A competitor at every age
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Greater fanfare has been directed toward other American female athletes, but it's hard to figure out why. Few have performed with the diligence and excellence over a number of years quite like Juli Inkster.
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LAS VEGAS - Bernard Hopkins, the 39-year-old boxing rebel without pause, not only continues to defy age but conventional fistic logic.
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The world needs sporting heroes. They provide inspiration, a person whose feats others can seek to emulate. Twenty years ago, in a small village in Morocco with a magnificent view, a small
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Jennifer Capriati is one of the elder statesmen on this WTA circuit, having turned pro in 1990 at the age of 14, and folks have now taken to asking her if she&#39;s thought about retirement.
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Can the best player in a mature industry still be a good investment?
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Brett Ludeke, a 24-year-old  employee at a global security company, has overhauled his life for the long-shot dream of becoming an ultimate fighter.
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German canoeist Birgit Fischer at 42, is on the verge of becoming one of the greatest Olympians of all time - and she has not rule out competing again at Beijing.
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SINCE only the late Sam Snead won more golf tournaments after he turned 40 - the American won 17 times while the Fijian has already claimed 11 victories in 16 months since he reached the same age - itâs fair to speculate Vijay Singh knows more about how
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Gyms are using numbers to lure the middle-aged into exercise programs.
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ATHENS, Greece -- I could see Vanderlei de Lima of Brazil running almost straight toward me. The 5-5, 119-pound marathon competitor had started with the rest of the men in the hill town of Marathon, the place where it all began 2,494 years ago.
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Wherever he has gone, the trainer Todd Pletcher has had no problem winning races or earning money. He has established records for the most victories at meets at
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Athletes are marinated in preparation for years, and grilled in harsh evaluation or simply bask in recognition for decades. And during competition, each competitor can handle no more than the prescribed circumstances.
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The hearts of active athletes near age 70 are nearly indistinguishable from those of athletes 30 years younger, a University of Texas study indicates.
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LAS VEGAS -- Shane Mosley wants to fight until he's 40. The way he looked last night against Luis Collazo, he might consider extending his career even longer.
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At 72, the famous mentalist is still full of ambitious predictions.
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The Burlington Fun League, which is where Scott "Nomar" FitzGerald is the all-time home run champion, is the huggable mongrel of all summer softball leagues. Any guy in town over 30 years old is eligible to play, but even that basic rule gets stretched thinner than a politician's promise if, say, a young and spry townie shows the ability to ...
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An early leader out of the gate faces stiff competition in the stretch.