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International
/ 4 years agoIranian judo champion afraid to go home in Israel dispute
TOKYO — A judo world champion from Iran is afraid to return home after disobeying orders from the government to withdraw...
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International
/ 4 years agoNBA has record 54 players at 2019 World Cup
A record 54 players from the National Basketball Association (NBA) are on the squads of national teams at this month’s FIBA...
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International
/ 4 years agoFIBA: Spain sinks Puerto Rico as Scola shines for Argentina
Spain celebrated their second successive win at the basketball World Cup in China after a commanding performance from their Toronto Raptors...
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International
/ 4 years agoAmerican coach Mike Taylor goes from Pennsylvania to Poland
BEIJING — Poland made history in its opening game of the basketball World Cup in China, winning at the tournament for...
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International
/ 4 years agoTeam USA tops Czechs 88-67 to open World Cup
SHANGHAI — The first big celebratory reaction from the U.S. bench in this World Cup came just a couple of minutes...
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International
/ 4 years agoFIBA World Cup: Giannis leads Greece to easy first win
SHANGHAI — Giannis Antetokounmpo stole the ball at one end, dribbled behind his back around midcourt, kept going and took off...
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International
/ 4 years agoHello, World Cup: A record field set for FIBA’s main event
The biggest basketball World Cup is about to begin. Many of the world’s top players — and a couple of the...
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International
/ 4 years agoVenezuela basketball team hopes to send home some good news
BEIJING — Venezuela’s basketball team hopes to send some good news back to a country suffering through economic sanctions and a...
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International
/ 4 years agoRaptors star Marc Gasol will carry Spain’s World Cup hope
SHANGHAI — Marc Gasol is 34 years old, which means he’s particularly fond of offseasons. He didn’t get much of one...
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Baseball
/ 4 years agoVenezuelan politicians could take the field if MLB bars players
CARACAS – Venezuela’s upcoming baseball season will go on “even if we have to play ourselves,” Socialist Party No. 2 Diosdado...