world championship

Samuel Mikulak doesn’t show off the stash of medals he’s earned from the U.S. men’s gymnastics championships through the years. They sit in relatively anonymity in the basement of the place he shares with his girlfriend back in Colorado. It’s not that Mikulak doesn’t appreciate what he’s accomplished. It’s just that two-time Olympian’s standard of success is no longer measured...

At just 14 years old, Brianna Packer is already producing professional-quality work on the computer. And this week, she will apply those talents in the pursuit of a world championship.

An internal balcony at a nightclub in South Korea collapsed on Saturday, killing two people and injuring 16 including American and other athletes at the world swimming championships, officials said. Hundreds were at the nightclub in the southern South Korean city of Gwangju when the collapse occurred next to the athletes’ village. Two South Korean men died while 16 others...

A Baltimore County, Maryland family is heading to a world championship next week, where they will represent the United States in the World Sport Stacking Championship.

The Cowboys competed against the Eagles in 1981 in the NFC Championship Game in hopes of making it to the Super Bowl.

Olympic gold medalist Simone Biles is an outspoken advocate for foster children. On Tuesday, she went to Garland to give some foster kids a “ticket to dream.”

The Pickle Ball world championship is happening in North Texas this week and the super seniors are ready to hit the court.

“One special seed” and months of care by an Oregon commercial pilot produced a massive pumpkin that tipped the scales at a global weigh-in Monday in Northern California, the fourth time his gargantuan plants were awarded top honors.

Dirk Nowitzki set another NBA record Monday after the Mavericks announced he’s re-signed with the team for his 21st season in Dallas.

Dallas Wings guard Skylar Diggins-Smith has earned the Dawn Staley Community Leadership Award for her extraordinary work in the community in 2017 and the most recent offseason, the WNBA announced today.

Olympic figure skating medalist Denis Ten was killed on Thursday, and prosecutors in Kazakhstan said they were treating the case as murder. Ten was stabbed after a dispute with people who allegedly tried to steal a mirror from his car in his home city of Almaty, Kazakh news agencies reported. Doctors in Almaty say he died in hospital there. He...

A McKinney teenager will compete later this month in the National Yo-yo Contest, his third appearance in the competition.

U.S. Figure Skating and NBC have a new agreement for domestic and international events through 2026.

Carrying his country’s flag in one hand, Johannes Rydzek capped a dominating performance to give Germany more Olympic gold. Rydzek crossed the finish line with an overwhelming 52.7-second advantage as the Germans won the Nordic combined team event Thursday at the Pyeongchang Olympics. Team USA struggled, finishing in last place.

Aksel Lund Svindal won the men’s downhill Thursday, making the 35-year-old Norwegian the oldest Olympic gold medalist in Alpine skiing. Svindal was 0.12 seconds faster than Norway teammate Kjetil Jansrud down the 1 4/5-mile (2.9-kilometer) course at Jeongseon. Beat Feuz of Switzerland took bronze, 0.18 behind Svindal’s time of 1 minute, 40.25 seconds.

The 500m short track speedskating event is unpredictable, just five laps at full speed, barely allowing any time for passing. Three Americans entered Tuesday’s heats hoping to advance, including John-Henry Krueger, the silver medalist in the 1000m.

There’s an undeniable bond between a cowgirl and her horse. The partnership led a Weatherford rancher to pick up a camera to explore the beauty of a horse through photography.

There’s an undeniable bond between a cowgirl and her horse. The partnership led a Weatherford rancher to pick up a camera to explore the beauty of a horse through photography.

What is a more autumn activity than racing giant pumpkins? Students from the West Virginia University held their inaugural Giant Pumpkin Regatta Boat Race as part of Mountaineer Week – just in time for Halloween.