Ellen's record bid gets started
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Yachtswoman Ellen MacArthur left Cornwall on Saturday afternoon to begin her bid for a new world record.
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Ichiro Suzuki, baseball&#39;s sang-froid player, is racing to shatter an elusive record for hits in a single season, aiming to bring glory to himself, the Seattle Mariners and his country Japan.
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PEBBLE BEACH, California  - Around 800 hopefuls, lured by the David Beckham factor, will bid to earn a place in the same team as the former England captain during open trials for the Los Angeles Galaxy this weekend.
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NEW YORK -- Regis Philbin has logged 15,188 hours on the tube, yielding him fame, fortune -- and now a place in the record books. Yesterday&#39;s broadcast of Live With Regis and Kelly gives the talk-show host the Guinness World Record for most hours on ...
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The former senator plans to officially kick off his presidential bid Thursday.
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She has the chance to banish the ghosts of last weekend&#39;s marathon failure and finally claim the Olympic medal she has sought for so long.
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Briton Ellen MacArthur has not ruled out trying to reclaim the title of fastest-ever sailor to complete a solo non-stop circumnavigation of the globe just hours after Frenchman Francis Joyon shattered her previous record.
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A comedian completes his 24-hour bid to break the longest stand-up routine record by proposing on stage.
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The G.O.P. race for 2008 starts now, and many of the contenders are already working hard for the right to inherit the Bush mantle
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By Keri Brenner, The Olympian, Olympia, Wash.  Feb.
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NEW YORK  &#151; Ellen DeGeneres can probably put anyone at ease. Even nominees for the biggest awards in show business.
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Yachtswoman Ellen MacArthur's was powering ahead in her bid to set a new solo round-the-world record as she navigated 715 miles off the southwest tip of Australia.
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Ellen MacArthur is to be made a dame as she gets a hero's welcome after sailing around the world solo in record time.
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A transsexual golfer has made history by becoming the first to qualify for the Ladies&#39; European Tour. Danish-born but Australian raised Mianne Bagger, 37, said she was &quot;thrilled and excited&quot; to be taking part in the tournament next season.
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Michelle Wie faces one of the toughest fields in women's golf when the $3 million Evian Masters starts Wednesday.
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Tirunesh Dibaba plans to attempt outdoor world records at 5,000 and 10,000 meters this year. She will run at the Millrose Games at Madison Square Garden on Friday.
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The actress will now feature in a game.