US Sports News


Augusta National Golf Club Admits First Female Members

Condoleezza Rice and Darla Moore will become the first women to join the exclusive club

2012-08-20

CNN Wire Staff

(CNN) -- Augusta National Golf Club opened its exclusive membership to women Monday for the first time in its 80-year history. Read the complete article

Video: Mariners Ace Felix Hernandez Pitches Perfect Game

It is the first perfect game in Mariners history

2012-08-16

Jim Kavanagh CNN

(CNN) -- Seattle Mariners ace Felix Hernandez on Wednesday afternoon pitched the 23rd perfect game in Major League Baseball history and the third this season. Read the complete article

'Devastated' Muamba Retires From Soccer

Soccer player suffered cardiac arrest on the playing field five months ago

2012-08-15

CNN

(CNN) -- Devastated, but grateful to be alive -- soccer player Fabrice Muamba announced his retirement on Wednesday, five months after suffering a cardiac arrest on the playing field. Read the complete article

Nigeria's Chioma Ajunwa's Leap to Glory After Drug Scandal

To this day, Ajunwa, who is also a member of the police force, maintains her innocence

2012-08-10

Diane McCarthy and Vladimir Duthiers CNN

(CNN) -- It's been 16 years since Chioma Ajunwa leaped into Olympic stardom but the retired long jumper is still a national hero in Nigeria. Read the complete article

Lopez Lomong: From War Child to U.S. Olympics Star

Lomong was among the thousands known as "The Lost Boys," victims of Sudan's civil war

2012-08-09

Jessica Ellis CNN

(CNN) -- From escaping bullets in South Sudan as a young boy to becoming a track and field Olympics star, U.S. athlete Lopez Lomong has been running and defying odds nearly all of his life. Read the complete article

South Africa's Semenya Makes Olympics Debut Three Years After Gender Firestorm

Athlete was subject of gender test following victory at 2009 Berlin world championships

2012-08-08

Faith Karimi CNN

(CNN) -- South African runner Caster Semenya makes her Olympic debut Wednesday, three years after a gender controversy sidelined her career and overshadowed her victory in the world championships. Read the complete article

Video: Is Azumah Nelson Africa's Greatest Boxer?

‘The Professor’ became the first African inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame

2012-08-07

Errol Barnett CNN

ACCRA, Ghana (CNN) -- In his fighting days during the 1980s and 1990s, Ghanaian boxing legend Azumah Nelson's thudding jabs and powerful overhands earned him the moniker "The Professor," named for the lessons he'd teach opponents inside the ring. Read the complete article

Olympic Bolt: Witness Report of Historic 100m

Usain Bolt recorded the second fastest 100m time in history

2012-08-06

Ben Wyatt CNN

OLYMPIC STADIUM, London (CNN) -- The 2012 London Olympics has been an awe-inspiring event -- with daily doses of drama, guts and glory -- but its zenith was always going to be the showdown of the gladiators of pace that is the men's 100 meters final. Read the complete article

Laurel J. Richie: WNBA President on Her Life, the League and the Olympics

'I am particularly passionate about mentoring young black girls. While we are a very diverse group, there is a special bond that connects us to each other'

2012-08-03

Kam Williams Special To The Skanner News

WNBA President on Her Life, the League and the Olympics Read the complete article

Video: Gabby Douglas takes gold; USA Men’s Basketball Sets Record

Douglas is first African-American to take gold in women's individual all-around gymnastics

2012-08-03

Laura Smith-Spark and Steve Almasy CNN

LONDON (CNN) -- Tiny Gabby Douglas, nicknamed the Flying Squirrel, claimed gold for Team USA in the women's individual all-around gymnastics after a stunning final floor routine, leaving Russia's Viktoria Komova to pick up the silver. Read the complete article

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