Armstrong, Sorenstam ESPY's top athletes
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Lance Armstrong cracked risque jokes as the first athlete to host the ESPY Awards, then picked up his fourth consecutive male athlete of the year trophy Wednesday night.
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Seven times Tour de France cycling champion Lance Armstrong has entered the Boston Marathon on April 21, organisers said on Thursday.
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Kristin Armstrong won the world time-trial title last year and will be favored to defend her crown today when the world championships open in Stuttgart, Germany.
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TIGNES, France  - The days when seven-times winner Lance Armstrong was sewing up the Tour de France in the prologue or the first mountain stage are over.
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Three shots behind Grace Park with five holes to go, six-time LPGA player of the year Sorenstam rallied with an eagle, birdie and three pars to win her fourth Samsung World Championship by three shots over Park on Sunday.
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Stian Eckhoff and Frode Andresen gave Norway a 1-2 finish in a 10-kilometer World Cup biathlon sprint event Wednesday. Jay Hakkinen of the United States finished seventh, his best outing this season.
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Independent Dutch investigators cleared Lance Armstrong of doping in the 1999 Tour de France on Wednesday, and blamed anti-doping authorities for misconduct in dealing with the American cyclist.
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PALM DESERT, Calif. -- While playing partners Annika Sorenstam and Michelle Wie grabbed most of the attention, Grace Park made history Thursday at the Samsung World Championship.
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MARION JONES, the greatest female athlete of her generation, won three gold medals and two bronze at the Sydney Olympics four years ago on a cocktail of drugs including insulin, growth hormone, EPO and THG.
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PARIS: Lance Armstrong has left the question marks hovering over his participation on next yearâs Tour de France where the American could stretch his record to seven consecutive victories.
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Menâs - 1. Evans Rutto (Ken) 2. Daniel Njenga (Ken) 3. Toshinari Takaoka (Jap) Womenâs â-onstantina Tomescu-Dita (Rom) 2. Nuta Olaru (Rom) 3. Svetlana Zakharova (Rus).
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The Outdoor Life Network is officially changing its name later this month to Versus.  The Outdoor Life Network began in 1995 when it bought the rights to air the National Hockey League games, but was best known for airing Lance Armstrong's seven Tour de France wins.
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With his record six victories, Lance Armstrong has proved he can win the Tour de France over any course. Thursday organizers unveiled a 2005 route that suits his rivals rather than the American.
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PORTLAND, ORE. -- Candie Kung and Canada&#39;s Lorie Kane overcame the wind and the rain -- and a rally by Annika Sorenstam -- to top the Safeway Classic leaderboard.
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he longest stage of the day - Kimun Kamuy - is the best opportunity for the drivers to catch or distance their closest opponents. Petter Solberg is the best at this game.
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With his record six victories, Lance  Armstrong has proved he can win the Tour de France over any  course. Thursday organizers unveiled a 2005 route that suits  his rivals rather than the American.
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NEW YORK - The accolades, like her putts, just keep rolling in for ex-Arizona Wildcat Annika Sorenstam. Sorenstam, a six-time winner on the LPGA Tour this season, was named sportswoman of the year by the Women&#39;s