New England baseball great Carl Yastrzemski was resting comfortably in a Boston hospital Wednesday after undergoing emergency triple-bypass surgery....
Alexander Petersson scored six goals Wednesday in leading Iceland into the semifinals of the Olympic team handball tournament with a 32-30 win over Poland....
Kobe Bryant ignited a 14-point run to open the second half Wednesday and the United States roared into the Olympic semifinals with a 116-85 win over Australia....
Cuba put its seventh and eight boxers into the Olympic semifinals Wednesday, ensuring a huge medal haul for the traditional powerhouse in the sport....
Brian Barden's RBI single touched off a four-run 11th Wednesday, giving the U.S. baseball team a 4-2 win over Japan to end the Olympic preliminary round....
Two aging Chinese women must serve a year of re-education after five times applying to demonstrate in an Olympic protest park against demolition of their homes....
Zhao Yudiao scored on a deflection in the 58th minute Wednesday, putting China into the Olympic women's field hockey final with a 3-2 win over Germany....
Barack Obama, the likely Democratic presidential nominee, has begun a steady attack on his likely Republican rival in a targeted campaign, a strategist says....
Kobe Bryant ignited a 14-point run to open the second half Wednesday and the United States roared into the Olympic semifinals with a 116-85 win over Australia....
