Mike Downey

"Did you do it for Michael?" "How did Michael feel about what you did?" "It must have made you really happy for Michael." Michael, Michael, Michael! He may be America's...

Michael Phelps, half man, half chlorine, continued his quest to become the aqua king of the world. He ran into some unexpected trouble Monday morning, but with a 32-year-old teammate,...

Michael Phelps, half man, half chlorine, continued his bid to become aqua king of the world. Phelps and his teammates, Garrett Weber-Gale, Cullen Jones and Jason Lezak, were victorious in...

You felt peace, serenity, joy. You went to the Great Wall of China on the first morning of the Olympics to watch a 152-mile bicycle race. You traveled 50 miles...

A billion Chinese do care. Under a blue-gray-black-white-brown August sky, the People's Republic of China put on a marvel-arts show here on the eighth day of the eighth month of...

He answered to "Frenchy" when he played for the Dodgers and managed the Cubs. He answered to just about anything in his Hollywood acting gigs, playing a bum on "Knight...

"maybe i'll come to china. let me know what u think." The text message came as a surprise to Morgan Hamm. It showed up 10 minutes before he had to...

Next time you hear from me (I hope), it will be from Beijing, which back in the Middle Ages when I was a younger man was known to all of...

I zipped over to the Web sites as fast as my fingers could type Thursday to find out if it was fiction or fact. Cincinnati Enquirer, 9:47 a.m.: "Reds trade...

From the blog of Cubs player Mark DeRosa: "I'm going to set a scene for you: Kerry Wood on the mound, Game 7 of the World Series in Wrigley Field....