Patrick Dempsey will serve as the honorary captain for the U.S. cycling team at the Tokyo Olympics this summer, part of a unique working relationship between USA Cycling and the actor best known for his role on “Grey’s Anatomy

The last time the Red Sox won the World Series, it was a victory for a city that was healing just a few months after the Boston Marathon bombings. As the team gets closer to clinching the title again five years later, one survivor still remembers the impact it had and how far he has come since the last time...

The day-to-day pearls of wisdom imparted by coaches to players — from youth sports to high school, to college and even the pros — are well-known: Try your hardest, don’t lose focus, support your teammates, keep your chin up. Sometimes, heeding that advice can lead to winning a game or a championship. In the case of the 12 youth soccer...

Some soccer fans will follow their teams anywhere to see them play in the World Cup.

Cambridge, Massachusetts police have released new details of a dooring incident early this month in Central Square as safety advocates are calling for more precautions after yet another accident.

Women’s sports leagues are banding together for the first time with a new initiative — SheIS. Eight leagues, including the WNBA, U.S. Tennis Association, Women’s Pro Fastpitch League and Canadian Women’s Hockey, will try to help each other increase resources, viewership and attendance.

A Chinese swimmer and a Brazilian road cyclist were disqualified from Olympic competition in Rio de Janeiro after positive drug tests, officials said Thursday. The Court of Arbitration for Sport issued final verdicts Thursday in the cases of swimmer Chen Xinyi and cyclist Kleber Ramos. The 18-year-old Chen, who finished fourth in the 100-meter butterfly, had previously accepted a “provisional...

Evidently the Olympic velodrome isn’t finished even halfway through the track cycling program.

With the oldest checking in at 61, these tough sportsmen and women prove that there’s no wrong time to dream big.

USA Cycling, one of the nation’s most popular participatory sports, is dealing with aging athletes, declining membership and a vast disconnect between amateur riders and their elite counterparts. It has left USA Cycling officials to wonder just where they stand in the sport’s structure.

An amateur cyclist was killed after losing control on a winding California mountain road during Levi’s GranFondo charity ride, an event founded by former national champion Levi Leipheimer, authorities said.

Rohan Dennis won the first stage of the Tour de France in record speed in the individual time trial on Saturday, while defending Tour champion Vincenzo Nibali gained some precious time on his main rivals.