A 58-year-old man died Sunday after completing the New York City Marathon, according to the New York Road Runners, the organizer of the event. The Road Runners said that the man was pronounced dead at Lenox Hill Hospital. ...
Kara Goucher finished ninth and 10th in races at the Beijing Olympic in August, but those events were at 5 kilometers and 10 kilometers. Before Sunday, she had never run a marathon, which goes for 26.2 miles — or 42.26 kilometers. ...
David Fandila took the final step of his first 26.2-mile journey on Sunday and staggered across the finish line of the New York City Marathon. Rob Bennett Never before had his body felt ...
Before Kara Goucher’s third-place finish in the New York City Marathon on Sunday, Marla Runyan had the best finish by an American woman in the last decade. But even her fourth-place result in 2002 was an upgrade, after Olivera Jevtic of Yugoslavia, who crossed the finish ...
After the marathoners turned the tight corner at Columbus Circle and funneled into a fenced corridor toward the finish in Central Park, they were confronted with more than their own limit of endurance. Earl Wilson/ ...
Chris Trotman/Getty Images Paula Radcliffe of Britain won New York for the third time in 2 hours 23 minutes 56 seconds. For elite runners, marathons are not unlike bank accounts. Only so many withdrawals can be made before the body exceeds the ...
Two of the 37,899 finishers of the New York City Marathon on Sunday died after crossing the finish line, according to the New York Road Runners, the organizer of the event. The Fire Department added that at least two others collapsed on the course with heart ...
STONINGTON, Conn. — Tom Akstens is a professor of literature and film in the Empire State College system who has a preference for canoes, small boats, funky Adirondack flies and plug-casting reels that bespeak an angler whose style and gear would not have been out of ...
Adriana Zehbrauskas Duncan McCormack III hunts doves at Camp David in Ahome, Mexico. AHOME, Mexico — The hunting party set out Sunday morning through unlit fog. Molded shotgun cases slid around the van underfoot. Numbered buckets held 12,000 unspent cartridges. The ...
G. Larry James, a former champion runner who won gold and silver medals in the racially charged 1968 Olympics in Mexico City, died Thursday, on his birthday, at his home in Galloway, N.J. He was 61. ...
When Joe Calzaghe steps into a boxing ring in Madison Square Garden on Saturday night, his father, Enzo, will be in his corner, yelling instructions, doing everything he can to keep his son’s undefeated record intact. When Roy Jones ...
Jimmie Johnson is so likable that he tends to be overlooked at times, even when he is winning races in bunches. It is not that he does not have his cadre of fans and detractors. It is just that Johnson does ...
The first lacrosse games to be played at Giants Stadium will feature three of the sport’s top college programs — Syracuse, Virginia and Princeton — in a tripleheader, called the Big City Classic, on April 4. The games will give ...
There was a time when Roy Jones Jr. had the sharpest skills, the quickest hands and the best dance moves in a boxing ring. All those qualities were on display when Jones fought at Madison Square Garden on Saturday night. But ...
AVONDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Jimmie Johnson moved inches from his record-tying third consecutive Nascar Cup series championship with a dominating victory Sunday in the Checker O’Reilly Auto Parts 500 at Phoenix International Raceway. With a crowd of friends watching from ...
Before leaving the dock in Les Sables d’Olonne on the west coast of France, the British sailor Alex Thomson had already passed his first major challenge of the Vendee Globe, the grueling single-handed, nonstop around-the-world race that began Sunday. ...
Less than an hour passed after Joe Calzaghe dominated Roy Jones Jr. to maintain his perfect record, and a potential opponent was already knocking at the door. At 1:25 on Sunday morning, the public relations team for the undefeated Chad Dawson issued a news release. ...
Roger Federer committed on Tuesday to playing for Switzerland in the Davis Cup against the United States in next year’s first round, and now the United States is looking to break some attendance records. "It’s ...
Arlen Kantarian, who brought blue courts and the women’s prime-time final to the United States Open, announced his resignation Thursday as chief executive of professional tennis for the United States Tennis Association. During his nine-year ...
A year ago, Justine Henin and Maria Sharapova played one of the best finals in the 36-year history of the women’s season-ending championships. Dima Korotayev/Epsilon Getty Images That match ...
Lennart Bergelin, a leading Swedish tennis player of the 1940s and ’50s who became best known for coaching Bjorn Borg to 11 Grand Slam championships, died Tuesday in Stockholm. He was 83. Cecil Phillips/ ...
Noushad Thekkayil/European Pressphoto Agency Jelena Jankovic advanced to the semifinals of the WTA’s championships despite a loss in her final round-robin match. DOHA, Qatar (AP) — Serena Williams and Ana Ivanovic withdrew from the WTA Tour’s season-ending championships Friday, and top-ranked Jelena Jankovic ...
Vera Zvonareva won her fourth consecutive match at the Sony Ericsson championships in Doha, Qatar, ousting the Olympic champion Elena Dementieva on Saturday and advancing to the final, where she will face Venus Williams. ...
Steve Crisp/Reuters Venus Williams defeated Vera Zvonareva at the WTA’s season-ending event in Doha, Qatar. “That was a hard-fought match, every point, right down to the end,” said Williams. Venus Williams rallied to win the Sony Ericsson Championships for the first time on ...
Seve Ballesteros’s brain tumor is cancerous, and he will have another operation Friday to relieve pressure caused by swelling and bleeding. The remaining parts of the malignant tumor, located deep in the brain, will be removed at La Paz Hospital in Madrid. ...
KEY BISCAYNE, Fla. — When Erik Compton arrived on the first tee at Crandon Golf Course on Tuesday, his palms were sweating, his pulse was racing and his adrenaline was flowing. Not an unusual state for a pro golfer embarking on the first stage of PGA ...
Peter DaSilva Song-Hee Kim was second in the Samsung World Championship. The prospect of speaking with reporters in English made her panic. While waiting for her parents outside the pro shop, Song-Hee Kim took her sand wedge and bounced a ball off ...
ORLANDO, Fla. — Not long ago, the last official money event on the PGA Tour was known as the Fear and Loathing Open by touring pros trying to secure playing status for the next year by finishing in the top 125 in earnings. ...
Terry Gilliam/Associated Press Columbus finished in last place in 2006 in Sigi Schmid’s first year as coach. This year, the Crew had the best record in M.L.S. When Sigi Schmid last coached in the M.L.S. playoffs, five years ago, he was in charge ...
Matt Sayles/Associated Press Diego Maradona, at a photo shoot in France where the documentary "Maradona" showed during in May the 61st International Film Festival in Cannes. Sergio Batista and Jose Luis Brown changed their minds and agreed Friday to become assistants to ...