List of Sports articles
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GettyImages-492661504 Is Germany, Europe’s Rock, Starting to Crumble?
German Chancellor Angela Merkel saved the eurozone this summer. But a number of homegrown issues are straining her leadership.
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SOCHI, RUSSIA - FEBRUARY 23: The Olympic flag and Russian flag are raised as the Russian National Anthem is sung during the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics Closing Ceremony at Fisht Olympic Stadium on February 23, 2014 in Sochi, Russia. (Photo by Paul Gilham/Getty Images) Post-Soviet Doping and International Sports’ Corruption Problem
In the latest case of corruption in international sports, a report by the World Anti-Doping Agency accuses Russia of systematically doping its athletes.
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usaf Budgets May Be Tight, but Pentagon Spending Tens of Millions on Pro Sports
The NFL, MLB, NFL, NBA, and Nascar have all cashed the Pentagon's checks to stage patriotic events.
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GettyImages-481398046 FIFA Chief: U.S., Not Qatar, Was Supposed to Get 2022 World Cup
FIFA's suspended boss, Sepp Blatter, says the United States was supposed to get the 2022 World Cup.
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FIFA president Sepp Blatter looks on as fake dollar notes fly around him, thrown by a British comedian during a press conference at the FIFA world-body headquarter's on July 20, 2015 in Zurich. The 79-year-old Swiss official looked shaken as the notes thrown by Simon Brodkin, stagename Lee Nelson, fluttered around him in a conference hall at the FIFA headquarters. Brodkin was taken away in a Swiss police car after the stunt. AFP PHOTO / FABRICE COFFRINI (Photo credit should read FABRICE COFFRINI/AFP/Getty Images) Meet the Candidates for FIFA’s Troubled Presidency
FIFA closed the window for its presidential candidate submissions Monday. Here's who's running.
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OGTNEYSQGAUSJZP.20111116155553-2 Realism in international relations, as seen in a Spanish pro basketball game
Two quixotic American rookies dismissing a seasoned European’s skepticism.
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Screen Shot 2015-10-13 at 10.40.44 AM What playing pro basketball in Europe taught me about American foreign policy
In the world of overseas basketball, many American athletes struggle to adjust to life in a new country with different cultural norms and traditions, and communicating and understanding at the level necessary to contribute to a successful team can be the biggest challenge.
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GettyImages-481403302 Police Blatter: FIFA Boss Questioned By Swiss Authorities as U.S. Closes In
Swiss authorities pick up FIFA chief Sepp Blatter, once untouchable, for questioning.
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GettyImages-486084706 Patriots Fans Around the World Are Thrilled Tom Brady’s Suspension Is No More
Patriots fans around the world are celebrating the nullification of Tom Brady's suspension.
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screen-shot-2015-05-11-at-10-56-32-am If you weren’t pissed off at the NFL by now, you will be when you read this
You know all those “salute to the troops” stuff thrown up on football scoreboards? It turns out that the NFL charges for at least some of them. And we’re the chumps footing the bill.
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Former US NBA basketball player Dennis Rodman (C) speaks to members of the media as he makes his way through Beijing's international airport on December 19, 2013. Rodman is on a visit to North Korea from December 19 to 23. AFP PHOTO / WANG ZHAO (Photo credit should read WANG ZHAO/AFP/Getty Images) Curt Schilling and 9 Other Professional Athletes Who Felt the Need to Comment on Politics
Former MLB star Curt Schilling posted controversial tweets about Muslims Tuesday. But he's not the only professional sports star who's dabbled in provocative topics.
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GettyImages-79130120 American Strongman Roy Jones Jr. Asks Russian Strongman Vladimir Putin for Citizenship
American boxer Roy Jones Jr. asked Russian President Vladimir Putin for Russian citizenship. Putin said yes.
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GettyImages-461296348 Ravens Coach John Harbaugh Goes Trump With Call for U.S.-Mexico Border Wall
Baltimore Ravens coach John Harbaugh backs Donald Trump's plan to build a border wall between the United States and Mexico.
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GettyImages-461466336crop Did the Beijing Olympic Song Rip off Disney’s ‘Let It Go’? We Asked Science.
A computer scientist examines the similarities between the Disney hit and a promotional song for Beijing's Winter Olympics.
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GettyImages-482507478crop China Wins the Olympics That Almost No One Else Wanted
The 2022 Winter Olympics go to Beijing in one of the strangest bid processes in history.
