The top prize at the main event of the World Series of Poker will be more than $9 million this year, and about 660 players will get some piece of a $64 million prize pool, tournament officials said Sunday.
Joey Chestnut edged Takeru Kobayashi in overtime during the 93rd annual Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest on Friday.
The marathon grind toward the richest pot in poker is under way.
Former track star Tim Montgomery, once dubbed "the world's fastest man," pleaded guilty Thursday to distributing heroin, averting a trial set for next week.
Celebrities turned out Wednesday to donate to Darfur charities - and to show their fellow stars just who the real card sharks were.
Duquesne University signed director of athletics Greg Amodio to a five-year contract extension through the 2013-14 academic year, university president Dr. Charles Dougherty announced on Tuesday.
Floyd Landis used the arbitration process as public theater to try to prove a point and regain his reputation. In the latest attempt that almost certainly will be his last, the anti-doping establishment slapped down the one-time 2006 Tour de France winner once more, ruling Landis didn't play fair, on the bike or in the hearing room.
Poker professional Scotty Nguyen won nearly $2 million at the World Series of Poker in Las Vegas on Monday, topping a field of 148 players and emerging from a marathon final table with his fifth gold bracelet.
The Court of Arbitration for Sport dismissed the appeal filed by the Floyd Landis and upheld a two-year doping ban on the American cyclist.
The NCAA Management Council announced today that it has approved North Dakota State University as an active, certified member of Division I.
Fresno State was smashing in its final performance as college baseball's team of destiny, winning a championship that would have been impossible to predict.
Ambesse Tolossa of Ethiopia was stripped of his 2007 Honolulu Marathon title and suspended from international competition after testing positive for a banned substance, race officials said Tuesday.
Ambesse Tolossa of Ethiopia has been stripped of his 2007 Honolulu Marathon title and suspended from international competition after testing positive for a banned substance.
Joey Lewis hit a tiebreaking double in Georgia's four-run eighth inning, and the Bulldogs came from three runs down to defeat Fresno State 7-6 in Game 1 of the College World Series finals on Monday night.
Temple University has signed director of athletics Bill Bradshaw to a five-year contract that will keep him at the university through the 2011-12 academic year.
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