At 16, John McAvoy owned a sawn-off shotgun and spent his time doing grunt work... at 18 he was handed two life sentences. Now he’s the only Nike-sponsored Ironman triathlete. He tells Josie Cox his story

This is Kara Eaker, who got the highest score on beam and who, with Simone Biles, Morgan Hurd, Riley McCusker, Ragan Smith and Grace McCallum helped the US team get yet another gold medal.

The Detroit Red Wings have the worst record (1-6-2) in the NHL after nine games, fulfilling the expectations of many who believed they'd be one of the league's worst teams as they rebuild. There may have been no greater harbinger of that futility than the newly established threshold for free curly fries in Detroit.

The ball the injured Dodger sent into the stands in the 1988 World Series never turned up publicly. If it did now, who would believe it?

The infield defensive shifts have become a mainstay in baseball. But the Dodgers and the Red Sox use them very differently.

New Jersey bookmaker FanDuel declined to honor a $110 bet on the Broncos on Sunday that would have paid more than $82,000, due to an error in the oddsmaking process, the company said.

Canadian athletes are not mincing their words when it comes to the World Anti-Doping Agency's decision to reinstate Russia's drug-testing program after a nearly three-year suspension over its widespread, state-sponsored doping scheme.

A history of sports fans resorting to performance-enhancing curses, from the Nika riots to the Red Sox.

Mark Leibovich spent years digging under the skin of Washington, D.C.’s power brokers. When he turned his attention to the world of pro football for a new book, he found an awfully familiar set of characters.

Here you can see the 8 final jumps in this years World Championships in Death Diving. (VM i døds 2018) This year more than 130 jumpers where fighting for the World Champion title and the level was higher than ever. The winner got an historical high score...

If you're the on-deck batter, and the bases are loaded with two outs in a tie game in the bottom of the ninth inning, do you go stand in the on-deck circle? There is, of course, no chance you will get to bat. You can't. It's impossible. The hitter will either make an out, and end the inning, or do literally anything else, and end the game. I don't need to explain these facts to you. The question is, do I need to explain these facts to major leaguers?

Twelve years later, past and present residents of Arlington, Texas, are still reckoning with Amber Wyatt‘s story. By Elizabeth Bruenig.

Tiger Woods has won a PGA Tour event for the first time in over five years after victory at the Tour Championship. The 14-time major winner's triumph at Atlanta's East Lake Golf Club was his 80th on the PGA Tour and his first since August 2013. Woods finished 11-under par for the weekend, two strokes clear of his nearest challenger Billy Horschel.

Tobacco companies spurred the mania, but artistry won the hearts of collectors

With his unlikely blast, the Brewers reliever joined obscure players like Tom Lawless, Jim Mason and Kurt Bevacqua, as well as greats like Ozzie Smith and Kirk Gibson.

A University of Utah track athlete was shot and killed Monday night, the school announced. Lauren McCluskey, a senior communication major from Pullman, Washington, was found dead in the back seat of a parked car near a residential hall on campus. She was 21. The suspect believed to be responsible for her death, Melvin Rowland, a registered sex offender, killed himself a short time later following a police pursuit...

With this vault, that Simone Biles successfully competed at the 2018 World Championships, she adds a new element named after her to her list of achievements. Nobody else has ever performed this vault in competition before so it will be called the Biles from now on.

The true freshman Tua Tagovailoa replaced Alabama’s starting quarterback, Jalen Hurts, at halftime, and led the Crimson Tide past Georgia in a thrilling comeback.

When it comes to changing MLB -- on and off the field -- there are three stakeholders who can best make a case for control: the owners, the players and the fans. We go issue by issue to see which group should get what it wants -- and why.

Such an entertaining routine by Maggie Nichols.

Former figure skater Yuna Kim of South Korea lights the cauldron. REUTERS/Damir Sagolj

Pit stops could be a lot more challenging this season and the term "Hawkeye" will get a lot of play. What else is different in the realm of officiating and procedures? Here's a breakdown.

The French Alpine skier was kicked out of the Games for the comments he made to reporters after finishing seventh in theFrench Alpine skier Mathieu Faivre, the boyfriend of Olympic champion Mikaela Shiffrin, has been sent home from the Games after saying he did not care about medals won by his team mates and was only concerned with his own success. The French Alpine team confirmed on Monday that Faivre had been kicked out of the Games for the comments he made to reporters after finishing seventh in the men's giant slalom on Sunday. men's giant slalom on Sunday.

At 19, Elizabeth Swaney ran against Arnold Schwarzenegger to be governor of California.

Major League Baseball has spent a lot of time wondering about how to court and keep young fans and how to get more families to the ballpark. While I’m sure they have retained all manner of marketing and demographic experts to look into all of that, the most obvious problem is that baseball tickets have become monstrously expensive over the years, even after adjusting for inflation. If you can’t watch games for free at home...

The nine-time World Champion has re-signed with the Japanese manufacturer for two more seasons in MotoGP™

The Italian rider launched his Ducati to victory after a last corner attack by Marc Marquez.

Make no mistake, Boston Red Sox legend David Ortiz is a big fan of Tom Brady. But his diet? The love only goes so far. This week, the now-retired slugger appeared on the Pardon My Take podcast to discuss his Red Sox career and a bit of his retirement.

The 2018 Major League Baseball season opened on March 29 with a full slate of games scheduled across the country, plus one in Canada.

"The initial shock happened when I had to dress, and then, I think, you just kind of black out after that,” said emergency goaltender Scott Foster.

Chicago accountant Scott Foster just had the night of his life.

Jose Reyes, a Mets infielder, arrived in the major leagues at age 19, smirking at older players like John Franco, the timeless relief pitcher who, at age 42, was still at it. Reyes is 34 now and one of the “seniors” in the clubhouse, to the delight of Franco, who, timeless as he is, still contributes as a guest instructor. “Remember when you first came up and called me Grandpa?” Franco said to Reyes when the team was still here for spring training. “Now, you’re the grandpa. Where’s your cane?”

The RCMP confirmed 14 fatalities and 14 injuries in a collision involving a junior hockey team's bus in Saskatchewan on Friday, with rescue efforts ongoing late into the evening.