American sports
Los Angeles, host of 2028 Olympics, has big plans
The winning bid for the 2028 Olympics plans to reuse old venues in its economically sustainable blueprint for lower-cost games.
How the Americans with Disabilities Act levels the playing field
When a Paralympic athlete was told she couldn't race for her school team, she filed a lawsuit and won, with help from the Americans with Disabilities Act.
Annual baseball game brings Republicans, Democrats together
One day after a gunman fired shots at members of Congress practicing for the annual Congressional Baseball Game, nearly 25,000 fans showed support.
A Japanese sporting-goods firm scores in Texas
Japanese sports retailer QB Club Inc. has taken advantage of SelectUSA, a Commerce Department initiative, which encourages enterprises to invest in the U.S.
To get to a U.S. university, he worked on his jump...
For one athletic Japanese student, basketball was the ticket to study in the U.S. for free. Many sports offer full scholarships in the U.S.
Baseball, America’s pastime, is more international than ever
Baseball is not just an American obsession. U.S. baseball teams have more international players on their rosters this season than ever before.
Superfan from China matches his NBA idol’s record
Chinese basketball fan Shen Xu, trying to match the feat of his hero, Dirk Nowitzki, is invited to Dallas to score his 30,000th point in 100 days.
Batter up! These women are bringing baseball to Gaza.
Baseball has grown in popularity in the Middle East. In Gaza, interest in baseball turned out to be stronger among girls than boys.
March Madness explained
If you come to study in the U.S., you’ll find that this is the time of year when college students and other Americans become obsessed with March Madness.