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New Game for French Soccer Rights

Canal Plus is facing a tactical headache over how to cut its spending for content after France's top-flight soccer league put together a complex set of rights packages in an effort to wring more money out of broadcasters.

Who's on First for Barry Bonds?

Barry Bonds's legal team is in disarray ahead of his arraignment on charges of lying to a grand jury about steroids. Unlike many celebrity defendants, who rely on high-paid experts, the baseball star has largely depended on a high-school friend for legal guidance.

Kung Fu Monks Bow Out of Meet

The decision of monks at the famous Shaolin Temple to abstain from a kung fu competition during the Beijing Olympic Games has rekindled a longstanding disagreement: Is kung fu a form of devotion, a style of fighting or both?

Baseball Players Uncertain How to Respond

Baseball's steroids report contains allegations of wrongdoing by the league, its players' union, and current and former players. Yet many of the findings weren't intended to hold up in court. That leaves players in a murky legal netherworld.

College Football's Weirdest Year

College football this season has been totally nuts, and bowl season figures to be even nuttier. On six different weekends this fall, the second-best team in the country lost to an unranked opponent. Russell Adams dissects a season of historic upsets.

Fairway of Dreams

TaylorMade's elaborate "Tour experience" includes a round of golf, a stay at the Ritz-Carlton, personally fitted clubs, instructions with experts and breakfast and dinner with a pro. But is it worth $9,000? John Paul Newport finds out.

Why ESPN Is Hiring Print Journalists

ESPN has been raiding print newsrooms for high-profile journalists. It's part of a plan to bulk up on content that is hard to duplicate, serving up breaking news and expert analysis on TV, the Internet and even cellphones.

Let It Snow

Thinking of heading to Chamonix or Vail to ski this season? Why not try Asia? There's something for skiers of every level in Asia's winter wonderlands.

The Year in Stats

Numbers are the language of sports, and this year more than ever, they told the story behind the story. Here, the top 10 numbers in the sports world in 2007.

Smells Like Team Spirit

Environmental concerns are prompting apparel makers to look beyond metal as odor-fighting tools in athletic wear. A new generation of fabric treatments makes use of organic-based sources, such as coconuts and crab shells.