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Reuters The Older, Wiser LeBron James
His essay announcing his return to Cleveland seems designed to signal that he's not the same guy who enraged the nation with The Decision.
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Reuters U.S.A. vs. Belgium in the World Cup: The Agony of Exceeding Expectations
America's loss hurts. But fans should still be proud of what the team accomplished.
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Reuters / Michael Dalder How U.S.A. Can Beat Belgium at the World Cup: By Staying Awake
The Red Devils excel at wearing down opponents, but injuries to top players have left them vulnerable.
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Reuters The Surprisingly High Stakes of the U.S.A. vs. Germany World Cup Game
America can advance, even with a loss. But a win would be hugely significant.
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David J. Phillip / AP Golf's Future After Tiger Woods: Bleak
The Masters offered a peek at what golf will look like once Woods fully fades out of contention—and with golf participation dropping and no "next Tiger" solidly in place, the outlook is grim.
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Paul Beaty / AP Of Course Student Athletes Are University Employees
Objectors to the NLRB's ruling that student-athletes can unionize are glossing over the fact that student-athletes meet all the criteria to be considered employees of their schools.
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Brennan Linsey / AP How to Win $1 Billion on NCAA Basketball: A Mathematician's Tips
Rankings expert and college professor Tim Chartier explains how he uses math to come up with an almost-perfect March Madness formula.
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Petr David Josek / AP Sochi: The Last Olympics for NHL Players?
Canada swept hockey again, but the looming possibility that the league could reinstate its ban on Olympic participation could change the landscape for 2018.
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Petr David Josek / AP There's No Real Olympic Hockey Rivalry Between the U.S. and Canada
To be fair, that could change this week. But Canada has been better for the last 90 years.
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Petr David Josek / AP What the NHL Should—and Should Not—Learn From the Olympics
An NHL game can't end the way Team USA's dramatic victory over Russia did. Which reopens a familiar debate: Should the league adopt Olympic hockey's rules?
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Matt Slocum / AP ESP on Ice: When NHL Teammates Become Olympic Teammates
Ever since players from the North American pro hockey league began competing in the Games, coaches have found innovative ways to capitalize on their team chemistry.
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Matt Slocum / AP Team USA vs. Canada: Was That the Unofficial Gold-Medal Hockey Game?
Wednesday's preliminary match was totally thrilling. Just imagine what it'll be like if the two superpowers of the women's game meet again for the top Olympic prize.
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AP North American Hockey Teams' Big Adversary in Sochi: The Rinks
A guide to the athletes and action on the ice at the Winter Olympics
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AP The AFC and NFC Championships: A Guide to the Year's Best Football Day
Broncos vs. Patriots, Niners vs. Seahawks—what to watch for on Sunday, whose legacies are at stake, and why it could start raining candy in Washington
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AP It's Every Fan's Job to Police FIFA and the Olympics Committee
Neither World Cup nor Olympics authorities seem to mind Qatar's and Russia's human rights violations, so it's up to consumers, players, and sponsors to take action themselves.
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Phil Mickelson Isn't 'This Generation's Arnold Palmer'—Tiger Woods Is
Mickelson certainly plays like Palmer, and comparisons have surfaced in the days since Mickelson's British Open win. But only Tiger has revitalized the sport like Palmer did.
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The Best Matchup of the 2013 NBA Finals Is Between Coaches, Not Players
After a few testy regular-season encounters, the Heat's hotshot coach Erik Spoelstra and the Spurs' legendary Gregg Popovich have unfinished business to settle in the Finals.
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How to End Baseball's Epic Officiating Screwups: Use Instant-Replay Umpires
The Oakland Athletics' overruled home run this week shows again that subjective on-field rulings are an unreliable, often unfair way to officiate MLB games.
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The Most Fascinating School in the NCAA Final 4 Is Both David and Goliath
The University of Louisville is in a unique situation heading into the college-basketball semifinals: Its women's team is a giant-killer, and its men's team is a giant.
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The Yankees Will Probably Have a Bad Season, But Maybe That's Good for Fans
For the first time in decades, the team is expected to finish below .500. Analysts' dismal forecasts could be disastrous for the franchise—or a blessing in disguise.
