Dwight Howard is Headed to Hollywood

A four-team trade that would send Dwight Howard to the Los Angeles Lakers is complete, multiple sources told ESPN on Thursday night.

A source with direct knowledge of the talks told ESPN.com’s Marc Stein the Lakers will receive Howard, the Denver Nuggets will acquire Andre Iguodala, the…

Lightning 'Bolt' Strikes Twice, Wins Gold in 200M

LONDON — Here is the measure of Usain Bolt’s brilliance. He eased up because he felt tightness in his back as he rounded the corner in the men’s 200 meters Thursday at Olympic Stadium and, in his words, “cruised” to the finish line, a winner nonetheless in 19.32…

US Women's Soccer, as Good as Gold

(AP) WEMBLEY, England – Hope Solo found herself enveloped in a group hug at the final whistle. Abby Wambach ran to join the fun in a celebration that unleashed a year of bottled-up frustration.

The U.S. women’s soccer team won its third straight Olympic gold medal Thursday, beating…

After Gender Tests, Caster Semenya is Going for Gold

London(AP) Caster Semenya perched herself on a lane marker behind the start of the 800 meters and took a few moments to absorb what it feels like to be an Olympian. 

She took some deep breaths, then got up, walked to the stagger start and went straight to work…

May-Treanor and Walsh Jennings Dominate for 3rd Straight Gold

LONDON — Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh Jennings entered the 2012 Olympics as the greatest beach volleyball team of all-time. But with back-to-back gold medals, it was more like “up to this point,” because it seemed like another team could come along and…