Akron

It may be a side effect of the jet age, or of satellite TV, or of increasing affluence the world around, but we find important sports stories are more and more turning up in settings far removed from conventional...

AUTO RACING

The U.S. men's Olympic effort will be an intriguing test of young pros—the tournament is for under-23 players, plus up to three per team of any age—to say nothing of a new coach. Caleb Porter took over in October,...

DiedAfter undergoing two operations for brain hemorrhaging, Lakers broadcaster Chick Hearn, 85. Hearn, the only full-time play-by-play announcer the Lakers have had since moving from Minneapolis in 1960, was...