On Sept. 4, Alex Ovechkin tied up some loose ends, said his goodbyes and boarded a flight out of Moscow, headed west. Behind him was a summer spent shooting commercials, nuzzling with his fiancee and serving as the face of the 2014 Sochi Olympics.

By Howard Gold. The clock is ticking on the prospects for a government shutdown and, even worse, a technical default on U.S. obligations — and investors seem almost blasé about it. The Standard & Poor's 500 index (SNC:SPX) is down barely 1% since …

After months of regulatory confusion, the gold-loving country is expected to boost imports next month as the government clears stuck shipments, India's Business Standard reports. In attempt to reduce the country's current account deficit, the Reserve …

Gold prices have again risen on renewed buying interest, stirred up by US budget fears and the uncertainty surrounding the future pace of the Federal Reserve's monetary stimulus. Spot gold rose 1.2% to $1,339 (£829.92, €990.60) an ounce on the final …

The Gophers are wearing their all maroon uniform combination, which brought wins this year against UNLV and San Jose State. Iowa is wearing its traditional white jerseys, black helmets and gold pants. I'll post any other pregame updates here. older …

BERLIN — Attention all passengers: could the person who left a stash of gold bars and a pile of banknotes in the luggage deposit at Cologne's main railway station kindly contact German police? That was the appeal that police in the western German city …

ELMONT, N.Y. – Unpredictable Ron the Greek's stunning victory in the Grade 1 Jockey Club Gold Cup Invitational Saturday surprised everyone, including his trainer, Hall of Famer Bill Mott. The 21-1 long shot scooted up the rail under jockey Jose Lezcano …

In the meantime, it's a festering wedge that threatens to permanently divide Division I as power brokers in the affluent Big Ten and SEC line up against mid- and low-majors that populate the membership. “I think it's the right idea,” Rutgers athletics …

A soak in the Jacuzzi, a quick game in the squash court and skeet off the aft deck — cruising on their giant yachts is getting to be a giant bore for the super-rich. New toys are always needed. And so the hottest booths at the Monaco Yacht Show belong …