The United States won its first world championship since 1994 on Sunday, beating Turkey 81-64 behind another sensational performance from tournament MVP Kevin Durant.

Dara Torres is back in the pool and training for what she hopes will be her sixth Olympics.

Stung by a lingering land dispute with farmers and the sudden resignation of its CEO for health reasons, Munich is relying on figure skating great Katarina Witt to lift the city's bid for the 2018 Winter Olympics.

Australian swimmer Stephanie Rice is in hot water after posting a homophobic slur on her Twitter page, according to a report in The Daily Telegraph of Sydney.

With nothing to play for, the United States looked as if it didn't want to play.

IOC president Jacques Rogge believes the cricket match-fixing scandal shows that illegal betting has become as big a blight on sports as doping.

In the political arena, Iran vs. the United States is a matchup that gets attention.

Olympic champion Usain Bolt said American sprint rival Tyson Gay "probably just hates my guts" because he has dominated major championships.

Evgeni Plushenko will need more than quadruple jumps to make it to the Sochi Olympics.

The Americans are good but certainly beatable, and their coach envisions a way it can happen. Mike Krzyzewski likes his players but realizes they have shortcomings - starting with the fact that they're kind of short.

IOC president Jacques Rogge has dismissed claims by Israel that an Iranian faked an injury to avoid facing one of its athletes in a Youth Olympics taekwondo match.

Wimbledon is brightening its wardrobe for the 2012 Olympics.