TIM REYNOLDS / The Associated PressMar 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 )
RALPH D. RUSSO / The Associated PressMar 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 )
GREG BEACHAM / The Associated PressFeb 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 )
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STEFANIE DAZIO / The Associated PressJan 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 )
Robert Lipsyte / TomDispatchJun 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 )
KYLE HIGHTOWER / The Associated PressApr 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 )
Brian Wakamo / OtherWordsMar 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 )
JESSICA GRESKO and WAYNE PARRY / The Associated PressMay 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 )
By Larry Neumeister and Tom Hays / APSep 26, 2017
Four assistant basketball coaches are among 10 people arrested in a federal crackdown on bribery. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Emma Niles / TruthdigSep 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 )
Allen Barra / TruthdigMar 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 )
Allen Barra / TruthdigOct 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 )
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