WASHINGTON – They know what it feels like to be overlooked. People, they say, assume they are weak, servile, out of place. So when these Asian-Americans watch Jeremy Lin slash and shoot his way through the NBA's finest, it's almost as if they are on the

Jeremy Lin has vaulted to stardom in the NBA, and during his team’s most recent win at Madison Square Garden, fans were on their feet chanting for Lin even when he went to the bench with his team ahead by a large margin. As Rich Maese reported : The plus

They know what it feels like to be overlooked. People assume they are weak, servile, out of place. So when these Asian-Americans watch Jeremy Lin slash and shoot his way through the NBA's finest, it's almost as if they are on the basketball court with th

They know what it feels like to be overlooked. People assume they are weak, servile, out of place. So when these Asian-Americans watch Jeremy Lin slash and shoot his way through the NBA's finest, it's almost as if they are on the basketball court with th

Sacramento Kings' Tyreke Evans (13) passes away from New York Knicks' Tyson Chandler, front left, and Jared Jeffries, right, during the second half of an NBA basketball game as Knicks' Jeremy Lin, background, watches on Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2012, in New Y

The obscurity-to-fame story of New York Knicks point guard Jeremy Lin has thrilled sports fans around the country, but it's particularly struck a nerve with the Asian-American community. Asian-Americans have rallied around other athletes — Michael Chang,

JESSE WASHINGTON, AP National Writer | Sacramento Kings' Tyreke Evans (13) passes away from New York Knicks' Tyson Chandler, front left, and Jared Jeffries, right, during the second half of an NBA basketball game as Knicks' Jeremy Lin, background, watche

They know what it feels like to be overlooked. People assume they are weak, servile, out of place. So when these Asian-Americans watch Jeremy Lin slash and shoot his way through the NBA's finest, it's almost as if they are on the basketball court with th

DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM)- Once upon a time … There was a kid, born in Los Angeles and raised in northern California to Taiwanese parents who immigrated to the United States in the 1970s. Leaving behind a grandmother on mainland China, the child was raised on

During Tuesday’s World TeamTennis Marquee Player Draft, six current or former world No. 1s from the United States were selected including Serena Williams, Venus Williams, Bob and Mike Bryan, Lindsay Davenport and John McEnroe. Other household names selec

Malaysia plans to raise as much as RM30 billion (US$9.9 billion) through an Islamic bond program to fund construction of a mass railway in the Southeast Asian nation’s capital, the project’s manager said. Dana Infra Sdn Bhd, a finance ministry company cr

Jeremy Lin is the latest basketball sensation. Sports usually isn’t my beat, but I trust Nate Silver to do the statistics and he says Jeremy Lin’s recent success is no fluke. What I find interesting is how everyone seems to want to claim a piece of Lin:

For an illuminating cross-sport comparison with Jeremy Lin, you need to bypass all that Tebowing on the gridiron and head back to a dusty swirl of French clay, where an Asian-American teenager has just shocked the tennis world. It is 1989, and 17-year-ol

My neighbor asked me if we were going to get Nash in the offseason and I thought to myself, “Maybe we don’t need him”. Am I kidding me? I just don’t know what to think right now. I have never seen anything like this. He was, by far, the best player on th

You first heard the worried mumbling about a year and a half ago, when Rafael Nadal won his third straight major. Since then, the worries have become a veritable babble, as Novak Djokovic has suddenly, inexplicably taken over the game. What if Roger Fede

Roger Federer traces the trail of his tennis tears to a watershed moment on his home court. A then 19-year-old Federer, sporting a pony tail and a few years removed from his days as a Basel ball boy, returned to his home town and won three matches to lif

List of Australian Open men's singles champions since the event began in 1905 (Australian unless stated): 2012 Novak Djokovic (Serbia) beat Rafa Nadal (Spain) 5-7 6-4 6-2 6-7 7-5 2011 Novak Djokovic (Serbia) beat Andy Murray (Britain) 6-4 6-2 6-3 2010 Ro

In sports the past is often revered more than the present. In men’s tennis that should not be the case. Beginning with the 2012 Australian Open, men’s tennis has never been better. The 1960s to early ’70s was great with two Australian legends in Roy Emer

Twelve months ago, third-round Australian Open loser Bernard Tomic took his growing fame and shrinking No199 ranking to Challenger tournaments in the renowned tennis hotspots of Burnie and Caloundra. But this year, even before Sunday's fourth-round lesso