Madison Bumgarner was named the World Series Most Valuable Player after sealing the San Francisco Giants' 3-2 Game Seven victory over the Kansas City Royals on Wednesday with five shutout innings of relief. The brilliant performance in the do-or-die game...
Formula One title contender Lewis Hamilton retired from the Canadian Grand Prix on Sunday after fighting for the lead with Mercedes team mate and championship leader Nico Rosberg. The retirement, after the two Mercedes cars had raced side by side and...
Many concede the direct-to-consumer gene testing industry needs regulation. iStockphoto Companies that sell direct-to-consumer (DTC) gene-testing kits have had a tumultuous time in the past ten days. On 19 and 20 July, at a hearing held by the US Food...
Frenchman Gilles Simon delivered the first big surprise in the men's draw at the U.S. Open, taking down fourth seed David Ferrer of Spain 6-3 3-6 6-1 6-3 to move into the fourth round on a sweltering Sunday at Flushing Meadows. With the loss. Ferrer earned...
Martin Kaymer birdied his last four holes to equal the tournament record and seize a two-shot lead in Thursday's opening round of the Players Championship as several other big names lined up in pursuit. On an ideal day for low scoring at the TPC Sawgrass...
Profile of the Los Angeles Kings, who will play the New York Rangers in the 2014 Stanley Cup Finals after winning the National Hockey League's (NHL) Western Conference title. * The Kings were founded in 1967 as part of the NHL's first major expansion...
Brooklyn Nets coach Lionel Hollins believes his year away from the bench will help him during the 2014-15 National Basketball Association season. Hollins, introduced to the media on Monday after being hired last week to replace Jason Kidd, worked the...
Four-time finalist David Ferrer crashed out in the second round of the Barcelona Open on Wednesday, producing a rusty performance to lose 6-4 6-2 to Georgia's Teymuraz Gabashvili. The world number five, who beat fellow Spaniard Rafa Nadal en route to...
A neuron associated with Marilyn Monroe can help to control whether her image fades in or out on a screen. Matty Zimmerman/ AP Photo People have used mind control to change images on a video screen, a study reports. The volunteers, whose brains were wired...
Olympic cycling champion Bradley Wiggins plans to concentrate on the team pursuit event in the velodrome and will not ride in any road races at the Commonwealth Games starting in Glasgow on Thursday. The 34-year-old, winner of the 2012 Tour de France...
