Summer Sports News

In this file photo from Sept. 20, 2005, Sacramento Monarchs DeMya Walker, from left, Ticha Penicheiro, Kara Lawson, and Olympia Scott-Richardson celebrate as the hold up the WNBA Championship Trophy after defeating the Connecticut Suns 62-59 to win the title in Sacramento, Calif.

Simon Whitfield has decided to compete in next week's Canadian Cross Country Championships.

He's hoisted hockey's Holy Grail, but carrying the Olympic torch was an experience all its own for NHL star Sidney Crosby.

John Thompson and Kay Yow first shared a special experience 21 years ago as coaches of the U.S. men's and women's Olympic basketball teams.

Frederic Niemeyer, Canada's tennis player of the year in 2002, has decided to retire and become a coach.

Tyson Gay and Sanya Richards were named the 2009 Jesse Owens Award recipients on Thursday, the second time that each has earned the USA Track and Field honour.

France, Greece qualify for World Cup: France qualified for its fourth consecutive World Cup when officials missed an obvious hand ball by Thierry Henry that led to William Gallas' overtime goal in a 1-1 tie against Ireland on Wednesday night.

The Los Angeles Angels could have crumbled, overcome by waves of grief and sadness, when young pitcher Nick Adenhart was killed in a car accident in April.

Former Los Angeles Lakers guard Sun Yue, now back in China with his old Beijing team, has complained about his lack of playing time in the NBA.

Australian cycling star Anna Meares trains in Melbourne yesterday. Photo: Wayne Taylor Armstrong tipped to improve in 2010 ANNA Meares has applauded the imminent correction to ''sexist'' Olympic programming of women's track cycling events, and believes the changes could boost her chances to win multiple medals at the 2012 London Games.

After years of working with national teams, Davey Johnson is returning to the Nationals.

Evans predicts more for Armstrong Cadel Evans, shown during the Tour de France, is predicting big things for Lance Armstrong in 2010.

The prosthetic legs of double-amputee sprinter Oscar Pistorius give the South African a 10-second advantage over a 400-meter race, according to a new study.

Memo to LeBron: With all due respect, you're taking this "King James" thing too far.

For Immediate Release Tuesday, November 17, 2009 USATF announces 2009 Hall of Fame Inductees INDIANAPOLIS - Some of the greatest athletes of their generations, including track & field legends Joetta Clark Diggs, Andre Phillips, Randy Williams and Willie Steele, are joined by coach Dr.

The world's fastest man Usain Bolt says that he intends to take his foot off the pedal in 2010.

From a New Zealand perspective the performance of the riders at the weekend's Adelaide International 4 star three-day-event provided some definite positives and also confirmed some expected weaknesses.

Cyclist Davide Rebellin of Italy will be stripped of the silver medal in the road race from the 2008 Beijing Olympics because of doping.

Tuesday, November 17, 2009 BERLIN: Beijing Olympic star Michael Phelps insisted on Sunday he would use his poor form at Berlin's world record-laden shortcourse World Cup meet as future motivation with an eye on the London 2012 Games.

Wayne Gretzky remembers this critical period before the Olympics well. He was executive director of Canada's men's Olympic hockey teams in both 2002 and 2006.