athletics

After 11 years with Oakland, Bob Melvin is heading to San Diego.

Nearly a third of summer Olympic medal records are held by Americans. See how we stack up to the competition in each sport.

Olympic track and field legend Carl Lewis explains why he was so critical of the U.S. men’s 4x100m relay team after it finished sixth in its semifinal.

After breaking up with Nike and landing the first sponsorship deal with Gap’s Athleta brand, track star Allyson Felix is launching her own shoe business.

According to the Council on Foreign Relations, every city hosting the Olympics since 1960 incurred cost overruns, sometimes by tens of billions of dollars.

The University of Pennsylvania has canceled the remainder of their women’s volleyball season after discovering what the university calls “offensive” posters in the team’s locker room.

How much are a college athlete’s name, image and likeness worth? And who would want to pay for them? The questions are front and center now that the NCAA, pressured by individual states that have started acting on their own, has taken a major step toward allowing athletes to make money off their fame. Deciding to reverse the prohibition on...

The Phillies had Charlie Morton for four starts in 2016, then had two chances to bring him back. The last three seasons, he’s been a Top 10 starting pitcher. By Corey Seidman

Ruth Riley Hunter says her journey to the Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame began in front of her television set more than a quarter-century ago. Ticha Penicheiro’s own dream started when she received a basketball from her parents when she was 6. Both entered the Hall of Fame on Saturday night as part of a class that also included former...

The sports world’s highest court ruled Wednesday that Olympic champion Caster Semenya and other female runners like her with unusually high testosterone must take medication to reduce their levels of the male sex hormone if they want to compete in certain events — a landmark decision with far-reaching ramifications for other women’s sports. In a 2-1 ruling, the Court of...

North Carolina women’s basketball coach Sylvia Hatchell had built a Hall of Fame career over more than three decades with the Tar Heels, including a national championship and becoming the Atlantic Coast Conference’s all-time winningest coach. That tenure ended with her resignation after a program review found concerns over “racially insensitive” comments and pressuring players to compete through medical issues....

Hawk Hill needs a new men’s basketball coach after St. Joe’s fired Phil Martelli.

The NCAA was able to claim victory Friday night after a judge ruled against the governing body for college sports in a federal antitrust lawsuit. U.S. District Judge Claudia Wilken in Oakland, California, said college football and men’s and women’s basketball players competing at the NCAA’s highest level should be permitted to receive compensation from schools beyond the current athletic...

Pop Warner will become the first national football program at any level to eliminate the three-point stance in further efforts to make the sport safer for young players.

Chris Sale’s final pitch for this Boston juggernaut triggered a celebration on the Dodger Stadium infield, among thousands of fans who made their way to California — and even outside Fenway Park back home.

Steve Pearce hit a tying homer in the eighth and a three-run double in the ninth, and the Red Sox emphatically rallied for a 9-6 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Saturday.

Parents and students got a chance to voice their concerns with the athletics department and leaders at the University of Maryland. The school is under fire, following the death of a football player and accusations the football program has a toxic culture. News4’s Derrick Ward reports.

Rene Portland, who built Penn State into a women’s basketball powerhouse during a 27-year tenure, has died after a three-year fight with cancer.

Sixers dance coach Ashley Nuel and a Sixers dunk squad member, Alex, explain how you can be part of the game day team. The team is holding open tryouts.

Now that the U.S. Supreme Court has cleared the way for states to legalize sports betting, the race is on to see who will referee the multibillion-dollar business of gambling on pro and college games. The NFL, NBA and others want Congress to set uniform, nationwide rules on sports gambling for all states, saying the integrity of athletics is at...