London is bracing itself. The 2012 Summer Olympics officially begin on July 27 and the capital of a country known for bumbling self-consciousness is about to have the eyes of the world upon it. Eager to get a sense of the preparations, I headed toward the area of the city where the games will take [...]

Manny Pacquiao appears to have bigger fish to fry than a potential fight against Floyd Mayweather Jr. In an interview with the National Conservative Examiner, the boxing champion opposed President Barack Obama’s stance on same-sex marriage. “God only expects man and woman to be together and to be legally married, only if they so are [...]

Chad Ochocinco wants Roger Goodell to know that he has the NFL commissioner’s back. The outspoken New England Patriots wide receiver posted a letter of support for Goodell on Friday as the issue of football safety has increased in the wake of Junior Seau’s suicide. Ochocinco begins with, “Dear Dad,” in the note on his [...]

MIAMI — Heat forward LeBron James is the NBA’s MVP for a third time, putting him alongside some of the game’s all-time greats. A person familiar with the decision told The Associated Press that James will be announced Saturday as this year’s winner of the league’s top individual honor, and that he’ll be formally presented [...]

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — A judge on Friday threw out a defamation lawsuit brought against Syracuse University and men’s basketball coach Jim Boeheim by two men who said the Hall of Fame coach slandered them when he said their accusations of sexual abuse against former associate head coach Bernie Fine were driven by greed. Two former [...]