Elana Meyers claimed the women’s U.S. national bobsled push championship title at Canada’s Olympic Park Ice House in Calgary, Canada today. “We knew after last season that we had the most competitive group of push athletes for the women’s team heading into the Olympic year,” said Darrin Steele, U.S. Bobsled and Skeleton Federation CEO. “We [...]

Former top-ranked player Justine Henin will announce her return to competitive tennis Tuesday, according to two top Belgian newspapers. La Derniere Heure and Le Soir reported the comeback Monday Her spokeswoman did not return phone calls and Henin’s Web site had no comment on the rumors. Last year, Henin shocked the tennis world by announcing [...]

First Lady Michelle Obama will ‘pitch hit’ for her husband the president and fly to Copenhagen to pitch the bid for Chicago to host the 2016 Olympics. Some say that signals defeat for the city, and the bid. However, the Chicago Tribune notes that the city’s mayor, Richard Daley, says he’s “honored” Chicago native and [...]

Russia has broken a national drought in women’s water polo by claiming the gold medal at the 8th FINA World Women’s Junior Water Polo Championships which took place in Khanty-Mansiysk (RUS) from August 9-15, 2009. The score of the final against the Netherlands was 14-9 (3-2, 0-4, 3-3, 3-5). Team Netherlands, which also played sharply [...]