Jul 2nd, 2008 · The child star of The Kite Runner faced harassment in his home country of Afghanistan before the film was even released. Paramount Pictures tried to relocate the boy for his safety, but his family believes the studio has not done enough to help.
Jun 23rd, 2008 · Bernard Lagat is the United States' best hope for an Olympic gold medal in the 1,500 meters in a century. The native Kenyan still thinks about his close second-place finish in Athens four years ago and hopes to do better in Beijing.
Jun 11th, 2008 · Novelist Ron Hansen is best known for his tales of Western bandits and whiskey runners, but he claims his inspiration for these unsavory characters is divine. The author of Exiles discusses writing, faith and his status as a Catholic deacon in a secular literary world.
May 21st, 2008 · Sen. Hillary Clinton has gone from the front-runner for the Democratic presidential nomination to the likely runner-up. Democratic strategists say her campaign wasn't flexible enough and failed to focus enough on the right message of "change."
May 13th, 2008 · Congratulations to Asdrubal Cabrera, the Cleveland Indians' second baseman, for an unassisted triple play. There were men on first and second, and no outs. Cabrera caught a line drive for one out, tagged second base — which the runner had left — for a second out, then got the base runner coming from first.
May 3rd, 2008 · Big Brown wins the Kentucky Derby on Saturday. It is his fourth straight win. But the cheers of the crowd are cut short when the filly Eight Belles, who finished second, stumbles just past the finish line. She broke both ankles and had to be euthanized on the track.
Apr 23rd, 2008 · While Sen. Barack Obama remains the front-runner for the Democratic nomination, some in his party worry about his limited appeal to the white, blue-collar voters who largely have supported his rival, Sen. Hillary Clinton.
Apr 21st, 2008 · Thousand of athletes took to the streets of Boston today for the 112th running of the city's marathon. The elite runners were chasing the largest Boston Marathon purse ever.