A new mode in MLB video game celebrates historical Black all-stars
Long-running baseball video game MLB The Show features a new mode that celebrates historical Black all-stars.
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The Chicago Bulls' 9-year-old screaming secret weapon to beating the Toronto Raptors
The Chicago Bulls' come-from-behind win against the Toronto Raptors in the NBA Playoff Play-In tournament game was fueled by the screams of 9-year-old Diar, daughter to Bulls forward DeMar DeRozen.
Michael Jordan's 'Last Dance' sneakers sell for a record-breaking $2.2 million
Jordan wore the Air Jordans during the second half of Game 2 of the NBA Finals in 1998, a historic season widely known as Jordan's "Last Dance."
Global warming could be juicing baseball home runs, study finds
Baseball home runs appear to be getting a little extra help from climate change, a new study finds. That's because baseballs can fly farther through air that's made thinner by warmer conditions.
A signed pair of Air Jordans sold for $2.2 million at auction
On Tuesday, a signed pair of Air Jordan 13s worn by Michael Jordan himself sold at a Sotheby's for $2.2 million. He wore the red and black Js in 1998 during one of his NBA finals runs.
For the first time, Texas is missing as the NBA Playoffs get underway
The NBA Playoffs get underway later Tuesday and — for the first time ever — not a single team from Texas will be playing and all four teams from California made the playoffs.
Brittney Griner is working on a memoir about her captivity in Russia
Saying she is ready to share the "unfathomable" experience of being arrested and incarcerated in Russia, basketball star Brittney Griner is working on a memoir that is scheduled for spring 2024.
NBA coach Gregg Popovich criticizes lawmakers over gun control
Popovich, who has coached the Spurs for 27 years, has been outpsoken on issues of gun control, race and LGBTQ+ rights over the years.
Arguments that trans athletes have an unfair advantage lack evidence to support
NPR's Scott Detrow speaks with geneticist Dr. Eric Vilain about a spate of laws targeting trans athletes.
A Major League Soccer player said an opponent made a racist remark during a game
The New York Red Bulls said the team would cooperate with the league's investigation into one of its players.