Champion chess player and Soviet dissident Garry Kasparov has a few thoughts about how well democracy in the U.S. is doing. He tells NPR's Scott Simon that it's not America first - it's America alone.

Kseniya Norman of Belarus secured a champion title in the U18 blitz event. Earlier she claimed gold in the U18 rapid program.

The only player in NHL history who has been teammates with Wayne Gretzky and Alex Ovechkin chuckled. Mike Knuble loves the ...

Estonian chess player Mai Narva drew against Bella Hotenashvili (Georgia) in the sixth round of the ongoing Women's European Chess Championship taking place on the Greek island of Rhodes against ...

Mischa Elman, one of the legendary Russian-born Jewish violinists who enchanted concert audiences throughout the world for more than 60 years, died yesterday afternoon at his Manhattan home at the ...

Those teams, coached by Guy Lewis, produced Hall of Fame players such as Hakeem Olajuwon and Clyde Drexler, not to mention some of the most memorable moments in NCAA Tournament history.

You could hear a pin drop. "Most of these players are in their chess clubs usually one to two hours a week, but beyond that they are studying on their own time," tournament organizer David Heiser ...

His rushing stats topped all Dallas-area 6A players, and he had 20 rushing touchdowns in his first six games. He was named 10-6A Offensive MVP, helping North Forney go 9-3. Bey transferred from ...

Russian-born tennis player Daria Kasatkina said that she “didn’t have much choice” about the decision to compete for Australia due to her sexuality. Kasatkina is preparing to play under a ...

More than two years after fleeing her country because she’s gay, out Russian tennis star Daria Kasatkina announced over the weekend she’s been granted permanent residency in Australia.