Alberto Contador moved closer to victory in the Tour de France with a second-place finish in the 17th stage, while teammate and rival Lance Armstrong dropped to fourth overall.

The son of former New York Yankees star first baseman Don Mattingly has been arrested on charges of shoving his mother and spitting in her face.

A Philadelphia man who said he was shot by NFL receiver Marvin Harrison last year remains in critical condition after being shot again.

Aramis Ramirez and Jeff Baker each had a two-run double and the Chicago Cubs beat Philadelphia 10-5 on Wednesday and snapped the Phillies' 10-game winning streak. The Cubs avoided their first three-game sweep in Philadelphia since 1999.

Ricky Rubio plans to part ways with Spanish basketball club DKV Joventut even if the Minnesota Timberwolves cannot reach a deal to bring their first-round draft pick to the NBA.

The Chicago Blackhawks say recently signed winger Marian Hossa is rehabilitating a shoulder injury he suffered during the Stanley Cup playoffs while with Detroit.

Stewart Cink knows what a good sports story he wrecked at the British Open, but Steve Elling says after regrouping for the playoff, Cink was all business as he went about becoming The Man Who Beat Tom Watson.

The commissioner of the Mountain West Conference says he'll keep pushing for changes to college football's postseason bowl selection system.

The Boston Red Sox have added one of the Pirates' middle-of-the-order hitters for the second time in as many seasons, acquiring first baseman Adam LaRoche for two mid-level prospects.

Law enforcement officials in Nevada have no intention of opening a criminal investigation into allegations Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger raped a woman at a Lake Tahoe hotel-casino a year ago, the sheriff's department said Wednesday.

Yep, it's that time again -- Tim Tebow time. Florida's riffle-armed humanitarian, whose name is now a women's underwear brand, will play at the NFL level. But first, we'll see him and the Gators in Pasadena, Dennis Dodd says.

With Plaxico Burress and Amani Toomer out of the picture, there are some voids at wide receiver for the Giants. Clark Judge says Steve Smith nails one spot and breaks down the battle for the others in his NFC East

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ING Renault F1 Team will open their doors, as part of National Motorsport Week, and give members of the public the unique opportunity of an insight into their world famous Formula One premises on Wednesday 12 August. Take this rare

Brawn GP's Alex Wurz, like many other drivers, actually enjoys the Hungarian Grand Prix, even if the millions of people at home find the race to be a predictable procession through the gorgeous Budapest countryside. Not only does he think

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Gazzetta dello Sport, has reported that Ferrari's head of aerodynamics John Iley has left the legendary Formula One team.