BEIJING (Reuters) - The New York Yankees showed off the World Series trophy in China's capital Wednesday, hoping to inspire young Chinese to aspire to winning baseball's greatest prize. Baseball in China has been hard hit by the sport's removal from the Olympics but the Yankees also brought some good news with them when it was confirmed that ...

BERLIN (Reuters) - U.S. sprinter Crystal Cox could face an International Olympic Committee disciplinary hearing after the 2004 Olympics women's 4X400 meters relay alternate was banned for doping, the IOC said on Monday. Cox, who won a gold medal as an alternate, has been banned for four years and had all her results since 2001 disqualified for using prohibited ...

Dayron Robles says he's ready to return to competition next week, the Cuban's first meet since pulling out of the world championships last summer in Berlin. In an interview with The Associated Press on Thursday, the 2008 Olympic champion and world record-holder said little about ...