Ping-pong is a game most Americans play in their basements. But competitive table tennis is a different story. In fact, it's an Olympic sport, and the United States has a bright, new star representing Team USA in London: 16-year-old Ariel Hsing.
The NBA will hold this year's lottery in New York City, instead of its traditional location in New Jersey, which ... well, let's face it: They could hold it in your backyard and if you felt a raindrop, you would go inside and watch it on TV. The location is not relevant. It is a TV event.
This is the time of the year when NBA executives may get a little religious, praying that the ping pong balls in Wednesday's NBA draft lottery fall in their favor.
Sylvin Barnett makes a living driving a forklift for a beer company, but his real passion is on the road.
"You drive for show, but putt for dough." That's the often-repeated mantra of the late South African golfer Bobby Locke, who put his own words to good use in winning four British Open titles.
Newlyweds Kim Kardashian and Kris Humphries had a date night at Susan Sarandon's ping-pong club, SPiN New York. Ever competitive, the duo sipped cocktails and played a few rounds against each other. They also ordered mini-burgers and tuna tartare from the bar. "They were very sweet and affectionate, but Kim really wanted to win," a source tells us. - Linda Marx
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North and South Korea... India and Pakistan... the United States and Iran. No, these are not the next predicted wars but the unlikely doubles teams for an international ping pong event.
The actress says she couldn't ask for more than Kyle Martino - and hints at a big wedding for the couple
It's official: Sony Computer Entertainment has launched its much-hyped Move controller for the Sony PlayStation 3, a motion-sensing peripheral that lets you interact with games by waving the device in front of the television.
The newly single 63-year-old says table tennis keeps her in shape
A helicopter bombarded a forest with ping-pong balls filled with flamable fuel in an effort to contain a wildfire north of Bend, Oregon, a fire official said.
The two are photographed en route to a ceremony atop Machu Picchu in Peru
"She's actually pretty good for a girl," says pal Jonathan Bricklin - of her ping-pong playing
The newly single actress chats with her rumored new boyfriend at N.Y.C. ping-pong club SPiN
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• Courteney Cox Arquette, cheering on hubby David Arquette as he faced off against table tennis pro Biba Golic at the ping-pong table. The actor showed considerable skill during the match at the Killerspin-hosted picnic at the Malibu Lumber Yard. And James Marsden showed off his expert forehand during his own game as his 3-year-old daughter Mary James watched.
The Jonas Brothers and Demi Lovato get ready to play the Inauguration
We asked the Sports Illustrated writers who covered the Beijing Olympics to leave us with their indelible memory of the Games.
BEIJING -- My favorite memory from Beijing involved Michael Phelps breaking a barrier, but not in the way you might think.
At just 9 by 5 feet, it's the smallest field of play in the Olympics, but here in Beijing the playing surface for table tennis is the most intensely watched 45 square feet in the entire country. A capacity crowd packed the Peking University Gymnasium for the men's singles gold medal match Saturday night for a friendly: China's Wang Hao versus China's Ma Lin.
TIME tracks down the Olympic secret behind the flying paddles of the world's best table tennis players: glue
Michael Phelps may rule the American sports universe for these Olympics, but in China, ask local fans who they're supporting and you'll start hearing names like Lin Dan (badminton), Zhang Yining (table tennis) and Zhao Ruirui (volleyball).
BEIJING -- The 24-hour Olympics are so 2004. In what NBC Universal is calling the most ambitious single media project in history, the network and its affiliates will present 3,600 total hours from Beijing on seven NBC Universal networks: NBC, USA, MSNBC, CNBC, Oxygen (for the first time), Telemundo and Universal HD, as well as NBCOlympics.com. That's an average of more than 212 hours per day of Olympic coverage.
A private collector has plunked down $6 million to buy the largest diamond ever sold at auction in Asia.
Look what you did, Willie Williams. You inhaled steak and lobster. You flew on a private jet and rode in a Cadillac Escalade. You stayed in a room called the Paradise Suite. You partied on South Beach.
A door opens, and a blond man appears in a white jacket with large buttons. "Good morning," he says. "Peter's in back. Make yourself comfortable in the dining room. I'll be serving breakfast shortly."
Former olympic female table tennis champion Deng Yaping talks to CNN's Anjali Rao about China being under the spotlight
AR: Yaping, good to have you on Talk Asia this week. Now you're an Olympics legend here in China. You've got four gold medals and also 14 other world championship titles. How does it feel to be hosting the Olympics in your home country?
"Balls of Fury" is a joke of a title in search of a movie with a single good joke. It's the kind of comedy that finds Asian people hi-lar-ious because they're ... Asian. (Are you laughing yet?)
It has been quite a roller coaster ride these last two months for Danny Ainge. The beleaguered Boston Celtics director of basketball operations oversaw one of the worst seasons in the Celtics' storied history and saw his only chance at redemption -- landing the top overall pick in the NBA draft -- lost with a fateful bounce of a Ping-Pong ball. His frantic attempts to acquire the type of veteran talent that would appease franchise player Paul Pierce while not gutting the franchise of its youth fell short. Kevin Garnett wouldn't play for them. Shawn Marion would, but only if Boston agreed to pay him like Garnett. It seemed hopeless.
In Nashville the accursed white whale is red. Since the Predators entered the NHL in 1998, they have chased the elusive, hulking glory of the Red Wings, not only in the Central Division but also in their own city, which is heavily sprinkled with Detroit fans. Now, with five weeks remaining in a season in which Nashville used a run of 20 wins in 24 games to cement its status as a Stanley Cup contender, the Predators -- with visions of a silver chalice rather than Ahab's gold doubloon shimmering in their minds -- are hot on the great beast's tail.
SI.com: To be determinedupdated: Fri Jan 26 2007 12:07:00
No. The East is going to be wide open right to the finish, with the Pistons, Cavs, Bulls and Wizards battling it out for the best record until the final weeks. If I had to pick a team, I'd go with Detroit because of its starting five and its experience. But Chicago is learning to play together and has the depth and style of play to withstand injuries. The Bulls, with the hardest part of their schedule behind them, could be a good darkhorse candidate to finish with the best record and the No. 1 seed.
You didn't buy your Xbox 360 to play table tennis.
Explore an ancient temple in Cambodia, ride an elephant in Thailand...watch a ping-pong match in China. These days couples are taking trips that complement their style and they are sparing no expense.
NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) - The company behind "Grand Theft Auto," arguably the most controversial video game franchise on the market, is working on a new game for Microsoft's Xbox 360 - table tennis.
Airdate: February 19th, 2005
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