Lusia Harris, who became the only woman to be officially drafted by an NBA team and scored the first points in women's basketball history at the Olympics, died Tuesday, her family announced. ...

The last European dictatorship, Belarus, made international headlines a few months ago when its government forced a Ryanair plane to land so that an opposition activist could be detained. After his and his girlfriend’s arrest, videos of their alleged “confessions” ...

After losing to Russian swimmers in two races at the Olympics, American backstroke star Ryan Murphy said that doping remains a considerable problem in the sport. Adding to that, he said he wonders if all his competitors are clean. Murphy ...

Olympic runner Shelby Houlihan said she had been banned from the sport for four years following a positive test for anabolic steroids that she attributes to eating a pork burrito. Houlihan said she was devastated to learn of the suspension ...