Wang Chen of the United States has defeated Kim Kyung-ah of South Korea to become the first American in Olympic table tennis history to reach the quarterfinals.

Brad Hawpe had three RBIs, including singles that drove in the tying and go-ahead runs, and the Colorado Rockies capitalized on four errors by the Los Angeles Dodgers...

Bengie Molina’s sacrifice fly with one out in the bottom of the ninth gave the San Francisco Giants a 6-5 victory over the Florida Marlins on Wednesday night.

Rams running back Steven Jackson ended his holdout on Wednesday and St. Louis appeared on the verge of signing him to a new multiyear contract.

Adam Dunn hit his National League-leading 34th home run, his second in as many games, and the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the San Diego Padres 8-6 on Wednesday night.

Americans Kerri Walsh and Misty May-Treanor have won their second consecutive gold medal in beach volleyball, playing through a steady rain to beat Wang Jie and Tian...

Americans Kerri Walsh and Misty May-Treanor have won their second consecutive gold medal in beach volleyball, playing through a steady rain to beat Wang Jie and Tian...

China’s Chen Ruolin led the women’s 10-meter platform semifinals Thursday, setting the home team up for its seventh diving gold of the Beijing Olympics.

A persistent, often heavy, rain have been playing havoc with the Olympic men’s javelin qualifying.

Rick Ankiel and Jason LaRue hit two-run home runs and Todd Wellemeyer beat the Pittsburgh Pirates for the third time this season in the St. Louis Cardinals’ 11-2...

David Svoboda of the Czech Republic has set an Olympic modern pentathlon record for shooting points.

Maarten van der Weijden of the Netherlands has won the inaugural men’s 10-kilometer open water swim marathon at the Olympics.

There’s no stopping Kyle Busch.

Kevin Millwood scattered six hits in his second complete game of the season, and Josh Hamilton hit one of five homers off Detroit starter Nate Robertson in the Texas...

Ramon Hernandez and Melvin Mora hit three-run homers, and the Baltimore Orioles overcame an early deficit to beat the Boston Red Sox 11-6 Wednesday night and avoid a...

Olga Kaniskina of Russia has won the women’s 20-kilometer race walk gold medal in a dominating start-to-finish performance in wet conditions at the Beijing...

Bronson Arroyo allowed three hits and a run in seven strong innings Wednesday night, and the Cincinnati Reds cooled off the Chicago Cubs with a 2-1 victory.

Franklin Gutierrez hit a three-run homer in a five-run eighth inning, and the Cleveland Indians rallied to defeat the Kansas City Royals 8-5 on Wednesday night.

Xue Chen and Zhang Xi have won China’s first medal in beach volleyball, beating Brazilians Talita and Renata for the bronze.

Brett Myers tossed a nine-hitter for his first shutout in four years and the Philadelphia Phillies beat Washington 4-0 on Wednesday night, handling the Nationals their...