
Oct 28 - By Associated Press
Dinara Safina has pulled out of the Sony Ericsson Championships with a serious back injury, handing the year-end No. 1 ranking to Serena Williams.

Oct 27 - By Mattias Karen, AP Sports Writer
Serena Williams bested big sister Venus again Sunday, winning 6-2, 7-6 (4) in the season-ending Sony Ericsson Championships final.

Oct 26 - By Mattias Karen, AP Sports Writer
Caroline Wozniacki denied on Monday that there was any wrongdoing involved last week when she quit a match one game shy of victory.

Oct 23 - By Oskar Garcia, Associated Press Writer
A lucky swap and some eager building propelled a 19-year-old Norwegian student to the top of board game fame and sent three would-be tycoons to the poor house at the Monopoly World Championship in Las Vegas.

Oct 12 - By Nancy Armour, AP National Writer
When Bridget Sloan's friends heard she was coming to London, one asked her to bring back pictures from a Chelsea game.

Oct 12 - By Nancy Armour, AP National Writer
China's trip to the world championships was more like a scouting mission, a chance to get a sneak peek at the site of the 2012 Olympics.
Sep 13 - By Associated Press
Jonathan Horton's leadership skills will get a workout at the world gymnastics championships.

Aug 31 - By Nancy Armour, AP National Writer
Olympic champion Nastia Liukin ran out of time.

Aug 12 - By Eddie Pells, AP National Writer
Shawn. Nastia. Mary Lou. And with a few more nights like Saturday, maybe we'll know America's newest national champion simply as Bridget.
Jul 14 - By Associated Press
USA Track & Field announced Tuesday the federation's indoor national championships for the next three years will be held in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

Jul 5 - By Associated Press
Julius Brink and Jonas Reckermann of Germany have beaten top-seeded Brazilians Harley and Alison in straight sets 21-16, 21-19 to win the men's final at the World Beach Volleyball Championships.
Jun 30 - By Associated Press
Michael Phelps and Dara Torres are among more than 25 members of the 2008 U.S. Olympic team expected to compete next week in the U.S. national championships at the IUPUI Natatorium.
Jun 25 - By Eddie Pells, AP National Writer
Olympic decathlon champion Bryan Clay withdrew from the U.S. national track championships Thursday with an injured left hamstring, a decision that could force him to shut down his entire 2009 season.

Jun 24 - By Eddie Pells, AP National Writer
Some have been faster than him, others more flamboyant.
Jun 24 - By Associated Press
Americans Vincent Spadea (SPAY'-dee-ah), John Isner and Bobby Reynolds have announced they will play in next month's Indianapolis Tennis Championships.
Jun 13 - By Associated Press
Two nights after his stunning upset of Rau'shee Warren in the semifinals, Jesus Magdaleno made sure there was no drama in the championship bout.

Jun 9 - By Tom Curran, msnbc.com - Only on msnbc.com
Hey, where’d the decade go? It seems like the turn of the century was just yesterday.

Jun 9 - By Pat Graham, AP Sports Writer
Javontae Starks bounded around the ring, barely even favoring his left leg.
Apr 9 - By Associated Press
Clarissa Chun won the women's freestyle national title in the 105.5-pound division Thursday night with a 3-0, 1-0 victory against Sara Fulp-Allen at the US national championships.
Apr 1 - By JT the Brick, msnbc.com - Only on msnbc.com
Dale Earnhardt Jr. is at a crucial crossroads in his career. His competitiveness has disappeared and his fans need an explanation on why he is throwing away another year of his career. In May of 2007, he decided to walk away from his late father's company, DEI, because he couldn't come to a long term business agreement with his stepmother Teresa Earnhardt. Hendrick Motorsports signed him to a lucrative deal, where he replaced Kyle Bush in a five-year commitment to become part of the most successful team in NASCAR. A Sprint Cup title is his ultimate goal and he changed race teams to make this happen.

Mar 28 - By Barry Wilner, AP Football Writer
Whichever women represent the United States at the Vancouver Olympics next year, there will be only two of them.

Mar 28 - By Dan Joling, Associated Press Writer
Tim Jitloff repeated as giant slalom champion at the U.S. Alpine Ski Championships at Alyeska Resort.

Mar 28 - By Barry Wilner, AP Football Writer
Don't believe for a second that the Russians participating in the World Figure Skating Championships didn't know about their country's medals drought.
Mar 27 - By Barry Wilner, AP Football Writer
Kim Yu-na practically sprinted through the short program and away from a strong field Friday at the World Figure Skating Championships.
Mar 27 - By Associated Press
Figure skating needs to bring back a qualifying system for the world championships because the singles fields are too large, the president of the international federation said Friday.