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Jeff Baker hit a tiebreaking home run in the seventh, and Texas relievers threw 3 1/3 hitless innings to lead the Rangers to a 4-2 win over the Houston Astros on Friday night.

Former Olympic shot put champion Udo Beyer has admitted doping, saying in a documentary that it was his personal decision and that, still, he won the gold medal in 1976 in Montreal because he was "the best" and not because he doped.

Yves Niare, who held the French record in the shot put, has died in a traffic accident. He was 35.

Taylor Martinez's unorthodox throwing motion has generated some less-than flattering statements from college football analysts and fans. There have been a few shot-put jokes about the Nebraska quarterback on this blog. But Martinez worked on his m...

Valerie Adams won the shot put at the Rieti IAAF World Challenge on Sunday, breaking the meet record.

Valerie Adams is the only champion from the London Olympics who never received a gold medal -- and she's going to see about that Friday.

Tomasz Majewski of Poland successfully defended his Olympic shot put title, winning the first gold medal of the track and field program at the London Games with a throw of 21.89 meters on Friday.

Six days of action from Barcelona.

Kurt Roberts' shot put career is off to a remarkable start. He started throwing as a sophomore in high school in Athens, Ohio, and says he only got serious about it as a senior. From there, he attended Ashland University and went on to become a th...

Bryan Clay was looking toward London as a chance to seal a legacy, bring his sport back into the public eye and complete a U.S. sweep, but the decathlon had other ideas.

Israel has barred a paralyzed Palestinian athlete who lives in Gaza from an Olympics celebration sponsored by the British government.

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Angela Madsen thought her life was over when she underwent a paralyzing surgery, but really it had just begun. The disabled athlete has left a slew of world records in her wake.

Custer High School senior Tyler Schultz upped the ante in the shot put in South Dakota (all-time) and in the U.S. (2012), uncorking a put of 69-5.75 on Friday at the Custer Invitational. Schultz broke the South Dakota record set in 2011 by Kyle Mc...

Reese Hoffa won the shot put in the Kansas Relays on Wednesday at 71 feet, 3 3/4 inches, the best mark in the world this year.

FINAL RESULTS Cary Grove's Josh Freeman had just finished anchoring the Trojans' 4 x 100m weightman relay. Looking around for his sweats, he yelled out sarcastically, "What was my split on that relay?" His business office is usually not the tra...