Bonnie Desimone

The soaring solo riffs of the night came from the self-deprecating man at the rear of the big band. Lilian Thuram usually provides the backbeat for his French team--the bass...

There are easier ways to become hardened, but Croatia's soccer players, who came of age during a civil war, had no choice in the matter. Five men on the team...

GOALKEEPERS KASEY KELLER Age: 28 College: University of Portland Club: Leicester City (England) Role: The only player whose starting status is completely secure, the phlegmatic Keller combines a cool head...

The three Cuban baseball players and coach who remain in Nassau--along with an estimated 200 other defectors--could be sent back to the country they fled under a repatriation agreement between...

Sandy Allen saved her best writing for an essay on Dion Lee. As part of a weeklong program in November, everyone at Louisville's Ballard High School submitted an original work,...

Brian Ballarini, the youngest of four children, grew up amid affluence and wealth. His high school athletic career appeared to hold some promise for the future, especially when he landed...

Japanese speedskater Hiroyasu Shimizu attacked his opener--the first 100-meter split of his 500-meter race--the way someone scrabbles upward through the snow when they've been buried by an avalanche. For life,...

Ask Christian Vande Velde how long he has been a pro cyclist, and he looks at his watch. His new career began with the new year. Vande Velde, 21, of...

One swimmer who has retired to take up dry-land pursuits continues to add to her stash of honors. Rockford native and University of Illinois graduate student Lisa Ann Coole will...

U.S. head coach Steve Sampson's job, the subject of speculation since early in the qualifying process, looked to be a wee bit more secure after Sunday's one-sided win. "The likelihood...