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With the promise of modest donations to the financially challenged parish, St. Joseph’s in Maplewood, N.J., grants that most coveted item of our youth, the gymnasium key.
The end for Kobe Bryant and the Lakers came against an Oklahoma City team that was younger, deeper and ready for its own moment in the Western Conference spotlight.
The Magic and Lakers are basketball's soap operas of the moment, and the Devils-Rangers series has become a genuine grudge match. No wonder the Celtics-Sixers series is so low profile.
Trailing after a spotty first half, the Celtics, led by Brandon Bass, erupted in the third quarter to turn around the game and take a 3-2 series lead over the Philadelphia 76ers.
The auction price for a 1920s Babe Ruth jersey, nearly quadruple the previous high for a piece of his memorabilia, surprised appraisers and reflected his enduring star power.
As the Olympics has grown and modernized over the years, many events have fallen by the wayside. Here are the top 10 events that would be exciting to resurrect.
USA Basketball’s chairman, Jerry Colangelo, said Monday that the team’s deep pool of talent meant even its practice squad could be a medal contender.
Known as the father of modern card collecting, Jefferson R. Burdick was “a collector’s collector” whose methods were widely adopted and whose trove is now enshrined at the Met.
Brian McNamee, Roger Clemens’s former trainer, testified Monday that he helped Andy Pettitte, Chuck Knoblauch and Mike Stanton acquire performance-enhancing drugs.
The Clippers may have finally separated themselves from the adjective “lowly” after finishing one game behind the Lakers and winning a playoff series before being swept by the Spurs.
The Orlando Magic tried to quell their organizational dysfunction by firing Coach Stan Van Gundy and negotiating the exit of General Manager Otis Smith on Monday.
A member of the gold-medal-winning United States basketball team and a two-time all-American at Kansas State, Boozer went on to play 11 seasons in the N.B.A.
Micah True became a mythic figure after being featured in the best-selling book “Born to Run.” Then, on March 27, he went for a run in the Gila Wilderness.
Can I'll Have Another win the final leg of the Triple Crown and do what a number of horses before him have failed to do since Affirmed's successful bid in 1978?
I'll Have Another, who is set to compete in the Belmont Stakes on June 9 to try to become the first Triple Crown winner since Affirmed in 1978, arrived in Barn 9 at Belmont Park at 2:53 p.m. on Sunday after vanning in from Baltimore.
Jurgen Klinsmann has named his full roster for the U.S. national team's coming friendlies and World Cup qualifiers, and some of the inclusions and omissions raised eyebrows.
Jerome Singleton, a self-described math and science nerd, hopes his showdown with Oscar Pistorius at this summer's Paralympics will bring more visibility to disabled sports.
Swedish modern pentathlete Hans-Gunnar Liljenwall isn't a household name. But he will never be forgotten in the Olympic world--he was the first athlete to fail a drug test.
Kenrick Ellis, a backup defensive lineman for the Jets, will serve 45 days in jail this summer after reaching a plea agreement in a malicious wounding case. He is expected to be released three days after players report to training camp.
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