Elite athletes are competing longer and at a higher level than ever before. LeBron James and Lindsey Vonn just turned 40, and Portuguese soccer star Cristiano Ronaldo turns 40 next week.

Lindsey Vonn bounced back with a 13th-place finish in the Super-G a day after skiing out of the downhill in Germany.

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The Bulls had no answers for their lack of focus with ball security and rebounding, and definitely had no answer for two-way-contract Hawks player Keaton Wallace. Erin Hooley/AP Share The Kings ...

United States’ Lindsey Vonn waves at the finish area after crashing during an alpine ski, women’s World Cup Super-G, in ...

2000 — Michael Jordan, who led the Chicago Bulls to 6 NBA championships as a player ... Super Bowl with a 23-17 victory over the San Francisco 49ers. 2015 — Lindsey Vonn wins a super-G for her record ...

2000 — Michael Jordan, who led the Chicago Bulls to 6 NBA championships as a player, returns to the NBA, joining the Washington Wizards as part owner and President of Basketball Operations.

2000 — Michael Jordan, who led the Chicago Bulls to 6 NBA championships ... 23-17 victory over the San Francisco 49ers. 2015 — Lindsey Vonn wins a super-G for her record 63rd World Cup victory.

CORTINA D’AMPEZZO, Italy (AP) — Lindsey Vonn took it easier in downhill training on Friday a day after crashing for the first time of her World Cup comeback at age 40. Vonn finished more than three ...