Olympic gold medalist Sandra Izbasa tears Achilles’ tendon, will miss worlds

September 16th, 2009 Gold medalists reunite for beach volleyball tourTwo-time Olympic gold medalist Misty May-Treanor will return next weekend to the domestic beach volleyball tour, where she will be reunited with teammate Kerri Walsh. May-Treanor, who injured her Achilles' tendon while practicing for "Dancing with the Stars" last October, will join Walsh for the Sept.

September 16th, 2009 Olympic beach volleyball gold medal team reunitedTwo-time Olympic gold medalist Misty May-Treanor will return next weekend to the domestic beach volleyball tour, where she will be reunited with teammate Kerri Walsh. May-Treanor, who injured her Achilles' tendon while practicing for "Dancing with the Stars" last October, will join Walsh for the Sept.

September 15th, 2009 Bad shoulder knocks Peszek out of gym worldsINDIANAPOLIS — A bad shoulder will keep Olympic silver medalist Samantha Peszek out of the world championships. Peszek announced Tuesday that she was withdrawing her name from consideration for next month's world gymnastics championships and will have surgery to repair a torn labrum.

September 1st, 2009 Dawn Harper wins 100m hurdles in ZagrebZAGREB, Croatia, — Olympic gold medalist Dawn Harper of the United States won the 100-meter hurdles at the Zagreb Grand Prix on Monday while Americans Darvis Patton and Mike Rodgers went 1-2 in the men's 100. Harper finished in 12.67 seconds after failing to medal at the world championships in Berlin a week ago.

August 23rd, 2009 Roethlisberger sits out Redskins game with injuryLANDOVER, Md. — Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger got the night off after injuring his Achilles' tendon in practice this week.

August 12th, 2009 Jamaica asks IAAF to withdraw athletes from worldsBERLIN — The Jamaican team asked track's governing body to withdraw six athletes, including former 100-meter world-record holder Asafa Powell and two Olympic gold medalists, from the world championships entry list Wednesday in an apparent dispute over training camp attendance. IAAF secretary general Pierre Weiss said the request was made early Wednesday but didn't disclose a reason.

August 12th, 2009 IAAF: Jamaica asks to withdraw runners from worldsBERLIN — IAAF secretary general Pierre Weiss says Jamaica has asked to withdraw Asafa Powell, a former 100-meter world-record holder, and several teammates from the entry list for the world championships. Weiss says the request was made Wednesday but didn't disclose a reason.

August 4th, 2009 Indiana Fever F Griffith ends WNBA playing careerINDIANAPOLIS — Two-time Olympic gold medalist Yolanda Griffith is ending her playing career after 11 seasons in the WNBA. The 39-year-old Indiana Fever forward announced her retirement Tuesday, saying she plans to begin coaching after this season.

August 4th, 2009 Panthers starting DT Kemoeatu tears Achilles'SPARTANBURG, S.C. — Maake Kemoeatu lasted fewer than 30 minutes in Carolina's first training camp practice Monday before tearing his right Achilles' tendon, leaving the Panthers in disarray at the position where they entered with the least depth.

July 19th, 2009 Russia's Pakhalina wins 1-meter springboard divingROME — Julia Pakhalina of Russia won the gold medal in women's 1-meter springboard diving at the world championships Sunday, her first title at a worlds or Olympics in nine years. Pakhalina led from start to finish and totaled 325.05 points through the five-dive final.

July 5th, 2009 US swimmer Lezak skips Worlds for Maccabiah GamesJERUSALEM — Triple Olympic gold medalist Jason Lezak will skip the upcoming World Swimming Championships and instead compete in Israel's Maccabiah Games in tribute to his Jewish heritage. Despite skipping the sport's top competition of the year, Lezak said his goals remain the same.

June 24th, 2009 Isabell Werth suspended after horse's doping testBERLIN — Isabell Werth of Germany, a multiple Olympic dressage gold medalist, has been suspended after her horse tested positive for a banned substance. Germany's National Equestrian Federation said Wednesday that Werth's horse, Whisper, tested positive for fluphenazine, a sedative, at an international tournament in Wiesbaden on May 30.

June 18th, 2009 UCLA forward Drew Gordon tears right knee tendonLOS ANGELES — Drew Gordon of UCLA has partially torn the patellar tendon in his right knee during tryouts for the U.S. team that will play in the Under-19 world basketball championships.

June 18th, 2009 UCLA's Drew Gordon tears right knee tendonLOS ANGELES — Drew Gordon of UCLA has partially torn the patellar tendon in his right knee during tryouts for the U.S. team that will play in the Under-19 world basketball championships.

June 17th, 2009 Panthers RB Stewart vows to be ready for campCHARLOTTE, N.C. — Carolina Panthers running back Jonathan Stewart says he'll be ready for the start of training camp after being sidelined all offseason with pain in his left Achilles' tendon.