Helsinki

After deferring his retirement, U.S. shot putter Adam Nelson finally struck gold at the world championships

July 1-3, Sonkajarvi, Finland Rodman attends the Wife-Carrying World Championships, but declines to compete, saying he lacks proper training, not to mention an able wife. (His had a broken leg.) He vows to get in...

In faraway Finland, with no TV attention back in the States, a youthful U.S. team surprised everyone and utterly dominated the world championships

Jaunty Justin Gatlin and plucky Lauryn Williams gave the U.S. a sweep of the 100 meters at the world championships

Joona Puhakka, HELSINKI, FINLANDDivingPuhakka, a freshman at Arizona State, became the first Sun Devil to win two individual conference tides in the same year by winning the one-and three-meter springboard events at...