The LFL, which is based in Las Vegas, launched in 2009 and comprises twelve teams, including the Los Angeles Temptation and Las Vegas Sin. In the US, games
Who would have thought that a little-known minor league depth piece was just what the Toronto Blue Jays needed? Yes, after the team’s 4-6 start, and the devastating
Doc Scheppler helps us put things into perspective. Also, I too need to stop sometimes and realize just how amazing it is for this young team and young
CALGARY — The Minnesota Wild assigned 2012 first-round draft pick Matt Dumba to their American Hockey League team, the Houston Aeros, on Monday, April 15. Dumba had been
At least for now, Munenori Kawasaki, once a Japanese League version of Jose Reyes, becomes the Blue Jay shortstop in the wake of Reyes’s ankle injury in Cleveland
Hiroki Kuroda gave the Yankees a start they could lean on right when they needed it. Kuroda pitched a five-hitter for his fifth major league shutout and Brett
Brewers outfielder Norichika Aoki had a career-high four hits in Sunday’s series finale against the Diamondbacks. Aoki slapped a two-run double in the third inning and singled in
Zou Shiming won a unanimous decision in his professional boxing debut Saturday, dominating all four rounds against Mexico’s Eleazar Valenzuela at Macau. In what amounted to an impressive
The second batter of the game doubled off Mariners starter Hisashi Iwakuma, then the fourth one hit a long home run. But after that, the Japanese veteran retired
Shinji Kagawa joined United from Dortmund for around £12 million in the summer. The Japanese play-maker has had a disrupted start to life in the Premier League, as
There was no quit in Michelle Waterson, and it paid off with an Invicta Fighting Championship title. Waterson upset atomweight champion Jessica Penne in the main event of
Linsanity was one of the most unlikely and awe-inspiring success stories in NBA history, not only because of the rarity of Asian Americans in the NBA, but also
Jessica Gomes Michael Morse put Seattle ahead with a line-drive, three-run homer, his first since re-joining the club from the Washington Nationals during the off-season, and the Mariners
In the sixth inning of his greatly anticipated major league debut, Hyun-Jin Ryu was booed at home after he loafed to first base on a groundout. Minutes later,
Guangdong swept Shangdong to become the 2013 CBA Champions. Yi Jianlian takes home the Finals MVP trophy. Yi was also the 2012-2013 season MVP. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IgS3Dq7lxU0]
FRISCO — FC Dallas is a team Lee Nguyen knows well. The New England midfielder and Richardson native grew up an FCD fan, occasionally trained with the club
There’s no quick, easy way to characterize Jeremy Lin’s first season with the Houston Rockets. His overall numbers (13 points, 6.1 assists, 3.1 rebounds, 1.8 steals, .443 from the
PHOENIX – Hyun-Jin Ryu is scheduled to make his major league debut April 2 in the Dodgers’ second game of the regular season. The Dodgers had the choice
Fan favorite and international boxing sensation Manny Pacquiao has made the decision to fight once again in September 2013, according to Eddie Alinea of The Manila Standard Today. The potential fight would come
When the Athletics signed Hiroyuki Nakajima to a two-year, $6.5 million contract over the winter, the assumption was that he would open the season as the team’s starting
Manti Te’o ran his long-awaited 40-yard dashes Tuesday at Notre Dame’s pro day and was slightly faster than he was at last month’s NFL scouting combine. ESPN’s Todd
You knew it was coming, so it’s not exactly news, but Tanakamania is going to have to wait a few weeks. Kensuke Tanaka was a .300-hitting second baseman
GOODYEAR, Ariz. — The first curveball Yu Darvish threw Saturday afternoon was taken for a strike by Joey Votto, and the Goodyear Ballpark crowd delighted in the pitch’s
DONGDUAN, Guangdong Province, March 24 (Xinhua) — Yi Jianlian shone in the first half with 22 points and nine rebounds to steer Guangdong Hongyuan to a 93-82 win
The New York Yankees have brought back a familiar face, signing Taiwanese pitcher Chien-Ming Wang to a minor league contract.The Yankees said on Saturday that Wang would report
Devin Setoguchi had two goals, Niklas Backstrom made 36 saves and the streaking Wild beat the Detroit Red Wings 4-2 on Wednesday night. Setoguchi opened the scoring 2:04
HOUSTON (AP) — Before Wednesday night’s game against the Utah Jazz, Houston coach Kevin McHale got his team together and explained the possible implications for the postseason. Jeremy
The Minnesota Wild made a huge splash in free agency last summer, landing coveted defenseman Ryan Suter and star forward Zach Parise. The Wild rolled to a 6-4
On Friday night in Ontario, 22-year-old Canadian skater Patrick Chan won his third consecutive world figure skating title, becoming the first men’s singles skater in 13 years to
SAN FRANCISCO — Ichiro Suzuki isn’t here. Yu Darvish isn’t here. Daisuke Matsuzaka isn’t here (which might be a good thing given his recent ERAs). The Italian team
Devin Setoguchi scored twice and added the 100th assist of his NHL career to help the Minnesota Wild hold off the slumping Colorado Avalanche 6-4 in a Saturday