NBA ref scandal, Michael Vick, dope-crazy Tour de France. That'll teach this column to leave the keyboard for a month.

The Sterling situation is far from resolved -- for some pretty horrifying reasons, expert Dave Zirin tells us

Buffalo and San Diego haven't crowned a champ in a while either, but they've had fewer teams.

Ahead of Monday's memorial, more information about the pilot in the crash has been uncovered

Finally, another Donald in the news!

The disgraced Clippers owner will also be fined $2.5 million

Bruce Bowen, playoff hero or dirty player? The answer is yes, and will be until teams like the Suns learn how to deal with the Spurs defender.

We admire Goliath, but we worship David -- and nobody works that contradiction like LeBron James

As a gay man who covers sports, Collins' revelation deeply affected me. But the fight for equality isn't over

When three tall black men move into a rich, white Southern neighborhood, it's not a sitcom -- it's "Down Low," ESPN's minor-league basketball reality show.

Evil NBA conspiracy works! Or doesn't, but anyway: Spurs beat depleted Suns as the Jazz wait and the entire East stumbles.

Behold the dazzling strategic wisdom of NBA coaches, as captured by TV microphones: "Keep rebounding!"

During a Washington trip that would usually include a White House visit, the reigning champs announce new plans

Kobe Bryant rips a Twitter follower for a homophobic remark -- and helps rehabilitate the league's reputation

Of thrown chairs, roughed-up cameramen, furry red ... mascots and a last look at the NBA: The readers write.