TOKYO (AP) — Sumo is more than a sport in Japan. It’s a sacred tradition, a 1,500-year-old spectacle steeped in Shinto ritual and ceremony. But at its heart lies a long-standing taboo: women are still ...

The Japanese women's basketball and volleyball teams won gold medals at the Tokyo Deaflympics on Tuesday. Japan narrowly beat the United States 65-64 in the women's basketball final, and trumped Turke ...

NPR's Sarah McCammon and Meadowlark Media's Howard Bryant discuss the NCAA basketball tournaments' first rounds for both men and women. MCCAMMON: It's March Madness. How are your brackets looking? The ...

Penn State has developed a strong basketball presence in Japan, where the country's best professional player and its men's national team coach are former Nittany Lions. D.J. Newbill, one of the top ...

Cunningham is the third WNBA player who has signed with Project B, the planned international women’s basketball league scheduled to begin competition next year.

The Japanese Basketball Association (JBA) has been suspended by governing body, FIBA, after failing to re-organise the game in the country. O Omnisports Pulse Follow FIBA announced on Wednesday that ...