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The USA Track and Field Olympic trials are generally simple—as long as athletes have met the Olympic qualifying standards, then the top three finishers in each event go to Rio...

USA Swimming’s Olympic trials saw a changing of the guard, with Natalie Coughlin and Tyler Clary showing no veteran’s spot is safe...

Long before she hit it big in MMA and posed nude for ESPN magazine, Ronda Rousey was a brash young judo phenom with a penchant for armbars ...

Caster Semenya carried the flag for South Africa in the London Games opening ceremony. She has advanced to Saturday's final in the women's 800-meter run, where she's a legitimate medal contender based on her past results and qualifying time...

Perhaps the most iconic moment in women's sporting history almost didn't happen.

Landon Donovan leaves the soccer field for good after this year’s MLS playoffs, marking the end of a 16-year on-again, off-again love affair with his sport’s fans.

He’s the highest ranked chess player in the world and may soon become world champion. With pop star good looks (and some fashion photos to his credit), this 22-year-old Norwegian is upending chess’ stuffy image.

Now that Lindsey Vonn is out, you need to know who the next Olympic stars of Team USA are going to be — OZY has you covered.

The Winter Olympics are reinventing themselves for modern TV and younger fans. Come February, you'll be seeing more speed, soaring turns, twists and tricks.

Here comes the Broom Boom - again. And we're not talking about a new Harry Potter film.

Zach Vruwink, elected mayor of Wisconsin Rapids in 2012 at age 24, thinks millennial elected officials can change the face of government in an era of mistrust.

Cheap real estate and widespread Wi-Fi haven't been enough to overcome the lure of the urban lifestyle. In fact, the number of millennials is growing fastest in some of the most expensive places.

Can U.S. Soccer get the chaotic, culturally diverse American soccer community to agree on a few basic principles of developing soccer players? Former U.S. national team captain Claudio Reyna is going to find out, writes Beau Dure.

While Women's Professional Soccer prepares for more rounds in court, some of its current and former teams have made plans to play in 2012.

Old-school MMA champ Miesha Tate says brash challenger Ronda Rousey is bad for the sport. Can Tate prove it in the cage?

espnW offers a snapshot of the top American female athletes competing at the 2011 Pan American Games in Guadalajara, Mexico.

The Pan American Games aren't just about the competition. In several sports, there are 2012 Olympic spots on the line. Here's espnW's sport-by-sport breakdown.

WASHINGTON -- A few blocks in a couple of different directions, the talk is all about class warfare.In the Verizon Center on Saturday, it was weight-class warfare.

Looking for stability, league chooses executive from Arena Football League as next CEO.

WPS CEO Anne-Marie Eileraas reveals to espnW why she is resigning, and what the league's future holds without her.

Independence stars Amy Rodriguez and Tasha Kai don't have much in common, save for playing winning soccer together.

Her year began with a broken left hand; now she's starting in goal for magicJack while Hope Solo is out with an injury.

World Cup star Abby Wambach does everything but drive the team bus for magicJack. Will it be enough?

Balancing motherhood and soccer hasn't always been easy, but the star defender has seen her two daughters grow right along with her career.

The Flash drew players from all over the soccer map, melding their talents into a WPS force that out-muscled the Independence in Saturday's championship.

After five years of falling in the third round of the NCAA soccer tournament, the Cavaliers prevail with their patented possession-style play.

The Women's Professional Soccer league has folded after three seasons.

With the collapse of the WPS, soccer insiders have various ideas about what comes next and whether there is the commitment to keep a league alive.