OTL: Field of Schemes?

It seemed like a feel-good story on the surface: A Cambodian refugee brings the game of baseball to his home country. It seemed too good to be true ... and perhaps it is.

OTL: Fevered Pitch

The story of the U.S. men and their summer of discovery

Hungry for a Better Life

Amid the worldwide food shortage, young soccer players in Ghana hope the game can change their fates.

So, what does Gisele's dad think of Tom?

You'd think any father would be happy to hear his daughter was dating Tom Brady, but Gisele Bündchen's dad doesn't know much about the quarterback.

Far from damning and shunning the West, Dubai would very much like you to visit and watch a horse race, golf 18 holes, play some tennis or even ski. Rather than fight over religious beliefs, Dubai is betting its future on the new world religion of sports.

Color, cricket and patriotism

In an age of suspicion, John Gustafson chronicles how race and cricket are slowly starting to mix in the United Kingdom.

Most team handball players have basketball or soccer backgrounds.

If you think team handball is an easy ticket to Beijing … you're sorely mistaken

With violence escalating on several fronts in the Mideast, many are wondering what, if anything, can ever stop the madness. Perhaps, basketball can do what guns cannot.

E-Ticket: Pelé and the Cosmos

The story of the New York Cosmos, America's first great soccer team, and its larger-than-life superstar, Pelé is unforgettable, says David Hirshey in E-ticket.

In the disco era of late-1970s New York, these three words could get you anywhere: "I'm with Pele"

In a Deutschland State of Mind

Jim Caple's first "Road Warrior" column for the ESPN SportsTravel section.

At Play In A Land of Death

A generation lost to AIDS. An unemployment rate of 50 percent. A life expectancy of 37. Thousands of children orphaned. So, why are the kids of Zambia chasing a ball and smiling?

Diamond Recall

With the remake of "Bad News Bears" opening in theaters this weekend, E-ticket experienced flashbacks to our glory days in youth baseball. It wasn't only the games and stats that came flooding back, but the crazy coaches, wild teammates and nutty parents.