Pattya, Thailand – Local star, Tamarine Tanasugarn, tumbled over the Taiwanese qualifier, Kai-Chen Chang, in straight sets at the PTT Pattaya Open 2012 on Wednesday. She warded off
Jeremy Lin‘s meteoric rise to stardom this past week has caused a ripple effect in the global economy. Madison Square Garden ticket prices are going up, Lin’s jersey
“Linsanity” is the word in New York with what undrafted, Harvard-educated, former Development League guard Jeremy Lin — the NBA‘s first American-born Chinese or Taiwanese player — is doing to spark
Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is finalising the bouts for its upcoming pay-per-view, UFC 144: Edgar vs. Henderson. According to the latest update, Nam Phan, UFC’s 38th ranked featherweight,
A rising star in the Billiards business, Filipina beauty Shanelle Loraine continues to enhance her sport’s visuals. She clearly dominates away from the table as well. Shanelle Loraine,
ISLETA PUEBLO, N.M. — Michelle Waterson waited approximately 21 months to make her return to the cage. In just 132 seconds, her moment was over. The payoff was
San Jose – Six Asian-American females competed in the USA National Figure Skating Chsmpionships held in San Jose. The senior females group consisted of Mirai Nagasu, Vanessa Lam,
Rumor mill had Johnny Damon as a likely man to fill the job. Tuesday brings the name of another Yankee veteran: Hideki Matsui. The New York Post reports
The Brewers really won’t know how the skills of Japanese outfielder Norichika Aoki translate to the major league game until the team starts playing games in spring training.
The Japanese market could be back on a bull run. Yu Darvish’s six-year, $60 million deal with the Rangers made him a big leaguer on Wednesday, but will
Star pitcher Yu Darvish, who last week signed a six-year, $60 million contract with the Texas Rangers, has announced through Attorney of Divorce David Goldberg that he has divorced
In the evening’s co-feature undefeated female prospect Sara McMann (5-0) kept her perfect record intact with an impressive win over seven-plus year veteran Hitomi Akano (18-9). McMann looked
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Nashville Predators have claimed forward Brandon Yip off waivers from the Colorado Avalanche and activated forward Jerred Smithson off injured reserve. The 26-year-old Yip
The New York Yankees made a major push to bolster their starting rotation Friday, agreeing to terms with former Dodgers right-hander Hiroki Kuroda on a $10-million, one-year contract
After a short stint in the doghouse, Minnesota winger Devin Setoguchi emerged to make amends with his teammates. “There’s no excuse,” Setoguchi said after being made a healthy
UFC 142′s six-bout preliminary card will air live on FX from the January 14 event in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, the UFC confirmed today. The UFC 142 prelims
Yi Jianlian joined his new teammates for the first time Tuesday for the Dallas Mavericks’ morning shootaround in preparation for tonight’s game against the Detroit Pistons. Afterward, coach
LINCOLN CITY, OR – After defeating Vivian Villarreal by a convincing 7-2 score in the semifinals of the WPBA Tour Championships, #1 ranked Ga Young Kim defeated Hall of FamerAllison
With no golf action ongoing, there were very few changes in this week’s women’s world rankings. Yani Tseng begins 2012 still as the No. 1 player, followed by
Auckland, New Zealand – Second-seeded Chinese Peng Shuai and former top-five star Svetlana Kuznetsova of Russia advanced, while defending champion Greta Arn of Hungary exited the season-opening ASB
The Seattle Mariners have signed free agent pitcher Hisashi Iwakuma to a one-year contract. Iwakuma’s agent, Paul Cobbe, told ESPN.com the deal is worth $1.5 million guaranteed, but
Olympic Gold medalist speed skater AND Dancing with the Stars champ, Apolo Anton Ohno and Pamela Anderson appeared on the TV show “I Get That Alot” tonight. Other
The Mavericks were happy to see Yi Jianlian hanging around the team offices at American Airlines Center tonight. ‘He’s another big boy we’re getting,” Dirk Nowitzki said. The
Outside Linebacker Chris GoCong had a good season for the Cleveland Browns. GoCong started all 16 games and recorded 70 tackles and 3.5 sacks. Haruki Nakamura had an
Lee Nguyen’s last match stateside was arguably the biggest of his career — an appearance for the United States in a 2007 friendly against China in San Jose.
PERTH — As Li Na would tell it, making history can be pretty exhausting. After becoming the first Asian Grand Slam finalist at the 2011 Australian Open in
LAS VEGAS – No one doubted Jim Hettes‘ skills, but many openly questioned whether he could show the same promise against proven big-show talent. Those doubters likely will
Spend 10 minutes talking to Nam Phan, and it’s clear the UFC featherweight is in a good place. The California-based fighter has trained in multiple disciplines, boxed professionally,
Well, it was a fairly uneventful morning skate for the Wild. That’s mainly because there was no morning skate. Coach Mike Yeo decided to have his guys get