Motez Bishara

The NBA legend leaves a complicated legacy in his aftermath, but his accomplishments cannot be denied.

The Nets have an awkward problem: They play better when one of their franchise players is not on the floor.

A fierce cross-city rivalry is brewing off Highway 110 in Los Angeles that holds up to any of the classic derbies played in world football -- at least in terms of fan support and personal grudges on the pitch.

Once the Lakers and Clippers tipped-off opening night, the NBA reminded the world how it came to be an iconic global brand in the first place.

A free speech defender, who goes by the alias Sun, organized handouts of 13,000 T-shirts before the game between the Los Angeles Lakers and Los Angeles Clippers at the Staples Center on Tuesday.

Five days after Houston Rockets general manager Daryl Morey deleted his now famous tweet with the words "stand with Hong Kong," the most popular sports league in the most populous country in the world is getting an earful from all directions.

Given the buzz generated by the pair of games between the New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox over the past weekend, the unlikely marriage between London and Major League Baseball could be one that lasts.

A lookback on the greatest rivalry in sports, through the lens of five of prominent players -- David Wells, David Cone, Bronson Arroyo, Bernie Williams and Alex Rodriguez -- from an era of peak hostility a decade ago.

Released in 1994, "Hoop Dreams" is considered one of the greatest documentaries of all time. While essentially creating the reality show format by shadowing two inner-city players, it exposed rife corruption in youth basketball -- a plague that now falls under intense scrutiny with an FBI investigation.

Wade's on court achievements are outstanding, but his lasting imprint will be left as a social activist who reawakened the political power of the pro athlete back in 2012.

As Zion Williamson remains sidelined by a knee injury, the Duke basketball star's decision on whether to return to the court as an unpaid college athlete is still a hot topic among current and former NBA players.

The former Yankees slugger is a case study on public redemption.

In an era marked by divided opinions in the US, a crop of NFL players is quietly trying to bridge the cultural divide with messages of inclusion and charitable work.

A year ago, the 21-year-old former Australian Rugby League player tried on a football helmet and pads for the very first time. By April, he was drafted as an offensive lineman by the Super Bowl champion Philadelphia Eagles.

Viewers can't get enough of the grit and drama surrounding the brutal sport, and production companies led by Amazon and Netflix are taking notice.

With World Mental Health Day landing a few days before the NBA season launched in October, a reminder was served that the league's policy concerning mental illness is evolving.

Reporting from an NFL locker room is one of the strangest things a journalist can experience. It also should come with a list of do's and dont's.

For most of the 1,000 or so participants of Gay Bowl -- who include several college football players and even some ex-pros -- the long weekend represents a celebration of football, the sport they love, which in many ways shaped their lives.

He may wear size-19 sneakers, but Kevin Love still has some big shoes to fill.

Since the very first college game played between Princeton and Rutgers University nearly 150 years ago, tailgating has gone hand-in- hand with American football as a celebration of fandom unmatched by other sports.