Monday was already a day of ‘firsts’ for Venus Williams, whose career has been hindered by the autoimmune disorder Sjogren’s Syndrome. When the 34-year-old beat sixth-seed Agnieszka Radwanska 6-3…
Tipmake it something equine-related. Given her well-known love of horses, it’s perhaps fitting — some might say unimaginative — that the majority of gifts presented to Queen Elizabeth II from…
MELBOURNE, Australia — Venus Williams’ strong run at the Australian Open continued Monday when she beat sixth-seeded Agnieszka Radwanska 6-3, 2-6, 6-1 to reach a Grand Slam quarterfinal for the…
Siemerink claimed the next eight points and McEnroe did as he promised in a later match at the season’s final major. No commentators were believed to have said something similar…
MELBOURNE, Australia — Serena Williams has created intergenerational battles through her own longevity and her own brilliance. At 33, Williams plays opponents who are nearly all from the younger set….
Relishing no longer being in the “villain” role, Seahawks cornerback Richard Sherman is painting his team’s Super Bowl opponent as occupying that position. He also doubts that the Patriots will…
On Tennis By CHRISTOPHER CLAREY MELBOURNE, Australia — Roger Federer has packed up the family, the nannies and his hopes for this year’s Australian Open and flown off to Zurich…
“I have to say I have not finished my mission because it’s a mission to be in football. We have started in 2011 with the reform process. The reform process…
Count Bill Nye among those who aren’t buying the scientific explanations Bill Belichick is cooking. “The Science Guy” told “Good Morning America” on Sunday that the New England Patriots coach’s…
It extended the 30-year-old American’s all-time record to 64 World Cup wins and she became the first woman to win a super-G at the famous Swiss resort on three occasions….
But with each passing match, the world number three looks to be building momentum. He took just over two hours to see off 15th-ranked Anderson 7-5 6-1 6-4 on the…