Michael Phelps misses two of three finals at WCup short-course meet: Wearing an old-style swimsuit, Michael Phelps missed out on two finals and barely qualified for a third Tuesday at a World Cup short-course meet. Rumour has it he chose from this collection...

London Olympic organizers try to satisfy badminton and rhythmic gymnastics on venue change: London Olympic organizers are working to reduce the travel time for athletes in the two sports whose venue for the 2012 Games is being changed to save money. Making rhythmic gymnasts or badminton players angry drastically increases your odds of getting a savage beating with ribbons and shuttlecocks.

Former No. 1 Safin says Agassi should give titles back after drug revelation: Former No. 1-ranked Marat Safin believes that Andre Agassi should give his tennis titles back after confessing he tested positive for a banned substance during his career and lied about it to the ATP. Yes, Marat, as we've all learned watching "Intervention," crystal meth is a notorious performance enhancing drug. Imagine all the Grand Slams Agassi would've won if he'd waited for all his teeth to fall out and the psychotic episodes to kick in?

NBA great Abdul-Jabbar has rare form of leukemia, prognosis is encouraging: The NBA's all-time leading scorer was diagnosed last December with chronic myeloid leukemia, he told The Associated Press on Monday. The 62-year-old Abdul-Jabbar said his doctor didn't give any guarantees, but informed him: "You have a very good chance to live your life out and not have to make any drastic changes to your lifestyle." Even leukemia can't stop the skyhook.

21-year-old Michigan poker pro becomes youngest World Series of Poker champion; wins US$8.55M: A 21-year-old Michigan poker professional who chose cards over college won the World Series of Poker main event in Las Vegas early Tuesday, winning US$8.55 million and becoming the youngest player to win the tournament in its 40-year history. There's a life lesson in here, kids.