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 on Feb. 5.

1972 — Sandy Koufax of the Los Angeles Dodgers becomes the youngest player elected ... Super Bowl with a 23-17 victory over the San Francisco 49ers. 2015 — Lindsey Vonn wins a super-G for her record ...

Lindsey Vonn says she has surprised herself with how well her comeback has gone since returning to ski racing - after being forced to quit through injury almost six years ago. The 40-year-old ...

ST ANTON, Austria (AP) — Lindsey Vonn skied into an impressive fifth place in her first World Cup downhill race for six years on Saturday. The 40-year-old United States star — the greatest downhill ...

1972 — Sandy Koufax of the Los Angeles Dodgers becomes the youngest player elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame at 36. Yogi Berra and Early Wynn are also elected. 1974 — UCLA’s 88-game ...

1972 — Sandy Koufax of the Los Angeles Dodgers becomes the youngest ... a 23-17 victory over the San Francisco 49ers. 2015 — Lindsey Vonn wins a super-G for her record 63rd World Cup victory.