Sean Gregory

P erhaps Dikembe Mutombo's finger-wagging went a bit too far? The beloved NBA big-man— who died on Monday, of brain cancer, at 58—started his

LeBron James broke the NBA's all-time scoring record back in February of 2023, surpassing Kareem Abdul-Jabbar on the all-time list: James now has 40,747 points and counting.

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Jannik Sinner Credit - Julian Finney—Getty Images I n 2024, Italian tennis phenom Jannik Sinner won his first two majors and ascended to world No. 1.

M innesota Timberwolves star Anthony Edwards makes his first appearance in Starting 5, the new docuseries following the exploits of NBA players

A passage from the Rudyard Kipling poem “If” is written on the wall of the players' entrance to Wimbledon's Centre Court. “If you can meet with

B efore his first game as a TV color commentator for CBS in 1979, the late John Madden —universally regarded as the best NFL analyst of all time—was

T he WNBA's dream season earned a dream WNBA Finals— a compelling five-game thriller, the championship going down to a decisive Sunday night contest

The key to the 2024 World Series might lie in Shohei Ohtani's smile. Ohtani continues to push the limits of what a baseball player can accomplish.

The McLaren F1 team is in the running for its first Formula One constructors' championship since 1998. What's that like? I'm kind of living on the edge of my seat. That's why sport is always going to be one of the most engaging forms of entertainment for people around the world.