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KDOL responds to fatal waterslide accident

A general view of the Verruckt waterslide at the Schlitterbahn Waterpark in Kansas City, Kansas July 8, 2014, before its scheduled opening on July 10. He says h...

Rio Olympics: Williams sisters, Djokovic in shock first round exits

It was a lot of fun and we'll always remember these moments and these matches, and I think that's what matters most. Now it's another day in the competition and...

Lochte, Phelps advance to semis of 200 IM

But they were on an inspired mission for more gold. Phelps now has an incredible and likely never-to-be-bettered 21 gold medals and 25 Olympic medals overall....

Serena and Venus Williams stunned in Rio Olympic singles and doubles

That's when Williams dominated Svitolina, the world's 20th-ranked player, at the French Open. Still, Svitolina said she never allowed herself to think about...

Denny Hamlin Expels Sonoma Demons With Watkins Glen Win

Martin Truex Jr . came closest, getting his Toyota to within a few feet of Hamlin's similar vehicle entering the last turn of the last lap. AJ Allmendinger brou...

Serena Williams crashes out of Olympics with no medal

Williams followed Tuesday on the women's side, after failing in the doubles with her sister Venus, and leaves Rio empty-handed after taking both golds four year...

Phelps wins Olympic gold medals No. 20 and 21 in Rio

After an emotional medals ceremony, he climbed across the massed ranks of photographers to kiss fiance Nicole Johnson and their child Boomer . That event was...

Arsenal have not made a bid for Leicester winger Riyad Mahrez

It's been a fairly typical Arsenal summer, with major strengthening needed but precious little money spent, and now Arsene Wenger is at it again with a frankly ...

Rio Olympics: US Women's Gymnastics Wins All-Around Gold

Later on Tuesday, Phelps looks to win gold medal No. 20 when he swims in the 200-meter butterfly against South African Chad le Clos, who beat Phelps in London...

Final Five Claims Place in History

Their daughter just helped the U.S. Women's Gymnastics team win gold at the 2016 Rio Olympics . Raisman, of Needham, Massachusetts, won a gold medal in the...

Gabriel injury adds worries on Gunners' defence line

This season alone, the likes of Antonio Conte, Pep Guardiola and the returning Jose Mourinho have all joined the league making it a "world championship of manag...

Stones, the world's second most expensive defender

Manchester City's Ivorian striker Wilfried Bony (L) celebrates scoring their second goal during the English Premier League football match between Mancheste...

Wichita St coach suspended after getting tossed in Canada

Wichita State followed up the ejection with a 21-11 run to close out the game and win it. "Once Coach got kicked out, we all got in a huddle and said 'We nee...

Arsenal maintain interest in Mauro Icardi and Oguzhan Ozyakup

Arsenal's search for a striker has stumbled after Frank de Boer - Inter Milan's new manager - confirmed that the club are doing everything they can to keep hol...

Jurgen Klopp: 'Mainz defeat is important lesson for Liverpool'

It was a move that surprised some, with questions raised about whether they have yet again paid over the odds for one of the Saints' stars. The England global...

QBs for Patriots, Saints enter important preseason stretch

October 2, 1999. Brady's Michigan Wolverines against Drew Brees' Purdue Boilermakers. "We actually reminisced on that a little bit, because the weather (Wedne...

Booksellers preparing for 8th Harry Potter book release

Wisconsin Rapids residents can look forward to Harry Potter themed activities. More than 25 metropolitan areas in the USA, including Phoenix, will offer speci...

Greek athlete kicked out of Olympics after failing drugs test

Instead, the IOC asked worldwide federations to examine each individual Russian athlete to determine if they should be eligible to compete. International Ol...

#ReadySetRio: Hungary's Hosszu wins women's 100m backstroke gold

Rio de Janeiro (dpa) - Hungary's Iron Lady Katinka Hosszu dominates the women's 200-metre individual medley to claim her third gold of the Olympic Games in Ri...

Around 270 athletes from Russian Federation admitted to the Olympics

Zhukov said the stringent conditions meant Russia's 271-strong team would now be the cleanest at the Rio Games. That was not the end of the matter, though, as...

Here's Why The Olympic Diving Pool Turned Alarmingly Green

Rio 2016's spokesman Mario Andrada said: "We did have test events with the same number of divers but we are using the pool for a longer period now". Andrada s...

Olympics-Drop in alkalinity to blame for green pool-Rio organisers

However the Australians experienced stinging of the eyes after their group match victory against the Japanese. "Yesterday, in mid-afternoon there was a sudden...

Watkins Glen Cheez-It 355 Recap

For the second year in a row, the driver who won the Daytona 500 went on to win at Watkins Glen - Joey Logano completing the same double in 2015. Hamlin finishe...

Seahawks activate TE Jimmy Graham, another step in recovery

Coach Pete Carroll said Tuesday that Graham was "really close" to being activated off the Physically Unable to Perform (PUP) list, and he evidently was. Barring...

Disney plans ESPN web service after taking US$1bn BAMTech stake

BAMTech provides direct-to-consumer streaming services and related analytics and e-commerce management; Disney said BAMTech will be providing delivery and ...

Gymnastics: Despite flawless day, US's Douglas won't defend London gold

Simone Biles lead a United States 1-2-3 in the all-around ahead of teammates Aly Raisman , 22, and Douglas, 20, but the two-per-country rule means that the ...

Michael Phelps is now competing with swimmers who idolized him as kids

Le Clos finished fourth this time, but that sure seems to be a gold-medal-winning look of damn . That is just insane. Phelps is up to 25 career Olympic medal...

US Downs China in Olympic Opener

Those opinions won't change after this performance. While Team USA dominated basketball in the history of the Olympics by winning 14 gold medals, one silver...

NBC wins weekly ratings despite lagging Olympics viewership

Olympics' new Total Audience Delivery report - which measures broader Rio Olympics consumption by calculating average minute viewing across broadcast, cable, an...

Brits upset Chinese to win synchro 3-meter Olympic gold

But it turns out that was plenty of time to get acquainted. Their silver came two days after US teammates David Boudia and Steele Johnson placed second in the...

Usain Bolt Announced His Offical Olympic Retirement With Samba Dancers

Laughing with reporters and shimmying with a troupe of semi-naked samba dancers, the Jamaican sprint star declared Monday he was ready to launch his bid for a...

Daley Blind has no intention of leaving Manchester United

One player desperate to be part of the new manager's plans is Daley Blind, a favourite of former boss Louis van Gaal. The Netherlands worldwide was one of ...

Reggie Ragland to miss regular season

The Bills were already without first round pick Shaq Lawson and now they'll be without their second round pick in Ragland . Another day and still nothing ne...

Cubs activate Hammel off bereavement list; option Grimm

At first, it was announced that TLS was being given "extra time" to report - generally, players sent down get 72 hours maximum. The reason for the demotion wasn...

Cubs activate Hammel off bereavement list; option Grimm

At first, it was announced that TLS was being given "extra time" to report - generally, players sent down get 72 hours maximum. The reason for the demotion wasn...