Basketball

Basketball, the musical

There's a musical about James Naismith inventing a brand new sport, and it's as weird as it sounds

Yago Colás, The Classical Sunday, Dec 16, 2012 4:00 PM UTC
Life The Classical, Basketball

ESPN talkers suspended

Two D.C. area hosts have been disciplined for remarks about a transgender basketball player

Ben Feuerherd Wednesday, Dec 12, 2012 5:58 PM UTC
Life Transgender, LGBT, Basketball, ESPN

Is cheerleading a sport?

Gone are the days of pompoms and splits. Cheerleading routines aren't just complex, they're downright athletic

Charles Curtis, The American Prospect Wednesday, Nov 28, 2012 8:48 PM UTC 20
Politics Basketball, Sports, NCAA

“The Iran Job”: Love and basketball — in Shiraz?

A college hoops star goes to Shiraz — and stumbles into unexpected intrigue — in a surprising documentary

Andrew O'Hehir Tuesday, Oct 9, 2012 9:59 PM UTC
Entertainment Our Picks: Movies, Sports

Obama salutes WNBA’s Minnesota Lynx at White House

The President welcomes the WNBA team the Minnesota Lynx to the White House

Associated Press Tuesday, Sep 18, 2012 6:30 PM UTC
Entertainment From the Wires, Minnesota

Rick Telander on football’s dark side

It's our country's favorite sport -- at its best, a thrilling spectacle; at its worst, legitimized violence

Eve Gerber, The Browser Monday, Sep 17, 2012 11:45 AM UTC
Entertainment The Browser, NFL, Football, Sports

Why I wasn’t rooting for the U.S.

I’m not unpatriotic -- I swear. But when it comes to Olympic basketball, my love of the underdog is just too strong

Steve Kornacki Saturday, Aug 4, 2012 9:30 PM UTC 36
Entertainment Basketball, Dream Team

New York doesn’t deserve Lin

Madison Square goofiness: How to bungle the business case for a global point guard sensation

Andrew Leonard Monday, Jul 16, 2012 7:15 PM UTC 14
News Jeremy LIn, Sports, New York

The futile search for meaning in “Linsanity”

Real fans aren't shocked at the sight of an Asian-American star. The hype is just New York being New York

Gene Lyons Thursday, Feb 23, 2012 1:00 AM UTC 61
Entertainment Jeremy LIn, Basketball

What everyone gets wrong about Jeremy Lin

The NBA star does not transcend race. Instead of upending stereotypes, he owns them -- unapologetically

Marie Myung-Ok Lee Wednesday, Feb 22, 2012 7:30 PM UTC 51
Life Jeremy LIn, Basketball, Race

David Brooks: “I have heard of Jeremy Lin”

Is it an "anomaly" for a professional athlete to be religious? (No)

Alex Pareene Friday, Feb 17, 2012 5:55 PM UTC 35
Politics David Brooks, New York Times

Rooting for your own kind

Jeremy Lin shows that we like to cheer for people who look like us -- and there's nothing wrong with that

Gary Kamiya Thursday, Feb 16, 2012 3:26 PM UTC 45
News Basketball, Race, Jeremy LIn

The Jeremy Lin show

America's conversation about race has been mostly black and white. An amazing Knicks point guard changed that

Alexander Chee Wednesday, Feb 15, 2012 10:33 PM UTC 48
Life Sports, Basketball

Jeremy Lin’s social media fast break

An Asian-American point guard goes from nowhere to world domination in just two NBA games. Get used to it

Andrew Leonard Wednesday, Feb 8, 2012 3:30 PM UTC 14
News Basketball, Internet Culture

Exporting American selfishness

A journey to Serbia finds the best basketball fans in the world -- and the creeping march of American individualism

James Treadway Monday, Dec 12, 2011 1:00 AM UTC 23
Life Basketball

Mavericks best Heat’s “Big 3″ to win NBA title

Dirk Nowitzki leads his Dallas team into Miami, walks away with a championship

Natasha Lennard Monday, Jun 13, 2011 12:14 PM UTC
News Basketball, Sports

Shaq says on Twitter: “I’m about to retire”

One of the most dominant big men on NBA history, O'Neal calls it quits after 19 seasons

Jimmy Golen, Associated Press Wednesday, Jun 1, 2011 9:51 PM UTC
News Basketball, Sports

Noah says $50,000 fine for slur is “fair”

Chicago Bulls center: Fan reaction I'll face "is the least of my worries"

Associated Press Tuesday, May 24, 2011 3:49 PM UTC
News Basketball, LGBT, Sports

The NBA’s anti-gay slur problem

A month after Kobe Bryant gets fined for using an offensive word, Joakim Noah hurls it at a fan. What's going on?

Mary Elizabeth Williams Monday, May 23, 2011 3:01 PM UTC 73
Entertainment LGBT, Basketball, Sports

The real madness of March

Big-time college basketball generates massive money. Too bad almost none of it benefits college students

David Sirota Friday, Apr 8, 2011 11:01 AM UTC 24
Politics Basketball, War Room, Sports

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