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Jon Jones' ascent from 20-year-old fighter in unsanctioned Massachusetts bouts to an Ultimate Fighting Championship headliner has taken less than two years.

Mark Coleman is 45. He started his MMA career in 1996, winning UFC tournaments and a heavyweight belt along with a championship in Japan.

Herschel Walker still loves to compete, and unlike other 40-something athletes, he's not into golf.

Cutting down to the weight limit for an MMA fight isn't an exact science.

The U.S. mixed martial arts calendar wraps up Saturday with two cards featuring a fighter and an organization with big media plans in 2010. The fighter is Cung Le, who returns to fighting on a short break from Hollywood, where he expects MMA...

He's the host of MTV's Bully Beatdown, a showman with a flair for flamboyant dances, a Twitter devotee who enjoys debating faith and reason, a writer and a radio host.

UFC Hall of Famer is a cerebral elder statesman, but still capable of handling himself in a fight of his own.

Forrest Griffin is the only author in the current New York Times hardcover advice best-sellers' list who fights in the Ultimate Fighting Championship. He also may be the only author on the list who confesses to being a horrible driver or expresses...

Brock Lesnar left little doubt on the ownership of UFC's heavyweight title by pummeling Frank Mir with a second-round TKO.

Fighters may choose songs to pump them up or express their pride, but UFC President Dana White has some limits to what he'll allow as each man makes his way to the cage.

UFC star Chuck Liddell had the crowd and the momentum, but Rashad Evans changed all that with one punch.

After 55 minutes of frustration, Kelly Smith shredded the defense on the left side and crossed to Marinette Pichon, who easily converted the chance with a solid header for the tying goal against the Washington Freedom. Wait a minute, you ask. The...

Dear Mia: The game and the national team need you to lead both into a new era.

The WUSA never played another meaningful game after its 2003 championshp. And yet one of its franchises, the Washington Freedom, never stopped. The team played exhibitions and amateur W-League games while waiting for women's pro soccer to be reborn...

Natasha Kai didn't make much of a first impression on new U.S. women's soccer coach Pia Sundhage over the winter.

Even with Olympic gold in hand, U.S. women's soccer coach Pia Sundhage isn't maintaining the status quo.

One, two, three or no professional soccer leagues could open their 2010 seasons in the spring.

Norway, which knocked the U.S. women's soccer team out of the 1995 World Cup and 2000 Olympics, surprised the Americans with two early goals and held on for a 2-0 win in their Olympic opener on a sultry Wednesday night.

Heather O'Reilly scored less than a minute into the match to lead the Unites States to a 4-0 win over New Zealand and a spot in the quarterfinals of the women's Olympic soccer tournament.

But the U.S. team warns that Monday's semifinal against Japan will not be easy.

Team USA used attacking verve and a finishing touch that had been lacking through most of the tournament to secure a gold medal rematch with Brazil after a 4-2 win over Japan on Monday night.

Without three key players the U.S. women managed to shut down a potent Brazilian attack as Carli Lloyd's ovetime goal lifted the team to the gold medal.

As much as Hope Solo enjoys the Olympic Village, she can't wait to get home.

Touring women's baseball team invited condescending views

Coach Susan Yow tried to rebuild the women's basketball team by driving everyone off the team

Dreams of a title at the Games can be dashed by a slip or one bad performance. But some argue that such jeopardy is what makes sport compelling

Dec. 15, 1993