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Appearing on stamps, merchandise and plush toys, the diminutive jadeite carving is so popular it occupies its own room at Taiwan’s National Palace Museum.
Major League Baseball (MLB) might be finding out that it has created a monster – a glorious, wonderful monster – that has outgrown its tidy enclosure.
In 1938, the Owls Club, a group of talented Black women in Seattle, Washington, won the first-ever Black women’s professional softball championship.
Iraq’s men’s national soccer team is just 90 minutes away from qualifying for the FIFA World Cup for the first time in 40 years – in theory. Events far beyond their control have reinforced the adage that the last mile is often the hardest.
Before the 48 teams were drawn into groups for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, the US President Donald Trump was invited onto the stage to receive a trophy.
Bad Bunny was hit by a foul ball at a Yankees vs. Blue Jays game on Tuesday night. The moment has gone viral after the rapper picked up the ball which landed near his seat.
Longtime team chaplain for Loyola University Chicago, Sister Jean Dolores Schmidt, has died aged 106. Sister Jean shot to fame in 2018 after TV cameras caught her pre-game prayer for the Ramblers basketball team and her cheering from the sidelines during the N…
At the fall owners meeting, NFL commissioner Roger Goodell was asked if the league stands by its decision to have musician Bad Bunny headline the Super Bowl LX halftime show.
The NBA’s return to China isn’t just on the court. Players and teams are learning to navigate social media platforms like Douyin to tap into the fandom there.
US Attorney Joseph Nocella Jr. announces arrests and details in a massive mafia-linked gambling and sports rigging probe. The probe involved two major operations: one centered on illegal betting on various NBA games and another involving underground poker game…
Miami Heat players expressed support for teammate Terry Rozier, who was among 34 indicted in connection with two separate federal gambling investigations. Rozier is alleged to have participated in a game-fixing scheme, accusations that his attorney strongly di…
The Los Angeles Dodgers enjoyed a party that was more than three decades in the making on Friday as they celebrated their World Series win over the New York Yankees with an open-top bus parade through downtown Los Angeles before a pep rally at Dodger Stadium.
Meet the shark-attack victim and Paralympian who finished the New York City marathon. In 2023, Ali Truwit completed the Copenhagen Marathon, but just 10 days later, she lost her left foot and the lower part of her leg in a shark attack. Less than 2 years later…
President Donald Trump’s 18-year-old granddaughter Kai finishes first round of LPGA debut in last place, but says she had a “great time out there.”
They earn millions so why gamble for thousands? Insiders say for pro athletes, it’s less about the money than the mix of competition, culture and nonstop access.
Serena Williams appeared on a list on the International Tennis Integrity Agency’s website showing players registered in the international testing pool, a necessary step for her to return to professional tennis. Williams responded on X saying “Omg yall I’m NOT…
Meet the South African champion figure skater who moonlights as an intern attorney studying law. Fully self-funded Shiven Bodasing is setting his sights on the International Skating Union’s Adult Figure Skating Championships and says he is trying to ‘grow the…
Luge athletes are testing out Italy’s brand new ice track in Cortina D’Ampezzo hoping for a place in the Winter Olympics.
A World Cup match scheduled in Seattle has caused outrage in Egypt and Iran. The scheduled June 26 match will be part of the city’s pride celebrations and the football federations representing both Egypt and Iran are pushing back.