Los Angeles Clippers forward Blake Griffin was named NBA Rookie of the Year on Wednesday as the first unanimous choice in 21 years.
Chicago Bulls guard Derrick Rose ended LeBron James's two-year reign as the NBA's most valuable player to become the youngest winner of the sport's highest individual honour.
Danny Kassap, a former world-class runner who fled to Canada from Congo during a 2001 competition, died Monday a day after withdrawing from a race because he was not feeling well. He was 28.
South Korean figure skater Kim Yu-na said she will not participate in the 2011-2012 Grand Prix series in order to focus on helping her country win the bid for the 2018 Winter Olympics.
Canada's Patrick Chan collected a record score for the second day in a row to capture his first global title at the world figure skating championships.
With a 4-2 aggregate win over Xinjiang Guanghui in the best-of seven series of CBA finals, Guangdong refused the inbreak of emerging force, lifting its CBA trophy for the fourth consecutive year.
Former NBA player Stephon Marbury became an attraction for the crowds during his visit to the Workers Stadium with a T-shirt rooting for Beijing and a hat borrowed from a security guard.
Aaron Gwin of US gets off the ground on his way to winning the 2011 UCI MTB World Cup downhill finals in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa.
Brazil's minister of sports, Olrando Silva, openly criticized the city of Sao Paulo for its lack of preparations regarding the 2014 World Cup on Sunday.
BMW, one of the top auto brands in China, got a little help from Chinese basketball star Yao Ming to launch an electric concept car.
Red Bull's Formula One world champion Sebastian Vettel put down a marker for a possible fifth win in a row by dominating both practice sessions for the Chinese Grand Prix.
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