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The Boston Marathon requires participants to qualify in order to enter — a barrier that once kept the nation's oldest and most elite marathon from filling up.

Do you get the feeling that the National Football League labor negotiations harken us back to nothing less than the Vietnam peace talks?

Monday, college basketball will crown its champions—putting an end to all the madness. The Butler Bulldogs will take on the University of Connecticut Huskies in the NCAA Final. They’re not the only ones clearing space for potential new trophies. The Bulls are number one in the East.

I'll admit it. I've been caught up in it, too.By it, I mean the NCAA basketball championships, March Madness, which has, of course, lasted into April.

As we head into the first weekend of the Major League Baseball season, many Americans will be tuning in to root for their favorite teams, including 94-year-old Sister Vincent Cecire.Cecire entered the convent in 1934 and has been devoted to the Dodgers ever since they won their first World Series in

Throughout the Asian subcontinent normal life is expected to come to a standstill Wednesday.The semifinal of the ICC Cricket World Cup features an unrivaled rivalry: India vs. Pakistan.

 The NCAA tournament continues tonight; but basketball action isn’t limited to college. The high school level offers some of the best tournament play in Indiana.  This so-called Hoosier Hysteria dredges up mythic stories of underdog teams beating all odds.