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No-Alcohol Beer Touted as Ideal Sports Drink for Athletes

PORTLAND, Maine -- Beer. It's not just for couch potatoes anymore. A Bavarian brewmeister is touting its no-alcohol beer as the latest sport drink for athletes, handing it out at the finish line of sporting events and touting its regenerative benefits. Unlike Gatorade, Erdinger Alkoholfrei is served up with a frothy...

Harlem Globetrotters Aim to Win 'The Amazing Race'

The upcoming season of "The Amazing Race: Unfinished Business" features memorable teams from seasons past, and one duo in particular is back to finally settle an old score. That team is Nate "Big Easy" Lofton and Herb "Flight Time" Lang, a couple of wise-cracking big shots who play professional basketball for the Harlem...

US Pizza Team Rolls in the Dough

(Dec. 8) -- It's no secret that professional athletes rake in a lot of dough. For the quirky, freestyle athletes on the U.S. Pizza Team, the dough flows too, only much more literally. If you were one of the 22.1 million people who watched the 84th annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade on TV this year, then you may have...

Opinion: Heroes on the Ball Field?

(Oct. 27) -- It's that time of year again. As the World Series gets under way, there will be a lot of talk about "heroes." Ballplayers won't be the only ones. From a wide range of sports, winners are often referred to as heroes, as was Tiger Woods and Olympic medalist Michael Phelps before -- and even after-- their falls...

John Elway Just One of Many Athletes to Lose Millions

(Oct. 15) -- Former Denver Broncos quarterback John Elway and a business partner invested $15 million with a hedge-fund manager who allegedly was running a Ponzi scheme. The news is not surprising on at least two fronts: 1) It's the Bernie Madoff era, and we're discovering more and more investment charlatans. 2) Also, pro...