
Tiger Woods is feeling much better about his game than he did a few days ago.
When Shaquille O'Neal was much, much younger and a good deal smaller, too, he chose as a role model one of the most successful big men in NBA history.

Stephen Strasburg returned from his first trip to the disabled list and turned in the worst start of his sometimes-spectacular rookie season.
The Indianapolis Colts have signed offensive lineman James Williams, an undrafted rookie from Harvard.

One championship may be just the start for the New Orleans Saints. They're studying how the New England Patriots kept winning NFL titles, hoping to match that domination.

Artis Hicks is like the schoolchild who spent all semester learning Chapter 3 of the book, only to be told by the teacher that the test is going to be on Chapter 4.
Oklahoma State captain Nick Sidorakis has agreed to give up his scholarship so that the Cowboys don't have to cut a player from the basketball team.

The New Jersey Devils are working on another deal to sign Ilya Kovalchuk.
Four of the biggest names in American golf history played a round together Tuesday to commemorate the opening of a new course in one of Michigan's most impoverished communities.