Pinsent pledges support for schools' Olympic Dreams

School Reporters from Catmose College, Rutland put their questions to Matt Pinsent, BBC Sport presenter and Olympic gold medal winner.

Student's slaying may be tied to school fight

A cafeteria fight may have led to the murder of a 16-year-old Bowen High School student who was shot as he walked home Wednesday, the boy's family said Thursday.Sophomore Deantonio Goss became the first Chicago Public Schools student to be killed this school year, just two days after classes resumed at Bowen.Goss and an 18-year-old friend were shot half a mile from the school -- and just a ...

WEDNESDAY WOMAN: Champion for boxing

AMATEUR BOXING is a safe sport – one of the safest in the world, says president of the Amateur Boxing Association of Barbados, Joyce Bowen.

Flame still burns for Australian hero Freeman

A decade after winning the race of her life to give Australia the kind of Olympic memories that can galvanize a nation, Cathy Freeman is channeling ...

What a weekend

Stock up on drinks and snacks. Make sure the remote has fresh batteries and put the cellphone on vibrate. This just might be the best weekend of the sports year. College football games galore, and good college football games at that. The start of the NFL season. The U.S. Open tennis tournament. And, we're still in the heat of the pennant race. Here's a breakdown of the weekend in sports. College ...