In the Manchester Derby on Saturday, Wayne Rooney unleashed an overhead kick to lift Manchester United to a 2-1 win over its crosstown rival, Manchester City. Where does the goal rank among the all-time greats?
Bump the ball, toss it out of the bunker. it's "Flogton," and its backers say it could save the game.
College hockey has become a showplace for unusual stadium architecture. Based on visits to 10 unique hockey campuses, here are the winners and (losers) of the Wall Street Journal's Golden Zamboni awards.
Yale's Ingalls Rink, known as the Yale Whale because of the oddly whale-shaped roof, is perhaps the best-designed building in college hockey -- a sport with many unusual rinks.
Trying to decode the shocking news out of Utah. Plus: Ray Allen, the NBA's new three-point king; Jordan takes to the court ... in practice.
The most interesting thing to us about the Barry Bonds news out Thursday isn't the news itself, that federal prosecutors cut the number of felony charges against the former slugger faces from 11 to five.
London's main Olympic Stadium is likely to be occupied by West Ham United following the 2012 Games after the English Premier League football club was recommended as the preferred tenant for the venue.
Saturday's match between Manchester United and Manchester City will be the most expensive game played in any sport, at any time, anywhere.
High drama in college hoops in the ACC and Big East on a February weekday. Plus: The UConn QB with the soul of a Harlem Globetrotter; the sad fall of Refrigerator Perry; and more.
The longest-tenured NBA coach was at the helm in Utah for more than two decades.
Stanford, which is coming off its best football season in 70 years, didn't land the most talented class of high school football players. What stands out about Stanford's recruiting class is the strength of their grades.
Will the St. Louis slugger get his deal before next week's deadline? Plus: The coach who gave his player a kidney; surreal Russian Olympic mascot contenders; and more.
A lawsuit has been filed accusing the NFL, the Dallas Cowboys and team owner Jerry Jones of deceiving hundreds of fans who bought Super Bowl tickets and had no seats, or who felt the seats were inadequate.
Williams Grand Prix Holdings, the Formula 1 motor sport team, set a price range for a stock-market listing in Frankfurt, a move it hopes will allow it to better compete with rivals with deeper pockets.
Jack Wilshere is being hailed as the most exciting creative talent in a generation and perhaps the man to end England's 45-year record of misery in major tournaments.
The University of Kansas employs a brigade of senior citizens to track class attendance of its student athletes.
The head of the organizing committee for the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver aired concerns over the safety of a track on which a Georgian luger crashed and died—a year before the games started.
Plus, legendary golf producer Frank Chirkinian makes Hall of Fame.
This seems like another unfair A-Rod pile-on. Here are 30 things that seem to be much more embarrassing than being fed popcorn by Cameron Diaz on national television.
It is a rare year when the Yankees report for spring training as underdogs, but that's just what they are this season.
As the Mets try to move forward, their past tugs on them like a ball and chain. Will a new regime mean better results?
The same team that can beat the Heat also manages to lose to the Cavaliers.
The Green Bay Packers held on to beat the Pittsburgh Steelers 31-25 Sunday to win the franchise's fourth Super Bowl title, thanks greatly to quarterback Aaron Rodgers.
From first dates to babies, from dogs to Clydesdales, which Super Bowl ads scored for you? Which fumbled?
The Count: The 6 p.m. Sunday matchup between the Cavaliers and Clippers isn't just bad. It's historically inept.
A group of Dallas Cowboys season-ticket holders filed suit against the team and its owner, Jerry Jones, claiming their Super Bowl seats offered a limited view of the field.
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The Pittsburgh Steelers and Green Bay Packers are unusual among National Football League teams in that their defenses are their star attractions.
The pre-spring fertility rite known as the Waste Management Phoenix Open got off to a chilly start, but the festivities will heat up as the tournament progresses–and that's not such a bad thing.
It's been a bleak few years for Real Madrid fans. Europe's most successful football club isn't even the best team in Spain right now. But there's one arena where Real Madrid remains in a league of its own: Its economic standing.
The different paths available when a quarterback makes a surprise exit can all be painful. Take your best shot in this interactive column.
The Count: The 6 p.m. Sunday matchup between the Cavaliers and Clippers isn't just bad. It's historically inept.
The Count: Utah never won a title under Sloan, but its consistency and success made it one of the best teams in the league during his tenure.
Jerry Sloan departs the Utah Jazz with a dubious distinction: coaching one team without winning a championship longer than anyone in the history of the four major professional sports.
The Count: The Denver Nuggets center is a consensus pick of several statistical analyses rating the league's best players. His big problem: He doesn't score enough.
This season completes a radical shift in California's college basketball might, with San Diego State and Saint Mary's leading the way.
The number of weeks since Kim Clijsters was last ranked No.1 on the WTA Tour. The Belgian will regain the top ranking if she wins a quarterfinal match at the GDF Suez Open in Paris on Friday.
Source: WTA
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