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The basketball legend and his 13-year-old daughter, Gianna, were among five fatalities.

The truth is that many voters are paying attention to issues that have nothing to do with impeachment or simply ignoring politics altogether.

Obvious advice is obvious.

Indianapolis Colts Quarterback Andrew Luck surprised the sports world last night by announcing an early retirement.

Arguably, the three dominant players of today are 1-2-3.

The victory of the U.S. Women’s team in the World Cup has renewed a long-standing argument over pay equity, but the issue is far more complicated than it seems.

The ex-athlete has picked a bizarre target.

Every offseason re-aligns the sport in fascinating ways.

Having exhausted their word list and the competitors, the contest ended with octo-champs.

A depressing day in the world of sports journalism.

Putting together a fair slate of games is a whole lot harder than it looks.

A confidential agreement has ended a collusion suit filed against the National Football League in 2017.

Is 50 percent too high a take? Or the best deal in town?

Nine years after retiring as Head Coach at Florida, Urban Meyer announced earlier this week that he would retire from his current position at Ohio State after the Rose Bowl.

With most forecasts assuming that Republicans will at least lose control of the House, the odds are that the GOP will react to that by moving further to the right.

Is political satire even possible in the age of Trump?

Recent controversies over rules enforcement have some crying Foul!

ESPN won’t air the National Anthem before regular season games this year, but that probably won’t stop the President from ranting about it.

As much as we hate paying $200 a month for television, the future is likely going to be worse.

The head football coach at the University of Maryland has been suspended after reports of a “toxic environment” that led to the death of a student athlete in June.

Andy Bitter has taken a new job but his former employer thinks it owns his social media account.

The Thai SEALs have completed an amazing rescue effort with success.

The NBA’s best player has moved closer to his business interests, leaving Cleveland devastated a second time.

The North American delegation has won the right to lose a whole lot of money putting on a soccer tournament.

The Commission on College Basketball recommended an end to the one-and-done rule and other major reforms.

Old-fashioned notions of journalistic neutrality are chafing young reporters in the Age of Trump.

Last night, he finished in double digits for his 867th consecutive game. There are 71 players in the Hall of Fame who didn’t play in that many games.

A top basketball prospect is skipping the farcical year in college before turning pro.

ESPN the Magazine has broken out the slide rule to rank the top athletes during its first two decades.

The near-impossible happened last night, demonstrating why March Madness is the most exciting and most absurd way to pick a champion.

Mike Jeffcoat rejected a prospect, in writing, on account of marijuana being legal in his state, adding, “You can thank your liberal politicians.”

If you can’t beat a dead horse on a blog, where can you?

Donald Trump is without question the pettiest, most vindictive person to ever occupy the Oval Office.

Robert Guillaume, who starred in situation comedies in the 70s, 80s, and 90s such as “Soap,” “Benson,” and “Sports Night,” has died at the age of 89.

A legal setback for Ezekiel Elliott and the Dallas Cowboys.

Most Americans don’t support President Trump’s statements about the protests by N.F.L. players, but it’s just another example of him using hateful rhetoric to pander to his base.

Once again, the National Football League sees its disciplinary and appeal process criticized by a Federal Judge.

The How You Doin? Edition OTB Caption Contest^TM is now over.

The Worldwide Leader fired over 100 on-air personalities yesterday.

There were 111.3 million people tuned into the Super Bowl on Sunday, slightly lower than last year.

Blue feelings matter.

New England Patriots Quarterback Tom Brady has abandoned his option to appeal the ‘Deflategate’ ruling to the Supreme Court and will serve his four game suspension beginning in September.

In the biggest NBA free agent move since LeBron James left and returned to Cleveland, Kevin Durant is joining the Golden State Warriors.

An N.F.L. defensive legend has passed away at the age of 82.

The most underrated superstar of this era has passed a special milestone, albeit with a big asterisk.

A new poll indicates that the argument that the name “Redskins” is disparaging is not an accurate statement of how Native Americans themselves feel about the issue.

A Federal Appeals Court has reinstated the four game suspension imposed on Tom Brady over the so-called ‘Deflategate’ scandal.