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There was something about Mary that accomplished marathon runner and now coach Alberto Salazar saw in Mary Cain. Under his tutelage, she's chasing wins in national competitions.

Marquise Goodwin's success in the long jump landed him in the Olympic Games last summer, but he's hoping the next uniform he dons is that of an NFL franchise.

The Colonials, a 12-and-under girls hockey team in New Jersey, has been taking on the boys this season -- and dominating.

Just when things were starting to look up for Lindsey Vonn, the American skier crashed out of Tuesday's super-G at the world championships and suffered an injury that could make her path back to the Winter Olympics a lot more difficult. Vonn had c...

FLUSHING MEADOWS, N.Y. -- Karina LeBlanc has been living out of the same suitcase she took to the London Olympics. A member of the bronze-medal-winning Canadian soccer team, she has just been too busy traveling, taking her medal to the masses, to unp...

Our obsession with the infighting between Lolo Jones and teammates Dawn Harper and Kellie Wells has overshadowed all their accomplishments in the 100-meter hurdles.

By giving Aaron Ross time off to cheer for his wife, Olympic sprinter Sanya Richards-Ross, the NFL's Jaguars show they really get "family first."

Female athletes are using Twitter to overcome the lack of coverage in traditional media, staying connected with fans, attracting sponsors and promoting their sports.

Research shows that as sports fans, women don't behave in the same way as men. The resulting lack of sponsorship and loyal fans creates an uphill battle for women's pro leagues.

The debate is growing within roller derby about the value of stage names -- does it hurt or help the sport?

Like a fast-growing number of other women, espnW's Jane McManus is in roller derby's clutches -- and doesn't want to escape.

Former national team star Kristine Lilly, a veteran of five World Cups, is now a wife and mother cheering the U.S. from afar. Her thoughts on Sunday's final.

Since Title IX, the number of women participating in sports has skyrocketed, and the skill level has improved significantly. And still we wonder: Can an exceptional woman ever crack the ranks of men's pro sports? Or should she even try?