All throughout the women's football tournament at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, the prospect of the United States and Japan reprising their final from the 2011 Women's World Cup has dangled over the proceedings. Now, it's a reality, although it took a long time to get there.
Read full storyThe UFC found its next top contender at light heavyweight on Saturday night - Lyoto Machida earned the distinction with a knockout win over Ryan Bader, and will challenge the winner of the UFC 151 bout between champion Jon Joes and challenger Dan Henderson - but the situation in the middleweight division is a little bit murkier.
Read full storyFor the uninitiated, talk of top wrestlers from Iran, Russia and Cuba might conjure up memories of the Iron Sheik, Nikolai Volkoff and the Cuban Assassin drawing the ire of pro wrestling fans in the 80s. On Monday, however, Greco-Roman wrestlers from those three countries earned very real gold at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London.
Read full storyWith most of the NHL's summer business concluded - you know, except that whole business of a new collective bargaining agreement - the eyes of the hockey world are focused on the Vancouver Canucks and their attempts to trade All-Star goaltender Roberto Luongo.
Read full storySince women's football was added to the Olympic program in 1996, no nation has ever won both the World Cup and the Olympic gold medal in back-to-back years. After winning the World Cup a year ago, Japan will have that opportunity.
Read full storyThe UFC returns to network television on Saturday night with its fourth fight card on Fox, and stakes are high for the evening, as UFC president Dana White has declared that the most impressive winner from the evening's event and co-main event will be declared the No. 1 contender to the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship, currently held by Jon "Bones" Jones ahead of his UFC 151 defense against Dan Henderson.
Read full storyIf Greg Jamison is unable to complete his purchase of the Phoenix Coyotes in time to convince Shane Doan to stay in the Arizona desert, he could wind up losing the face of the franchise to his old team.
Read full storyMaggie Steffens scored three goals on Friday evening - all three during a critical stretch of play in the middle of the contest - to lead Team USA to a 7-6 win over China on Friday evening in London at the Water Polo Arena, a temporary facility constructed specifically for these Olympic Games.
Read full storyAt some point in the coming weeks, Shane Doan will make his decision on whether or not he will leave the Phoenix Coyotes and end his 16-year career with the franchise in order to chase a Stanley Cup with the New York Rangers, Pittsburgh Penguins, Philadelphia Flyers, Vancouver Canucks, or one of the other teams that is interested in his services. When that happens, the teams who don't get Doan will want to turn somewhere else.
Read full storyFloyd Mayweather, Jr. is out of a Nevada prison after being released Friday morning, and the next time "Money" steps into the ring, he could be out of Nevada, period.
Read full storyThe embattled Penn State football program may be on the verge of one of its biggest losses yet, according to ESPN college football analyst Joe Schad. Schad posted Friday morning on his Twitter account (@schadjoe) that wide receiver Justin Brown, the receptions leader among returning Penn State players, will meet today with head coach Bill O'Brien, and that he is leaning toward a transfer to the University of Oklahoma.
Read full storyAt six feet, eight inches, Teddy Riner is used to standing tall. After Friday's final day of judo competition at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, the French judoka now officially stands tall at the pinnacle of his sport.
Read full storyIt's less than two days since the Shane Doan Free Agency Tour hit Vancouver, and there's no way of knowing where the Canucks stand relative to the New York Rangers, the Philadelphia Flyers, and the suitors that Doan has yet to meet with. However, the fact that the Canucks are even talking to Doan could be an indication of what they're expecting in a trade for All-Star goaltender Roberto Luongo.
Read full storyWith just two days remaining before the UFC on Fox 4 fight card - scheduled to air live from the Staples Center at 8 p.m. ET on Saturday night on FOX - former champions Lyoto "The Dragon" Machida and Mauricio "Shogun" Rua are focused on their upcoming fights. However, as the two former UFC Light Heavyweight Champions return to the site of their first fight against one another, the prospect of a trilogy fight is certainly a tantalizing one.
Read full storyWith all eyes on Penn State wide receiver Justin Brown, another Nittany Lions player is leaving Happy Valley. This one, however, won't be leaving the Big Ten...or even the Leaders Division.
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