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Los Angeles chooses not to match Warriors' four-year $17-million (U.S.) offer

Stratford native sets new national mark in women's 50-metre backstroke

Double-amputee sprinter Oscar Pistorius will not compete for South Africa at the Beijing Olympics after failing to make the roster for the 4x400-meter relay team.

Opinion: He can still draw comfort from the fact he doesn't have to look over his shoulder at a golfer who has always made him shake.  But Sergio Garcia has another problem entering the weekend of the 137th British Open: He has to look up at a leaderboard that has 21 players ahead of him, knowing full well that if the weather forecast plays through as predicted, he'll shake not from the presence of Tiger Woods, but from ferocious wind and rain.

A minor-league major? A daily slice of Tiger, or lack thereof. The chip shot bounded onto Royal Birkdale's No. 18 green and tracked into the cup. The crowd roared and the standout golfer animatedly turned his palms skyward and pushed them into the air, the...

The Chronicle's Ron Kroichick checks in Friday morning with his thoughts from the British Open. Random thoughts and observations from Friday's second round of the British Open, while imagining going an entire summer without ever seeing the sun: -...

"The tingling is gone." With those words, Noah Lowry began a new chapter in his comeback story, which still could take many twists and turns before he returns to a major-league game. Lowry on Thursday played catch, 20 throws from about 30 feet, the first time...

B.C. comes from behind for an emotional 27-18 win over winless Winnipeg

Garret Anderson was 4-for-4 with a go-ahead solo homer and five RBI, leading the Los Angeles Angels to an 11-3 victory over the ...

Chinese capital puts drastic plans into action to lift gray shroud of pollution