Usain Bolt

Rafael Nadal wins a record eighth French Open tennis title

2013-06-09 18:00:00

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Manti Te'o chooses to focus on the reality of playing for Chargers

2013-06-12 05:00:00

SAN DIEGO�— Two young players. Two sides of the football. Two corners of the country. One overriding question: Is there a place for each of them in the NFL? On the same day quarterback Tim Tebow made his debut with the New England Patriots,...

Davis Love III, five others tie for lead at Memphis

2013-06-06 22:45:00

Davis Love III and Stuart Appleby shot four-under-par 66 on Thursday for a share of the lead with four other players after the first round of the St. Jude Classic at Memphis, Tenn. Harris English, Nathan Green, Martin Flores and Glen Day also pushed...

Watch Justin Gatlin beat Usain Bolt in Rome

2013-06-06 14:48:00

Justin Gatlin beat six-time Olympic gold medalist Usain Bolt in a 100-meter race on Thursday�at the Rome Golden Gala Diamond League meet. Gatlin finished in 9.94 seconds,�0.01 second ahead of Bolt. Bolt, a�Jamaican, suffered a minor hamstring injury...

Tim Tebow is named Forbes' most influential athlete of 2013

2013-05-06 11:42:00

Tim Tebow may not have won the Super Bowl, or any other pro sports championship. He hasn't won any Olympic medals either. Heck, he doesn't even have a job. Yet, the recently released backup quarterback for the New York Jets topped Forbes magazine's...

Two kids help Hublot, Kobe Bryant raise $30,000 for charity

2013-03-25 12:29:00

Yes, the main event at last week’s Hublot event in West Hollywood was to announce that the Swiss luxury watch brand had tapped Laker Kobe Bryant as its newest brand ambassador – and to unveil the limited-edition King Power Black Mamba...

PASSINGS: Pietro Mennea

2013-03-21 19:01:00

Pietro Mennea, 60, an Olympic sprint champion from Italy who held the world record in the 200 meters for 17 years, died Thursday at a hospital in Rome, the Italian Olympic Committee said. The cause was not disclosed. On Sept. 12, 1979, Mennea, competing...

Hublot hires Kobe Bryant, releases Black Mamba timepiece

2013-03-22 13:31:00

Swiss luxury watch brand Hublot, which signed on as the Lakers "official timekeeper" in January, took the� relationship a step further this week, announcing Kobe Bryant as its newest brand ambassador on Wednesday and unveiled a limited-edition timepiece...

Michael Phelps named AP male athlete of 2012; LeBron James second

2012-12-20 10:42:00

Olympic swimmer Michael Phelps was named the Associated Press male athlete of the year on Thursday. “It's kind of nuts to think about everything I've gone through,” Phelps said. “I've finally had time to myself, to sit back and say,...

Watches: Wrist candy

2012-09-02 00:00:00

Omega Seamaster Planet Ocean 600M Skyfall When Daniel Craig returns to the big screen as James Bond this November, Omega will be returning as his wristwatch of choice. In celebration, the brand has created a limited-edition (5,007 pieces) version of...

A lens on the Olympics: First, find a good spot

2012-07-30 10:53:08

Daum: Rise of the Olympic armchair judges

2012-08-08 16:44:00

The conventional wisdom about the Olympics has always been that it turns its viewers into wannabe athletes. Every time the Games roll around, particularly the Summer Games with their relatively easy-to-try-at-home events like track and swimming , we start...

Olympic gold medalist Usain Bolt warms up before the celebrity game on Friday night.

2013-02-15 00:00:00

Olympic sprint champion Usain Bolt dunks over comedian Kevin Hart in the first half of the celebrity game on Friday.

2013-02-15 00:00:00

Jamaica's Usain Bolt celebrates winning the gold in the 400-meter relay at the 2012 London Olympics. Bolt also won gold in the men's 100- and 200-meter races.

2012-12-25 20:18:45