The prep-to-pro model of player development that has produced NBA superstars like Kobe Bryant and LeBron James has long inspired young hoopsters in China to dream big early on.
It will be something of a homecoming for the Boston Bruins when they clash with the Calgary Flames in a pair of NHL preseason games in Shenzhen and Beijing, on Sept 15 and 19 respectively.
MADRID - Real Madrid scrapped its way into a third consecutive Champions League final on Tuesday and coach Zinedine Zidane said he would not have wanted it any other way.
LAUSANNE - FIFA chief Gianni Infantino is busily promoting money-spinning schemes for world soccer ahead of an expected bid for a second term, including a revamped Club World Cup and a proposed Global Nations League.
NEW YORK - Chiney Ogwumike remembers her father always telling her and her sisters that every disappointment is a blessing.
HOUSTON - A former member of the US national team on Tuesday became the latest gymnast to file a lawsuit over sexual abuse by imprisoned former sports doctor Larry Nassar.
LONDON - Formula One's aerodynamic rule changes for 2019 are a step in the right direction and fans should see better racing as a result, F1 managing director Ross Brawn said on Tuesday.
Even though he's been hailed as China's lone ranger of equestrianism, Alex Hua Tian, the nation's first Olympian in the sport, has never felt alone.
Plans are reportedly underway to introduce a salary cap to the Chinese Super League as authorities strive to improve its financial health.
OAKLAND, California - Long before Tuesday's tipoff, Stephen Curry swished his routine tunnel shot on the second try.
WINNIPEG, Canada - Down 3-0 after a disastrous opening 20 minutes on Tuesday, there was no flipping of tables or peeling of paint off the walls in the Winnipeg Jets' locker room.
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