Dorothy Okatch can stop a towering hoopster in his tracks. Now studying to become a social worker, she hopes to have the same impact off the court, "to make my call on what's going to happen next."
NFL Football Hall of Famer and long-time sports broadcaster Frank Gifford died on Sunday at his Connecticut home at age 84. He was married to talk show host Kathie Lee Gifford.
After the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, life changed along U.S.-Mexico border towns as border security became a top priority. There's been a thaw, and runners again ran a 10K between El Paso and Juarez.
The NFL Hall of Famer played 12 seasons with the New York Giants. He went on to a second career in television, first with CBS and later as a longtime co-host of ABC's Monday Night Football.
He was one of racing's fastest drivers, the first in NASCAR to take a car to 200 mph on a closed course. Months after a lung cancer diagnosis, Buddy Baker has died.
In Brazil, the countdown has begun for the 2016 Summer Olympics. Brazilian organizers say everything is on track, but concerns persist over the water quality for some of the events.