Italian Soccer School - Scuola Calcio, Jekyll Island

Scuola Calcio, Italian Soccer School and SISA will provide proven teaching methods to our players around the clock to enhance their Italian Soccer Experience. Players will be exposed to the beautiful game and beautiful language every day, on the field, at the poolside, and at every opportunity. Read more

Klasnic and Stam; to play or to retire

One player going out, the other coming back, each guided by the strength of human will. Ivan Klasnic, who has undergone two kidney transplants in 2007, returned Tuesday to play for Werder Bremen. Jaap Stam, the hulking Dutch defender with all his great sporting days behind him, called a news conference on Monday to announce a dignified retreat. Read more

For glory or gold? A golfer's year-end dilemma

The Volvo Masters tournament, Europe's richest, used to be a true exclamation point of the season, but it is more of a boiling point this week because of the scheduling pressure brought on by the globalization of golf. Read more

Chunichi Dragons win Series with perfect game

Dragons defeated the Fighters 1-0 to win the team's first title in 53 years. Read more

Davydenko again accused of not trying

Nikolay Davydenko was again accused of not trying his hardest in a tennis match, with the chair umpire criticizing the Russian's serving during a 6-2, 6-2 loss to Marcos Baghdatis in the third round. Read more

Hingis quits again after testing positive for cocaine

A comeback that started auspiciously in 2006 for Martina Hingis shuddered to a halt Thursday in Zurich when the former prodigy announced her second retirement from tennis and disclosed that her decision was linked to testing positive for cocaine at Wimbledon. Read more

Tocchet's NHL ban extended until at least next February

Rick Tocchet's role in an illegal gambling ring will keep him out of the NHL until at least next February. Read more

Obituary: John Woodruff, 92, U.S. runner in 1936 Berlin Olympics

Woodruff was the last survivor of the 12 American men who won track and field gold medals in the 1936 Olympics in Hitler's Berlin. Read more

Dodgers are allowed to bypass rule on minority hiring

The team, which broke baseball's color barrier a half-century ago with Jackie Robinson, has such a good minority-employment record that the commissioner, Bud Selig, exempted it from a directive on candidates for decision-making positions. Read more

Hingis says she is accused of testing positive for cocaine; retires from tennis

Martina Hingis said Thursday she has been accused of testing positive for cocaine at Wimbledon, and announced her retirement from professional tennis. Read more

German Cup

Holders Nuremberg are out of the German Cup Read more

Sao Paulo wins the Brazilian championship

Sao Paulo clinched a record fifth title with four matches to spare by beating bottom-of-the-table America-Natal 3-0 at the Morumbi stadium. Read more

Spanish Premera Lega Roundup

Real Madrid defeats Valencia Read more

Italian Serie A roundup

Roma defeated Lazio 3-2. Read more

Ace Rose gets in first blow at Volvo Open

Playing alongside Padraig Harrington, his chief rival for European number one this year, Rose's six-iron shot from 181 yards took him two shots better than the Irishman and only a stroke off the early leader, Graeme McDowell of Northern Ireland. Read more

Gavin Flint, Kane Webber and Jin Park lead in Singapore

Phil Mickelson sought some long-distance coaching after finishing two strokes off the pace in Thursday's opening round of the Singapore Open, behind a trio of leaders that upstaged the tournament's big names. Read more

International Investment Heralds Bright Future for Marbella Football Club

Leading businessmen Ian Radford and Wayne Elliott of HI Group and Alfredo Guerisoli of G2 Producciones announce their investment in Union Deportiva Marbella, Marbella's leading football club. Read more

Putting the New Orleans in the New Orleans Hornets

In Wednesday?s season opener against the Sacramento Kings, the Hornets began their ambitious, obstacle-laden attempt to connect to New Orleans. Read more