From: USA TODAY on Wed, Jul 06 2011 12:38 PM

The South Korean city of Pyeongchang was awarded the 2018 Winter Olympics on Wednesday, taking the games to a new territory in Asia after failing in two previous attempts. (July 6)

From: USA TODAY on Wed, Jul 06 2011 12:58 AM

Four years after trading in his cleats for TV cameras, running back Tiki Barber hopes to return to the NFL’s 2011-2012 season.

From: USA TODAY on Wed, Jul 06 2011 12:58 AM

Four years after trading in his cleats for TV cameras, running back Tiki Barber hopes to return to the NFL’s 2011-2012 season.

From: USA TODAY on Wed, Jul 06 2011 12:58 AM

The judge in the Roger Clemens perjury trial was considering just how much of an allegation against the ex-pitcher’s chief accuser is fair game, and he's not likely to let a few of Clemens' former Yankee teammates testify about their drug use. (July 5)

From: USA TODAY on Wed, Jul 06 2011 12:58 AM

The judge in the Roger Clemens perjury trial was considering just how much of an allegation against the ex-pitcher’s chief accuser is fair game, and he's not likely to let a few of Clemens' former Yankee teammates testify about their drug use. (July 5)

From: USA TODAY on Tue, Jul 05 2011 1:25 PM

Bloomberg Sports Anchors Rob Shaw and Michele Steele discuss first basemen around the league. This includes the best with Adrian Gonzalez’s monster numbers, the biggest surprise with Mark Trumbo's impressive rookie season with the Angels, the biggest bust with Adam Dunn's serious lack ...

From: USA TODAY on Tue, Jul 05 2011 1:25 PM

On this edition of Ballpark Figures, Michelle Steele discuss topics from Rob’s vision of "Monopoly: the Movie" to MLB catchers.This includes the most consistent catcher in McCann of the Braves, the biggest surprise with Alex Avila of the Tigers, the biggest bust with Joe Mauer of the Twins, and ...

From: USA TODAY on Tue, Jul 05 2011 1:25 PM

Anchors Rob Shaw and Michelle Steele discuss MLB shortstops around baseball. They start off with the most exciting player in baseball, and arguably the NL MVP, Jose Reyes of the Mets. They continue on with the biggest surprise, Asdrubal Cabrera of the Indians, who hit more homeruns so far this s...

From: USA TODAY on Tue, Jul 05 2011 2:43 AM

On Monday, Tyler Farrar became the first American to win a stage of the Tour de France on the Fourth of July. It was his first stage win in cycling’s showcase race, and he dedicated the victory to the late Wouter Weylandt of Belgium. (July 4)

From: USA TODAY on Mon, Jul 04 2011 2:07 PM

Novak Djokovic officially took over as No. 1 when the tennis rankings were released Monday, a day after he unseated defending champion Rafael Nadal in the Wimnbledon men’s finale.

From: USA TODAY on Mon, Jul 04 2011 1:11 AM

Toronto outfielder Jose Bautista drew a record 7.4 million votes and will start for the American League in the All-Star Game July 12th in Phoenix. Bautista leads the big leagues with 27 home runs. (July 3)

From: USA TODAY on Sun, Jul 03 2011 3:41 PM

Novak Djokovic won the men’s Wimbledon title on Sunday with a four sets win over Rafael Nadal. Djokovic, who has won 48 of 49 matches this year, beat the defending champion 6-4, 6-1, 1-6, 6-3. (July 3)

From: USA TODAY on Sat, Jul 02 2011 11:56 PM

The U.S. advanced to the quarterfinals of the Women’s World Cup with a 3-0 rout of Colombia Saturday. The two-time World Cup champions outshot Columbia 27-12 in the shutout win. (July 2)

From: USA TODAY on Sat, Jul 02 2011 9:42 PM

Center Brad Richards, considered the biggest prize in this year’s underwhelming free-agent market, struck it rich Saturday when he agreed to a nine-year, $60 million deal with the New York Rangers. (July 2)

From: USA TODAY on Sat, Jul 02 2011 4:13 PM

Petra Kvitova upset Maria Sharapova in the women’s Wimbledon championship on Saturday. The 21-year old Czech beat the 2004 Wimbledon winner, 6-3, 6-4. (July 2)

From: USA TODAY on Fri, Jul 01 2011 7:34 PM

Free-agent forward Jaromir Jagr on Friday surprised many around the league, signing a one-year contract with the Flyers. (July 1)

From: USA TODAY on Fri, Jul 01 2011 5:20 PM

The labor negotiating teams led by NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell and players' association chief DeMaurice Smith met for a couple of hours Friday and will return to the table after the July 4 weekend. (July 1)

From: USA TODAY on Fri, Jul 01 2011 5:19 PM

Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic advanced to the men’s Wimbledon championship on Friday. The match features the newly crowned World No. 1 against the former top ranked player in the world. (July 1):

From: USA TODAY on Fri, Jul 01 2011 1:20 AM

With no new collective bargaining agreement, the NBA locked out its players beginning at 12:01 EDT Friday morning. AP basketball writer Brian Mahoney says the two sides are far apart on economic issues and may have grown further apart Thursday. (July 1)

From: USA TODAY on Thu, Jun 30 2011 7:52 PM

Union chief Billy Hunter says NBA owners are planning to lock out the players after failing to reach a new collective bargaining agreement, potentially putting the 2011-12 season in jeopardy. (June 30)