Category: Sports

San Jose's first UFC event didn't disappoint, and De-Bug reporter Fidel Stashflo was cageside to cover the bloody debut.

Being diagnosed with asthma has not stopped this young runner from attempting the ultimate endurance race.

Carlos Chavez is an up and coming mixed martial artist fighting out of San Jose California. In the following video Chavez and coach Lynn Schutz talk about the journey through the world of MMA and how the fight game is more than punches and kicks.

Illegal betting circuits are thriving in India and the amount of money at stake often grosses many millions of dollars.

In San Jose, diversity is king, even on the ice. With hockey season about to begin, writer Elisa Demuro profiles San Jose Shark star Devin Setoguchi, a Japanese-Canadian playing in a league that features few players of color.

The Bay Area was draped in orange and black this week as it celebrated the Giants winning the World Series. Videographer Jean Melesaine documented the spirited Giants parade, while Fernando Perez recalls his experience of rooting for the new world champs.

When mixed martial artist Cain Velasquez won his UFC title, he also gave something to San Jose — a champion we can call our own.

Alzhiemer's impacts families across all ethnicities. This month communities will be conducting charity walks to help build a movement to stop Alzheimer's.

On August 4, a sellout crowd of 48,000 fans came to see the first appearance of the top Mexican soccer team Real Madrid to the Bay Area since the 1980's in a game with Club America, native club of Mexico City.

Soccer stars from Tottenham Hotspurs and San Jose Earthquakes mix it up with kids at two Kidango elementary schools in Eastside San Jose.

10-year-old Krish Avvari, who trains at the India Community Center facilities in Milpitas, is a national champion for table tennis players twelve-years-old and younger. He says his favorite aspect of the game is striving to be a "good sport."

On July 18, 2010 over 2,000 people will gather at Sunnyvale's Baylands Park to walk or run for a range of non-profits that provide needed services for communities across the world. Event organizers ask: who will you walk for?

Mixed Martial Arts is one of the fasting growing sports in the country. At the Washington Youth Center in West San Jose, the Norcal Fight Factory has used the sport's appeal as a way to offer at risk youth another choice beyond gangs and the streets.

All across San Jose, futbol fans are rooting for their home country's team in the World Cup. Commentator Gerardo Fernandez says the tournament also puts on display the story of immigration that is apparent even on the field of play.

The South Asian community has brought a new sport to San Jose parks — cricket. And now the local leagues are being visited by some of the best players in the world.