Seventy years ago, on the morning of March 17, 1946, Jackie Robinson sat with his wife Rachel in a small bedroom in a stranger’s home in Daytona Beach, Florida, and wondered what lay ahead for him that afternoon. Robinson would … Read More
LOS ANGELES — Of course Kobe Bryant scored an astonishing 60 points in his final NBA game. And of course he took 50 shots to do it The Lakers even won on Wednesday. But that was a footnote. This … Read More
ESPN is taking drone racing to the masses. The network on Wednesday announced it’s struck a multi-year deal with The International Drone Racing Association (IDRA) to bring the emerging sport to TV. SEE ALSO: An underwater drone is searching for … Read More
Steph Curry is such a basketball god these days that Madam Tussauds in San Francisco unveiled his very own wax likeness on Thursday. But that’s just the opening act. The really good — or bad, depending on your taste — … Read More
Baltimore Ravens cornerback Tray Walker died Friday, according to multiple reports. The NFL player was 23 years old. SEE ALSO: Tom Izzo, Denzel Valentine and the bittersweet beauty of March Madness Walker was selected by Baltimore in the fourth round … Read More
This is the world’s proudest uncle. Kansas University guard Wayne Selden Jr. certainly has a lot of fans, but none more passionate than his Uncle Anthony. SEE ALSO: Dancing kid steals the show at high school basketball tournament Anthony Pitts … Read More
Amir Hussain Lone lost both his arms in an accident when he was just eight years old, but that didn’t prevent him from pursuing his dream of playing cricket. Now 26, the cricketer from northern India’s Kashmir region is winning … Read More
We all fell in love with the ball-retrieving wonder dogs that assisted Venus Williams at the ASB Classic. But ball dogs are all around us — and they’re all incredible. Tennis players Gastao Elias and Roberto Carballes Baena employed a … Read More
Pablo Sandoval is beginning the second season of a five-year, $95 million deal he signed with the Boston Red Sox in 2014. He’ll make just over $17 million this year Sandoval, who has battled weight issues his entire career, showed … Read More
Francisco Rivera Ordóñez is among the most famous matadors in Spain, the descendent of a legendary lineage in a bloodsport that has deep roots in the land from which both he and bullfighting hail Now, however, Rivera finds himself in … Read More