Bantamweight Joseph Diaz Jr. wins opening bout stylishly

LONDON  -- U.S. bantamweight Joseph Diaz Jr. got the Olympic boxing tournament off to an entertaining start Saturday with a stylish 19-9 vic... Read more »

Short USA basketball squad will hit heights - Batum

LONDON  - The United States' only weakness could become their biggest strength, France's up-and-coming NBA player Nicolas Batum told... Read more »

China's air rifle crackshot Yi wins first gold of London Games

LONDON  - Yi Siling of China hailed her life-changing moment after being presented with the first gold medal of the London Olympics by IOC P... Read more »

Mark Barriga squares off with Italian Manuel Cappai in boxing

Filipino boxer Mark Barriga will fight Manuel Cappai of Italy in the first round of his maiden appearance in the  London  Summer Olympics ne... Read more »

Serena Williams wins in first round on Wimbledon court

WIMBLEDON, England -- Serena Williams advanced to the second round at the Olympics on Saturday on the same Wimbledon court where she won her... Read more »

Berdych Falls In Olympics Opener; Tipsarevic Too Good For Nalbandian

Belgian Steve Darcis, competing at his second Olympic Games, caused a major upset Saturday at Wimbledon when he beat sixth seed Tomas Berdyc... Read more »

Canada comes close to upsetting Russia

LONDON - Canada was upset-minded. Russia, thanks to some timely scoring by a guard from  Rapid City , South Dakota, had other thoughts. The... Read more »

China oust Czech in women's basketball opener

Guard Ma Zengyu was perfect to score 14 out of 16 points in the first half to lead China to a 66-57 victory over the Czech Republic in the o... Read more »

Filipino Olympian: Tomohiko Hoshina

MANILA, Philippines – Staning 5-foot-11 and weighing 276 pounds, Filipino-Japanese Tomohiko Hoshina is easily the heftiest among the current... Read more »

US hoops team prefers gold medal over 'Dream Team' label

LONDON - The star-studded U.S. Olympic men's basketball team would rather not be given the "Dream Team" label, preferring inst... Read more »

Five Can't-Miss Heat Matchups

MIAMI -- With the release of the 2012-13 NBA schedule, the path has officially be charted for the Miami Heat's title defense. Here are F... Read more »

Boston Celtics-Miami Heat, Dallas Mavericks-Los Angeles Lakers meet on opening night

The Miami Heat and Boston Celtics will renew their battle for Eastern Conference supremacy on opening night of the 2012-13 NBA season, accor... Read more »

Joakim Noah says people are sleeping on Chicago Bulls

Chicago Bulls center Joakim Noah said Thursday he and his teammates don't mind the fact that some people are overlooking them while Derr... Read more »

Los Angeles Clippers sign Ronny Turiaf to 1-year deal

The Los Angeles Clippers have signed forward Ronny Turiaf to a one-year contract worth the veteran's minimum of $1.1 million, a league s... Read more »

Dwight Howard reiterates desire to be traded to Orlando Magic GM Rob Hennigan

Dwight Howard reiterated to Orlando Magic general manager Rob Hennigan on Wednesday during a meeting in Los Angeles that he still wants to b... Read more »

Dallas Mavericks officially re-sign Delonte West

Delonte West officially re-signed with the Dallas Mavericks, the team  announced  Thursday. The Mavericks have not disclosed terms, but a so... Read more »