Aaron Peirsol breaks 200-meter backstroke record
SWIMMING
The Olympic silver medalist finished in 1:53:08, beating previous owner Ryan Lochte and passing Lochte's mark of 1:53.94 set in Beijing.

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CYCLING
Seven-time champion Lance Armstrong remains in third place in the Tour de France, after Spain's Luis Leon Sanchez won the eighth stage Saturday in a sprint ahead of three other breakaway riders. >>

COMMENTARY
The Team Astana cyclist made an attack late in Stage 7 of the Tour de France that put him in second place, ahead of teammate Lance Armstrong, but went against the team's plans. >>

CYCLING / TOUR DE FRANCE
France's Brice Feillu wins the seventh stage of the Tour de France. Alberto Contador moves to second overall after attacking late in the stage. >>

NEWSWIRE
He puts Usain Bolt on notice after winning the race at the Golden Gala meet in Rome. >>

SWIMMING
The 15-year-old posts another career-best time and has qualified for four individual spots on the U.S. team for the world championships. >>

OLYMPICS
Justice Lauri Ann Fenlon said the omission of female ski jumpers from the Vancouver Olympics is discriminatory but said she could not provide a remedy. >>

July 10, 2009
COMPANY TOWN
The International Olympic Committee scolds U.S. organizers for moving forward with the venture. >>

SWIMMING
Phelps posts a time of 50.22 seconds, finally passing the mark of 50.40 set by Ian Crocker in 2005. >>

TOUR DE FRANCE
Norwegian sprinter wins on the wet streets of Barcelona. Lance Armstrong finishes in front group of riders to remain second overall. >>

July 9, 2009
SWIMMING
He's put off by his marks in the 200-meter freestyle and 200 butterfly at the U.S. nationals. Aaron Peirsol regains a record. >>

TOUR DE FRANCE / STAGE 5
Thomas Voeckler of France claimed a solo victory in Wednesday's fifth stage, a 122-mile ride from Le Cap d'Agde to Perpignan. >>

The sports organization announces a deal with cable giant Comcast. The channel could debut in 11 million homes sometime after the February 2010 Olympic Games in Vancouver, Canada. >>

July 8, 2009
SWIMMING
The Olympian who won three medals last summer can do no better than sixth in 400 freestyle at U.S. nationals. A recent respiratory illness is at least partly to blame. >>

CYCLING
His Astana team wins the fourth stage of the Tour. Switzerland's Cancellara holds a narrow overall lead. >>

July 7, 2009
ADVERTISING
Super-swimmer Michael Phelps returned to big-time advertising Sunday with a TV spot for Subway titled "Be Yourself." Oh, the irony. >>

July 6, 2009
SWIMMING
The Olympic star goes into the U.S. championships with a focus on the sprints. >>

CYCLING
Britain's Mark Cavendish wins his second consecutive stage, but Armstrong, the seven-time champion, makes a big move. >>

July 5, 2009
CYCLING
Seven-time champion Lance Armstrong finishes in the trailing pack and remains 10th. Cancellara keeps the overall lead. >>

July 4, 2009
TOUR DE FRANCE
The race will open with a 9.6-mile time trial. Lance Armstrong will ride 18th, almost three hours before defending champion Carlos Sastre of Spain. >>

July 3, 2009
CYCLING
The seven-time champion hasn't always been embraced by the French, but they aren't too bothered that he is back for the first time since 2005. >>

June 29, 2009
TRACK AND FIELD CHAMPIONSHIPS
The sprinter won the 100 meters in a wind-aided 9.75 seconds but was upset with the way he ran. His coach says Gay will have to wait until a race next month to try again. >>

June 28, 2009
U.S. TRACK AND FIELD CHAMPIONSHIPS
She wins a third U.S. title with a 2009 world-leading time of 53.78 seconds. >>

June 26, 2009
U.S. TRACK AND FIELD CHAMPIONSHIPS
He holds off Darvis Patton to win the title with a wind-aided time of 9.91 seconds >>

NEWSWIRE
Tyson Gay has run the preliminary round of the 100-meter dash at the U.S. championships in a wind-aided time of 9.75 seconds at Eugene, Ore. >>

June 25, 2009
U.S. TRACK AND FIELD CHAMPIONSHIPS
Olympic discus champion has changed her attitude along the way and is hoping to make the world team for the first time. >>

June 8, 2009
KURT STREETER
Eugene, Ore., which hosts the Prefontaine Classic each year, is one of the few places in America where track seems to matter year-in and year-out. >>

May 24, 2009
KURT STREETER
The Dodgers' owner hopes to rescue the struggling L.A. Marathon and capitalize on the potential he sees. >>

May 10, 2009
OBITUARIES
The Hall of Fame coach whipped Detroit's Bad Boys into shape to win back-to-back NBA titles. In 1992, he led the Dream Team to Olympic gold. >>

April 30, 2009
OBITUARIES
The official artist of the 1984 Olympics in L.A. created powerful portraits of agility, strength and the emotional costs of fierce competition. He also depicted black culture and daily life. >>

April 2, 2009
OBITUARIES
She made the U.S. Olympic team at 14, won two gold medals at 19 and competed in her third Games just four months after having her third child. Then she became an advocate for the Eastern Sierra. >>

March 29, 2009
HELENE ELLIOTT
Korean wraps up title with record score and leaves the rest of the world behind. >>

March 28, 2009
HELENE ELLIOTT
Kim Yu-Na is coached by Brian Orser of Canada, who waged a memorable battle with the United States' Brian Boitano at the 1988 Calgary Olympics. >>

HELENE ELLIOTT
His world championship was no overnight success story, but the script works for a young man who now calls Hollywood home. >>

March 27, 2009
HELENE ELLIOTT
The reigning U.S. figure skating champion has all the skills but has had to work hard on improving her mental toughness. >>

March 25, 2009
HELENE ELLIOTT
After French skater's criticism of world champion's lack of quad jumps, Chan of Canada calls Joubert a sore loser. Joubert sticks to his guns. >>

March 23, 2009
HELENE ELLIOTT
Asada, from Japan, and Kim, from South Korea, are favorites at this week's world championships in part because they've learned to balance athleticism and artistry. They're also learning to be happy. >>

HELENE ELLIOTT
Asada, from Japan, and Kim, from South Korea, are favorites at this week's world championships in part because they've learned to balance athleticism and artistry. They're also learning to be happy. >>

March 17, 2009
BILL DWYRE
Blake falls to Fernando Gonzalez at Indian Wells in a rematch of an Olympic semifinal that spurred Blake to question Gonzalez's sense of fair play. >>

February 19, 2009
Mike Whitmarsh, an Olympic silver medalist in beach volleyball and a star on the professional tour for 15 seasons, was found dead Tuesday morning in the garage of a friend's home in Solana Beach. He was 46. >>

February 7, 2009
Jordan, a star sprinter at USC in the 1930s and former Stanford coach, presided over a U.S. track and field roster that won 24 medals, including 12 gold, and set six world records in Mexico City. >>

January 4, 2009
Nick Scandone, an Orange County sailor who won a gold medal at the 2008 Paralympic Games in China six years after having been stricken with Lou Gehrig's disease, died Friday at his Fountain Valley home. He was 42. >>

January 3, 2009
Roy Saari, a USC swimmer whose unusual kicking style propelled him to swim the first sub-17-minute 1,500-meter freestyle race and later win a gold medal in the 1964 Olympics, has died. He was 63. >>

November 8, 2008
G. Larry James, a middle-distance runner known as "The Mighty Burner" who employed his streaky speed to win gold and silver medals in track at the 1968 Summer Olympics, died of colon cancer at his home in Smithville, N.J., on Thursday, his 61st birthday. >>

August 25, 2008
The fine arts once had their own categories at the Games. Lee Blair's watercolor 'Rodeo' won a gold medal in 1932, but it's been missing for decades. >>

August 22, 2008
From local club to the big Games -- at least that's the dream for many young players here. They have proof it can be done too: Just look at Olympians Brenda Villa and Patty Cardenas. >>

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