Olympic Hopefuls Look to the Start of the Games

U.S. Olympic hopefuls Gretchen Bleiler and Lowell Bailey took part Wednesday in a New York celebration of the 100 day countdown to the start of the Vancouver Olympics.

NYC Marathon Has Grown From Humble Beginnings

The New York City Marathon has seen tremendous growth from the first race in 1970, when only 127 runners took part. Approximately forty-thousand runners are expected to race the 40th edition of the marathon Sunday.

In Book, Agassi Admits Using Crystal Meth

Andre Agassi's upcoming autobiography contains an admission that he used crystal meth in 1997, the year he dropped out of the top 100 in the rankings and started playing in tennis' equivalent of the minor leagues.

Torch Lit for 2010 Vancouver Games

The Olympic torch was lit for the 2010 Vancouver games, in a ceremony in Greece Thursday. A relay will take the torch 45,000 kilometers (28,000 miles) around Canada before the start of the Winter Games on 12 February.

Brazil Violence Ignites Olympic Security Fears

The mayor of Rio de Janeiro says a weekend of violence shows his city faces a tough battle as it tries to address security problems ahead of the 2016 Olympics.

Sorenstam Tells the AP She's Happily Retired

Former top-ranked golfer Annika Sorenstam talks with the AP about her new child, the state of the LPGA and golf's recent inclusion in the Olympics.

Golf to Be Teed Up in the Olympics

The International Olympic Committee has added golf into the Olympics, starting with the 2016 Games. PGA Tour commissioner Tim Finchem said Friday that the game will see great growth because of the decision.

Olympic Decision Stuns Chicagoans

Thousands of people stood in bewildered silence in downtown Chicago on Friday after the International Olympic Committee surprised everyone by dumping the city from the race for 2016 Summer Olympics in the first round of voting.

Rio De Janeiro Wins Right to Host 2016 Olympics

The 2016 Olympics are going to Rio de Janeiro, putting the games in South America for the first time. Rio beat surprise finalist Madrid in the last round of voting.

Chicago Is the First to Go in 2016 Voting

Chicago was eliminated in the first ballot of voting for the 2016 Olympics on Friday, a stunning defeat for the city that was expected to be one of the two finalists.