Barack Obama

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Justice Department is refusing to back a posthumous pardon for Jack Johnson, the black heavyweight boxing champion who was imprisoned nearly a century ago because of his romantic ties with a...

He just couldn't resist, could he? Sports is always so tempting for the politician: Starry-eyed fans, a docile crowd bursting with civic or national pride, all those softball questions from commentators happy just to...

The announcement this morning that President Barack Obama will go to Copenhagen to pitch the Chicago 2016 Olympic bid to the IOC membership this week is a potential game-changer. If recent history holds, personal...

LONDON (AP) -- President Barack Obama has written to International Olympic Committee members promising the United States would "welcome the world with open arms" if Chicago is awarded the 2016 Summer Games.

The latest subject in our Hoops Q&A series is Cal's Patrick Christopher, a senior from Compton, Calif. The 6-foot-5 guard averaged 14.5 points and 3.8 rebounds last season for the Golden Bears, who finished tied for...