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Family, friends and colleagues have found new purpose after the sudden death of a young marathoner and academic star during the 2009 Baltimore Marathon.

As marathon fields continue to grow, so has the intensity of the debate over how quickly a runner should finish the once-elite event that is now an activity for the masses.

French prosecutors announced Tuesday that they had begun a preliminary investigation into several teams at this year's Tour de France to determine if riders had used performance-enhancing drugs or methods. Prosecutors in Paris told The Associated Press that medical equipment collected from teams during the three-week race included ''suspicious'' material, which was seized. Under French law, a preliminary investigation is done to determine if a formal investigation is warranted. A spokeswoman fo...

Tens of thousands of people celebrated in Rio de Janeiro after the Brazilian city beat Madrid, Tokyo and Chicago in the International Olympic Committee’s vote.

After years of work and days of frantic, last-minute lobbying, the four cities hoping to host the 2016 Olympics are nearing the finish line.

The first lady arrived Wednesday and met with voting members of the I.O.C. before Friday’s vote on the host for the 2016 Games.

WASHINGTON -- President Obama has changed his mind. After weeks of saying he would not make the trip, he will go to Copenhagen to lobby the International Olympic Committee on behalf of Chicago's bid to host the 2016 Games. Mr. Obama will leave Washington on Thursday night, and his plane will touch down in the Danish capital Friday morning. He will make it just in time to take part in Chicago's final presentation to the I.O.C. before the committee votes on a host city that afternoon. Mr. Obama w...

Less than a week before the International Olympic Committee chooses a host city for 2016, Chicago bid officials are holding out hope for the presence of the president.

The International Cycling Union voted for an eventual ban on in-race communications despite likely opposition from teams who consider it a safety issue.

With 16 days left until the International Olympic Committee chooses a host city for the 2016 Olympics, President Barack Obama stood on the South Lawn of the White House on Wednesday and made a pitch for Chicago's bid to win those Summer Games. He promised that if the I.O.C. chose Chicago, the city would make the United States -- and the world -- proud. ''Chicago is ready,'' Obama said during an event featuring Olympians, Paralympians and local schoolchildren. ''The American people are ready. We...

The winner of the Tour de France said he would never have “great admiration” for Lance Armstrong, his Astana teammate during the race.

Alberto Contador of Spain won the Tour de France for a second time, and Lance Armstrong joined him on the podium after finishing third in a comeback.

With the Arc de Triomphe in the distance and a sea of fans along the roadside, Lance Armstrong stood on the podium at the Tour de France on Sunday, two spots below what he was used to. From 1999 to 2005, Armstrong won this race, the most prestigious event in cycling. This time, he was third, behind the winner Alberto Contador of Spain and Andy Schleck of Luxembourg. But for Armstrong, 37, it was a victory, even though he fell short of crossing the finish line first.

Juan Manuel Garate of Spain won Stage 20 of the Tour de France, but Alberto Contador all but sealed his second Tour title.

Riders and managers disagree about why there has not been a French champion at the Tour since 1985.