Rudy Gobert’s Health Scare Shuts Down NBA, for Now

TIM REYNOLDS / The Associated Press Mar 12, 2020 The Utah Jazz center becomes the first player in the league to test positive for COVID-19, upending season. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

March Madness Will Go On Without the Crowds

RALPH D. RUSSO / The Associated Press Mar 11, 2020 NCAA restricts attendance at basketball tournament games to only essential staff and limited family members due to the coronavirus pandemic. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Los Angeles Honors Kobe, Gianna Bryant With Public Memorial

GREG BEACHAM / The Associated Press Feb 24, 2020 Mourners gather Monday at the Staples Center to say farewell to the basketball superstar and his 13-year-old daughter. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Kobe Bryant, His Daughter and 7 Others Die in Helicopter Crash

STEFANIE DAZIO / The Associated Press Jan 26, 2020 The sudden death at age 41 of the Lakers legend sets off an outpouring of grief; inquiry is underway at the scene near Calabasas, Calif. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

What Corruption in Sports Can Teach Us About Trump’s America

Robert Lipsyte / TomDispatch Jun 25, 2019 Our increasingly decaying civic society has leaked into the professional sports world. Now, an even more perverse reversal is taking place. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

John ‘Hondo’ Havlicek, Boston Hoops Great, Dies at 79

KYLE HIGHTOWER / The Associated Press Apr 26, 2019 He was among the best to ever play the game. A single play turned him into a sports immortal. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

The NCAA’s Shameless Exploitation of ‘Student-Athletes’

Brian Wakamo / OtherWords Mar 21, 2019 Not allowing these athletes to be paid is an extension of a broken economy, in which unions are busted and inequality reigns. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

High Court Says States Can OK Sports Betting

JESSICA GRESKO and WAYNE PARRY / The Associated Press May 14, 2018 Despite opposition from the major sports leagues and the administration, the Supreme Court strikes down a law barring betting on football, basketball, baseball and other sports in most states. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

NCAA Assistant Coaches Facing Corruption Charges

By Larry Neumeister and Tom Hays / AP Sep 26, 2017 Four assistant basketball coaches are among 10 people arrested in a federal crackdown on bribery. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Athletes Clash With Trump Over His Incendiary Remarks

Emma Niles / Truthdig Sep 23, 2017 Football and basketball players fire back after the president targets NFL player Colin Kaepernick and NBA player Stephen Curry. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Betting Big on the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament

Allen Barra / Truthdig Mar 18, 2017 March Madness and its accompanying betting-pool tradition go directly against the NCAA’s staunch anti-gambling policy, but "bracketology" accounts for billions of dollars changing hands. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Not All College Athletes Are Created (Economically) Equal—So They Shouldn’t All Be Paid

Allen Barra / Truthdig Oct 7, 2016 The controversial issue isn’t going away. But the focus should be on the big-revenue-producing sports, football and basketball. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )