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From Peggy Fleming and Dorothy Hamill to Michelle Kwan and Sarah Hughes, American female figure skaters have always boosted the medal count and the TV ratings. This year, if you want to see something about Olympic medal-favorite U...

They were going to smash the Americans. So claimed Alain Bernard, whose French team was going to beat Michael Phelps and the USA in the 4x100-meter freestyle relay in 2008, ruining Phelps' quest for a record haul of eight gold medals in one summer...

Breaking news: The USA is likely to win a lot of medals in Rio. Both basketball teams should take gold. A lot of swimmers and gymnasts will win. For Simone Biles and Katie Ledecky, only the quantity of medals is in doubt...

The drama. The diversity. Scandals and showcases. There's nothing quite like the Olympics. Like the world's biggest wedding, everyone fusses about the preparation, whether they're ...

Fourth place in the world is quite an accomplishment. Most of us would be thrilled. And at the Olympics , it means you're in good company...

Most of the Olympic teams have been selected, but the run-up to Rio will still have plenty of intrigue. Which athletes will get the bulk of the pre-Games publicity? Will injured ...

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.