Todd Ranck
US Olympic Mens Hockey Advances to Semis
Dustin Brown banged in a go-ahead goal late in the first period and the United States went on to dominate the Czech Republic 5-2 Wednesday, earning a spot in the Olympic hockey semifinals for the second straight time.
On Friday, the U.S. will play Canada - a rematch of the 2010 gold-medal game - for a shot to become an Olympic champion...
Yankee Derek Jeter Says 2014 Season Will Be His Last
Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter says he will retire after this season, ending one of the greatest careers in the history of baseball's most storied franchise.
The 39-year-old captain posted a long letter on his Facebook page Wednesday saying that 2014 will be his final year...
Early Struggles for USA at Olympics
What a stunning sight: Shani Davis gliding around the speedskating oval, head down in defeat, staring glumly at the ice.
For the U.S. Olympic team, it's becoming more and more common.
One after another, some of the biggest American stars have wiped out in sunny Sochi...
American Bode Miller Fails to Medal in Downhill
Lowering his head, then crouching in a corner, Bode Miller lingered in the finish area after his slower-than-expected Olympic downhill run, contemplating where things might have gone wrong.
Most everyone, Miller included, thought he was the man to beat entering Sunday's race...
College Football Player Says He Is Gay
Missouri All-American Michael Sam says he is gay, and the defensive end could become the first openly homosexual player in the NFL.
In interviews with ESPN, The New York Times and Outsports that were published Sunday, Sam said his teammates and coaches at Missouri have known since August...
The Olympic Flame Has Arrived in Sochi
The Olympic flame reached Sochi Wednesday, following a 65,000-kilometer (39,000-mile) route, the longest in the history of the games.
During the journey, the torch relay reached the North Pole, went to the top of Europe's highest mountain, plunged into the world's deepest lake and was even taken into space by Russian cosmonauts...
Thursday Night NFL Games Split Between Networks
CBS won bidding among broadcast networks to televise eight Thursday night NFL games next fall, and perhaps beyond that.
The NFL said Wednesday that CBS and its broadcast team of Jim Nantz and Phil Simms will be in the booth for eight early-season Thursday night games simulcast on the NFL Network...
Super Bowl Ratings Set Record
For the fourth time in five years, the Super Bowl has set a record for the most-watched television event in U.S. history, drawing 111.5 million viewers even though the Seattle Seahawks' 43-8 victory over the Denver Broncos wasn't really competitive...
Seahawks Already Focused On Super Bowl Defense
Less than 12 hours after winning the Super Bowl, Seattle Seahawks coach Pete Carroll already was talking about getting started on next season.
"The first meeting that we'll have will be tomorrow. ... Our guys would be surprised if we didn't," Carroll said Monday morning...
The Chaos of Super Bowl Week Begins
Where's Waldo?
Well, right there in the middle of a scrum of more than 6,000 journalists, costumed characters, celebrities and attention-seekers.
Yep, sounds like Super Bowl media day.
The NFL held its annual circuslike event Tuesday, and the site of this one featuring the Denver Broncos and Seattle Seahawks was the Prudential Center - a hockey arena that normally serves as the home of the NHL's N