Aaron's Daily WWW Newspaper

The United States won the women's 1,600-meter relay Saturday, giving Allyson Felix a women's record seventh gold medal at the world championships.

In a golden half hour for the United States, three Americans won world championship titles on Thursday, none more surprising than Jennifer Barringer Simpson getting the first 1,500-meter victory since Mary Decker-Slaney in 1983.

Four NASCAR stars will take a pass on meeting President Obama at the White House.

A 50-mile run is an incredible challenge. Try it with your jaw wired shut.

Venus Williams says she "absolutely" plans to return to tennis after she withdrew from the U.S. Open because of a recently diagnosed autoimmune disease.

The "Curse of the Cover" claimed yet another victim Thursday at the world championships, the fifth casualty in six days of competition.

China overcame a half-time deficit to beat Singapore 2-1 in their World Cup qualifier on Friday, giving new coach Jose Antonio Camacho a win in his first competitive game in charge.

Six cities have officially lodged bids to host the 2020 Olympic Games - Baku, Doha, Istanbul, Madrid, Rome and Tokyo, according to the International Olympic Committee (IOC) on Friday.

That Maria Sharapova's shaky serving contributed to her early exit at the U.S. Open — to the tune of a dozen double-faults — came as no surprise. She's faced that problem for quite some time.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala (Reuters) - When the recession booted Alan Moore out of a 37-year career in civil construction, he kicked back -- by becoming a kicker for an Alabama college football team at age 61.

Former NHL player Wade Belak hanged himself, according to a person familiar with the case.

Manny Pacquiao vowed to remove any doubt about his superiority over Mexican challenger Juan Manuel Marquez when they meet for the third time in November.

Maria Sharapova is out of the U.S. Open, upset in the third round by Flavia Pennetta.

Maria Sharapova's undefeated record in three-set matches ended Friday, and so did her stay at the U.S. Open.

Jim Tressel is heading to the NFL.

The judge overseeing baseball star Roger Clemens' perjury case expressed concern Friday that prosecutors intentionally violated his orders and caused a mistrial in the high-profile case and asked why the former pitching star should have to pay the costs of the government's errors.

The India cricket board has objected to former England captain Nasser Hussain's comments during this week's Twenty20 game at Old Trafford when he referred to some India fielders as "donkeys."

Former NBA star Magic Johnson is asking a Michigan judge for "mercy" and no prison for former college teammate Jay Vincent.

It was an amazing hockey shot, with the puck sliding into a tiny hole from center ice for a $50,000 prize. But a penalty was called on the Minnesota boy who made the shot during a charity event because his twin brother should have been wielding the stick.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. judge on Friday ordered a new trial for baseball star Roger Clemens, refusing to throw out charges that he lied about steroids use despite a mistrial after prosecutors used evidence that had been barred.

Bangalore (Reuters) - Bill Burke and certain other investors have offered Los Angeles Dodgers baseball team owner Frank McCourt $1.2 billion for the bankrupt team, a Los Angeles Times report said, citing two people familiar with the contents of an offer letter.

University of Oklahoma president David Boren says multiple conferences have shown interest in the Sooners recently and he expects to decide whether to leave the Big 12 or not within the next three weeks.

Chicago Cubs' right-hander Carlos Zambrano will sit out the rest of the season after his 30-day suspension ends after games of Sept. 11.