The president will fly to Copenhagen to lobby the International Olympic Committee to choose Chicago as the site of the 2016 Summer Games, but doing so poses political hazards for him.

The Mets beat the Braves for their third consecutive victory, one that improved them to 9-9 over all.

For all of George Steinbrenner's bluster when it came to firing managers, he took an interest in helping fallen players restart their careers, including former Mets heroes Darryl Strawberry and Dwight Gooden. "We had a very personal relationship," Strawberry said today on ESPN. "Sometimes that's what people don...

ORLANDO, Fla. -- The Nets, with their depleted roster, used a guy who was one day out of a swine-flu sick bed. Still, for the better part of three quarters, despite some trademark droughts, the Nets threw everything they had, including the first tri...

Kim Yu-na was nearly flawless, and became South Korea’s first Olympic champion in figure skating. Mao Asada of Japan took silver and Joannie Rochette of Canada the bronze.