There's no Chase format in NASCAR's other two national series - the Nationwide and Craftsman Truck divisions - and the championships in those series are down to a few drivers. ...more

September 17, 2008

Cristie Kerr moved into position for her second straight LPGA Tour victory, shooting a 6-under 66 on Friday to take a two-stroke lead over Angela Stanford in the Bell Micro LPGA Classic. ...more

September 13, 2008

Under increasing criticism, the LPGA Tour on Friday backed off plans to suspend players who cannot speak English well enough to be understood at pro-ams, in interviews or in making acceptance speeches at tournaments. ...more

September 6, 2008

Camilo Villegas works hard, sets goals and stays organized so he can manage his time. Those are good attributes for a PGA Tour player. ...more

September 4, 2008

Mike Weir holed a 5-foot birdie putt on the 18th hole for a 4-under 67 to take a one-stroke lead Sunday in the Deutsche Bank Championship, leaving him in a familiar position with hopes of a better outcome. ...more

September 1, 2008

When it was done, Hugh McCutcheon didn't have to tell his wife his U.S. men's volleyball team had beaten the odds - and overcome tragedy - to win the Olympic gold medal. ...more

August 25, 2008

Steve Stricker shook his head and flashed a wry smile when he walked out of the scorer's room Saturday at The Barclays. ...more

August 24, 2008

SPRINT CUP PREVIEW RACE NO. 24: BRISTOL After the Daytona 500 and Allstate 400 at the Brickyard, NASCAR racing doesn't get much more electric than the annual summer race at Bristol. The Sharpie 500 is short-track racing at its best: three hours of banging and crashing and drivers looking to get even under the lights. Despite an enormous seating capacity of 160,000, Bristol has sold out 53 consecutive times for its Sprint Cup races, easily the longest streak in the sport. Tribune motorsports writer Tony Fabrizio looks at what is topical heading into the third-to-last regular-season race: ...more

August 22, 2008

Don't doubt this U.S. men's basketball team - and sure don't challenge them, either. ...more

August 21, 2008

Romania's Constantina Tomescu-Dita soared into the Bird's Nest, turning the Olympic marathon into a one-woman race. ...more

August 17, 2008