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For 20 miles, the lead pack of a couple dozen men meant the marathon was anybody’s to win. But then Tamirat Tola from Ethiopia put down a surge on an uphill section...

But Lawrie is the only still-active Scottish major champion, and he may not play the Open again.“I will wait and see how I feel next year, but right now, it’s no,” Lawrie...

Some of the biggest stars of the Tokyo Olympics will compete at Hayward Field in Eugene, Ore., on Saturday. Sifan Hassan, the dominant distance runner, is expected to make her return to...

Galen Rupp is the greatest American distance runner of the 21st century.Galen Rupp is a mystery: media-shy, and once the signature runner of a team whose leader, the marathon champion turned disgraced...

World championships in track and field generally take place in world capitals. Rome, Beijing, Moscow, Paris and London have all taken a turn hosting the biggest event in the sport other than...

ST. ANDREWS, Scotland — Tiger Woods was finishing up at the Old Course on Friday, perhaps for good, and Rory McIlroy was just getting started.As they exchanged understanding glances and walked in...

ST. ANDREWS, Scotland — The roars at last ebbed when Tiger Woods reached his ball, if only because everyone knew the clamor could start again soon enough.Woods was, perhaps for the last...

ST. ANDREWS, Scotland — The good news for Garry Harvey is that almost no one in this year’s British Open field has a name quite as long as Severiano Ballesteros — Spanish...

Jim Thorpe, one of the greatest athletes in history and the victim of what many considered a century-old Olympic injustice, has been restored as the sole winner of the decathlon and pentathlon...

ANAHEIM, Calif. — The Rocket City Trash Pandas are nearly 2,000 miles away from Angel Stadium physically and about eight years ahead of their parent major league club spiritually. The former is...