Occasionally, a professional athlete achieves such total dominance of a sport that he or she becomes the standard by which all others are measured.
As paragliding booms, the graying flock of hang gliders who once ruled the skies fear for the future of their sport. As the ancient Dodge van bumped and creaked up the mountain road to one of Southern California's legendary hang glider launches, a 68-year-old thrill-seeker sitting in back mentioned that the 83-year-old riding shotgun is attracting condors whenever he flies.
THE Djokovic/Nadal clash? For my money, sport just does not get any better. Two champions going at each other with everything in their armoury - power, stamina, grace, finesse, breathtaking skill, sheer will-to-win - and doing it for nearly six hours! At the end, neither man had anything other than praise for the other, and both seemed to sense they had been a part of something greater than mere ...
Pro athlete: Troy Polamalu my youth minister always called me Troy Polamalu because I had really long hair and he would say it looks like his, I just think he plays a good game and hustles and goes hard.
Occasionally, a professional athlete achieves such total dominance of a sport that he or she becomes the standard by which all others are measured. In the sport of reining -- a judged competition in which horses perform precise maneuvers such as spins and sliding stops -- the standard of excellence is a man named Shawn Flarida.
In a sport dominated by men, some female members of the MRSS wrestling team are showing their fighting strength.
Raymond Felton, struggling, and hopeful, turns to a man who just might save his season.
In a sport that thrives on individual competition, reaching the state swimming regional is usually a bench mark.
In this field, where we outdoor writers are often misread and misjudged as blood-thirsty types, who kill game and fish for sport and boast of such deeds, John D. Silva of Wareham is just the opposite. He writes for On the Water Magazine. I'm sure you've...
Don Revie would have loved modern professional sport. It seems remarkable now, in these days of hi-tech performance analysis data, that the late Leeds United manager was derided in the 1960s and 70s for preparing his dossiers on opposition teams.
In the past, the only opportunity students at Cherokee County schools had to learn about riflery was through hunting trips or with the Boy Scouts. Two years ago, however, Creekview became the first...
The NFL season began on time largely because of Robert Kraft and John Mara. So there's no more fitting way to end it than the two of them facing off for the game's biggest prize.
The NFL season began on time largely because of Robert Kraft and John Mara. So there's no more fitting way to end it than the two of them facing off for the game's biggest prize.
Carlos Condit may not be as crazy as Nick Diaz, but UFC 143 will allow him to prove his mettle, says US MMA expert Kevin Iole.
Skiing has a reputation as a pricey, perhaps even snobby sport, but there's no reason to pay through the nose to ski.
So, what did we learn from the 2012 NASCAR media tour? Danica is all in, Brad K. is the new leader at Penske, Chip is far from satisfied and Harvick is extra Happy.
Angelo Dundee was much more than just a mere corner man to his boxers.
Football, with good reason, is often described as a chess match. A lot more time is spent thinking and strategizing than actually running plays, and one crafty move can set off a series of countermoves that changes the course of the game. But you don't have to be some kind of Grand Master to understand -- or at least pretend to understand -- the sport.
Nick Diaz, at right, has long been known for his fiery personality. Reid Forgrave has worked for the Des Moines Register , the Cincinnati Enquirer and the Seattle Times . His work has been recognized by Associated Press Sports Editors, the Livingston Awards for Young Journalists, and the American Association of Sunday and Feature Editors.
As Muhammad Ali - the self-styled, and widely acknowledged "Greatest" - celebrates his 70th birthday today, Press Association Sport's Mark Staniforth celebrates the top 10 in history.
