American soldiers brought breakdancing to South Korea. Now it's writing its own history
When hip-hop-obsessed American soldiers showed their Korean counterparts how to land headspins and windmills at US military bases in the 1980s, they probably didn't anticipate breakdancing's eventual explosion in the country.
2023-10-06 11:58
The Asian Games' golden ticket: Esports stars target medal success -- and a military exemption
Gaming has achieved an unprecedented milestone by being selected as an official medal sport for the Hangzhou Asian Games in the form of esports, but participating in the competition holds significant importance -- and possibly life-changing implications -- for some players.
2023-09-27 10:18
Stanford, Cal and SMU to join Atlantic Coast Conference
The Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) is expanding to 18 schools with the addition of Stanford, Southern Methodist University (SMU) and the University of California-Berkeley, after a vote by the conference's board of directors on Friday.
2023-09-01 23:48
Paris 2024: The war in Ukraine shows no sign of ending. That leaves a dark cloud over the Olympic Games
A day after Paris marked a year to go until the 2024 Olympics, Ukrainian fencer Olga Kharlan was disqualified from participating in the world championships after she refused to shake hands with Russian Anna Smirnova.
2023-07-29 20:57
Women's World Cup: Hosts New Zealand and Australia kick off 2023's summer of football
The 2023 Women's World Cup finally gets underway on Thursday with the two host nations kicking off the tournament and the summer of footballing festivities.
2023-07-19 17:56
Commonwealth Games 2026 host Victoria pulls out over cost
The Australian state of Victoria has canceled plans to host the 2026 Commonwealth Games after the predicted cost of the international sporting event blew out three times original estimates, state authorities said Tuesday.
2023-07-18 09:21
Indonesia pulls out of hosting World Beach Games, months after Israel controversy
The 2023 World Beach Games, scheduled to take place in Bali next month, have been canceled after hosts Indonesia suddenly withdrew from the tournament.
2023-07-06 14:50
NBA suspends Memphis Grizzlies' star Ja Morant for 25 games without pay for 'conduct detrimental to the league'
Memphis Grizzlies star Ja Morant has been suspended for 25 games without pay by the NBA for "conduct detrimental to the league," the NBA announced Friday.
2023-06-16 23:59
Wildfire smoke continues to wreak havoc on US sports
A string of sports games and practices have been postponed as smoke from Canadian wildfires continues to choke the Midwest, Northeast and Southeast parts of the United States.
2023-06-08 18:56
US tennis star Sloane Stephens says racist abuse on social media has 'only gotten worse'
Sloane Stephens, the 2017 US Open champion and 2018 French Open finalist, says racist abuse targeted toward her on social media has been a problem throughout her entire tennis career.
2023-05-30 01:49