Why we love the Olympics — even if we’re not sports fans

Even in Japan — where baseball, soccer and sumo command loyal followings — the Games pull in everyone: the casually interested, the indifferent, even the self-declared non-fan.

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Kaori Sakamoto and United States' 'Blade Angels' ready to chase gold

One sure thing is that ​a new champion will be crowned as Russia's Anna Shcherbakova, who won gold in Beijing, will not be in the field.

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Riku Miura and Ryuichi Kihara in fifth place after error in short program

Germany's Minerva Fabienne Hase and Nikita Volodin seized the lead after the pairs short program.

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'No blinking': Drones push Olympic broadcasting to new level

Before the Olympics began, drone pilots trained alongside the athletes, running the courses up to 60 times a day.

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NBA weighing 'every possible remedy' as 'tanking' worsens

Teams are increasingly losing games on purpose to improve their draft prospects.

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How Team Japan became world-beaters in Olympic snowboarding

Japan's snowboarders have grabbed three gold medals and six medals overall so far at the Milano Cortina Olympics. How did the nation grow to be so dominant?

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Medal bonanza: Team Japan on a tear, one week into Winter Games

At the 2022 Beijing Games, Japan set a national record with 18 medals. Now sitting at 15, that record is almost certain to fall — and likely with time to spare.

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