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A network of golf marathons is challenging its participants to walk over 100 holes of golf in one day to raise money for charity. Hundred Hole Hike Founder Jim Colton explained how the idea came about.

Majestic Athletic is outfitting both players and fans at the 2016 MLB All-Star Game, giving the brand a large presence in San Diego this week.

Majestic Athletic is outfitting both players and fans at the 2016 MLB All-Star Game, giving the brand a large presence in San Diego this week.

UFC President Dana White says the mixed martial arts promotional company has been sold for approximately $4 billion to a group of investors led by Hollywood talent agency WME-IMG.

UFC President Dana White says the mixed martial arts promotional company has been sold for approximately $4 billion to a group of investors led by Hollywood talent agency WME-IMG.

Ultimate Fighting Championship’s decades-long transformation into a mainstream sports attraction culminates Saturday in Las Vegas with UFC 200 – a pay-per-view event officials are touting as one of the biggest fight cards in company history, and a key moment in the organization’s bid to expand to new heights.

Noah Syndergaard and Kris Bryant are among the best bargains in Major League Baseball, headlining a long list of young players in the All-Star Game.

Noah Syndergaard and Kris Bryant are among the best bargains in Major League Baseball, headlining a long list of young players in the All-Star Game.

With a month to go until the opening ceremony at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Brazil, human rights advocates are warning that the construction delays, budget shortfalls and health concerns that have plagued Rio de Janeiro’s bid to host the games are only part of the problem.

The complaint alleges that the players earn a fraction of their male counterparts for national team appearances--sometimes as little as 38%--despite their superior on-field achievements and equal number of matches. The players bringing the complaint, which they say comes on behalf of the whole team, are all veteran stars.

Breanna Stewart and UConn stand alone. Geno Auriemma, too, after another flawless season by the dominating Huskies.

Twitter has won the rights to stream the National Football League's Thursday night games online, the league said Tuesday.

The Philadelphia 76ers on Monday became the first NBA team to announce that the name of a corporate sponsor will appear on its jerseys.

South African Paralympic gold medalist Oscar Pistorius was taken to jail immediately after being sentenced to serve six years for the 2013 murder of his girlfriend.

With just a month to go in what has been a tumultuous lead-up to the Summer Olympics, Rio de Janeiro Mayor Eduardo Paes said Tuesday that the city will be ready, but that visitors would need to moderate their expectations.

With just a month to go in what has been a tumultuous lead-up to the Summer Olympics, Rio de Janeiro Mayor Eduardo Paes said Tuesday that the city will be ready, but that visitors would need to moderate their expectations.

Former Most Valuable Player Kevin Durant is joining the Golden State Warriors.

Former Most Valuable Player Kevin Durant is joining the Golden State Warriors.

Last year, when his loss at the Nathan's Famous hot-dog eating contest shocked the world of competitive eating, Joey Chestnut realized he had to reinvent himself.