Familiar faces were on the podium after the women’s halfpipe finals at the United States Open Snowboarding Championships here Saturday.
The winner, Torah Bright, a 22-year-old from Australia; and the second-place finisher, Kelly Clark, became the only two women to win three halfpipe titles at the United States Open, the longest-running competition in snowboarding at 27 years. …Â Details
 Lewis Hamilton has vowed to “race my heart out” in a bid to successfully defend his Formula One world title.
The 24-year-old became the sport’s youngest world champion in dramatic fashion in Brazil last October and was expected to lead the pack again this season.
But his McLaren team appear to have struggled to adapt to the new technical regulations and Hamilton …Â Details
The road is about to get a little more crowded for the Toyota Prius. Starting Tuesday, the Honda Motor Company will offer American consumers what it bills as “the world’s first affordable hybrid.â€
Costing just shy of $20,000, the Honda Insight promises to let drivers respond to both of the leading crises of our day: the environment and the recession. …Â Details