Sports in the United States

Soccer may be China’s national sport, but enthusiasm for frisbee — a quintessential American sport — is soaring in China.

The rise of Ultimate Frisbee as a team sport in China

Soccer may be China’s national sport, but enthusiasm for frisbee — a quintessential American sport — is growing in China. Ultimate Frisbee is one of the few no-contact, mixed-gender sports in the country. And that may be one of the reasons that women, especially, are now flocking to it. 

The rise of Ultimate Frisbee as a team sport in China
Men wearing hockey gear play hockey on the ice in a stadium.

NHL players kneel to protest police brutality

NHL players kneel to protest police brutality
A Patriots fan poses before a NFL International Series game in Mexico City in November 2017. The Patriots have become Mexico’s team. Winning helps. The Patriots are heading to their 11th Super Bowl on Sunday, and ninth since 2002, the most of any NFL fran

Many international fans of American football are ‘born’ on Super Bowl Sunday

Many international fans of American football are ‘born’ on Super Bowl Sunday
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell speaks during a news conference ahead of the 2014 Super Bowl.

The real lesson of the NFL's scandalous September is that sports fans have power

The real lesson of the NFL's scandalous September is that sports fans have power

Russian anti-gay laws have some calling for a 2014 Olympic boycott

Russian anti-gay laws have some calling for a 2014 Olympic boycott

Renewed Call to Change Redskins Mascot Raises Questions About Global Brands

Renewed Call to Change Redskins Mascot Raises Questions About Global Brands

Putting Boston Under Lockdown

Anchor Aaron Schachter talks to national security expert Sean Burke of Northeastern University about the unprecedented imposition of a lock-down on much of greater Boston.

Putting Boston Under Lockdown

Seattle's Days Without Pro Basketball May Be Coming to an End

Seattle's Days Without Pro Basketball May Be Coming to an End

NFL stands by Monday night football game result as politicians call for lockout to end

The National Football League's referees ignited a storm of controversy Monday night -- by some accounts it was the third-most tweeted event in Twitter's history -- when they incorrectly called a touchdown that gave the Seattle Seahawks a victory at the expense of the Green Bay Packers. Politicians of all stripes have called on the NFL and its referees to reach an agreement.

NFL stands by Monday night football game result as politicians call for lockout to end

Why Aren't There More Minorities in the PGA Minority Collegiate Golf Championship?

Why Aren't There More Minorities in the PGA Minority Collegiate Golf Championship?

Take Me Out to the Ball Game

Take Me Out to the Ball Game

NBA Playoffs: Weekend Recap and First Round Predictions

NBA Playoffs: Weekend Recap and First Round Predictions

Tennessee Women's Basketball Coach Pat Summitt's Legacy

Tennessee Women's Basketball Coach Pat Summitt's Legacy

NCAA Tournament 2012: Top seeds, Ohio teams big winners going into Sweet Sixteen

For the first time ever, one state has provided four of the 16 teams still alive in the men's NCAA basketball tournament. But beyond Ohio, the Midwest United States is home to the majority of the still playing teams.

NCAA Tournament 2012: Top seeds, Ohio teams big winners going into Sweet Sixteen

'Tebow Bill' May Allow Home-Schoolers to Play on High School Teams

'Tebow Bill' May Allow Home-Schoolers to Play on High School Teams