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Too bad for India as Iran wins Asian Games kabaddi gold

In what would have been unthinkable in India before the Asian Games there’ll be no kabaddi gold medals for the spiritual home of the sport

Taiwan _ by whatever name _ still winning at Asian Games

1st doping case of Asian Games is Turkmenistan wrestler

The first doping case of the Asian Games has been registered against a wrestler from Turkmenistan

4 of 5 kneeling cheerleaders fail to make school's squad

4 of 5 kneeling cheerleaders fail to make school’s squad

Ex-Michigan State gymnastics coach charged with lying to police amid sexual abuse investigation involving Larry Nassar

Silver lining for young and old athletes at Asian Games

Oksana Chusovitina continued her quest to compete at an eighth Olympics by winning at silver medal in the vault at the Asian Games at the age of 43

2nd teenage boy arrested in track athlete's shooting death

A second teenager has been arrested in the slaying of an incoming freshman scheduled to compete in track and field for Penn State

PlaySugarHouse.com launching online sports betting

Coburn appointed interim athletic director at Florida State

David Coburn appointed interim athletic director at Florida State; is university president’s chief of staff

Playing bridge at the Asian Games: 'Athletics of the mind'

The card game of bridge is being included for the first time in the Asian Games, where players have referred to it as “athletics of the mind.”

Reddick's HR helps Astros beat Mariners 3-2

Josh Reddick homered to give Houston the lead and the Astros held on to beat the Seattle Mariners 3-2

Nebraska volleyball team has new faces, same expectations

Defending national volleyball champion Nebraska has lots of new faces but same expectations

Smoltz calls for changes in baseball in the analytics era

Hall of Fame pitcher John Smoltz says baseball needs to make some changes _ and quick _ to make the game more watchable

Puerto Rico team that endured hurricane makes LLWS run

Hurricane Maria smashed the coastal Puerto Rico town of Guayama last September

Flash flood hits hikers in gorge in southern Italy; 8 dead

At least eight people were killed when heavy rain flooded a gorge filled with hikers in the southern region of Calabria, Italy’s civil protection agency said

Sun Yang unfurls another win after flag flap at Asian Games

Sun Yang won his second gold medal in as many nights at the Asian Games and this time he was rewarded with the raising of a red flag

Dutch Olympian churns through canals to fund cancer research

Bhutan: No medals yet in the Asian Games _ but still happy

The Himalayan Kingdom of Bhutan has never won a medal of any kind at the Asian Games

Dota 2 tournament bests own esports record with $24.8M purse

Dota 2’s marquee event has broken its own record for the biggest prize pool in esports history with a purse approaching $25 million

Colleges mull pushing for share of legal wagering proceeds

Colleges are looking for a way to get a piece of the action from sports betting

Sun celebrates Asian Games win, upset over flag malfunction

Sun Yang waited a long time for this victory and so he really wanted to see his flag flying at the Asian Games

Olympian's wife shares dying daughter's photo for awareness

Olympian’s wife shares dying daughter’s photo for awareness

Sex scandals fester at unhealthy organizations, experts say

British, Ukrainian paragliders are killed in Macedonia

Macedonian authorities say two paragliders have died in central Macedonia when their parachutes collided in the air

Unified Koreas athletes cheered at Asian Games spectacular

Thousands of spectators cheered wildly as athletes from the rival Koreas marched together in a spectacular opening ceremony for the Asian Games in Indonesia

Tent collapse injures 12; speaker Lou Holtz unhurt

Authorities say 12 people have been hospitalized, including three who were seriously injured, after a tent collapsed at a shareholder’s event in Hayden

Asian Games: Something for everybody _ even contract bridge

The Asian Games are enormous, with 11,500 athletes expected _ about 1,000 more than a typical Summer Olympics.

Steven Lowy to quit as Football Federation Australia leader

Steven Lowy to quit as Football Federation Australia chairman, citing political infighting

Amnesty condemns Indonesia police killings ahead of games

Little Leaguers connect with Translate, Fortnite, Facebook

Apps and even video games are making it easier for Little League World Series players to communicate and get to know each other