'You gotta play harder than everybody else': How small guards are making it in an increasingly tall NBA

Davion Mitchell, Jamal Shead and Collin Gillespie -- all 6-foot-1 and under -- are providing the blueprint for today's short ...
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Player slips and loses shoe during basketball game in Michigan, USA

On December 4, 2025, in East Lansing, Michigan, USA, @nate.shockey shared a funny mishap video during a basketball game. In ...

LeBron James' angry gesture makes it clear to Luka Doncic that there is only one king on the Lakers

LeBron James reminded everyone he is still the King as the Los Angeles Lakers edged out the Philadelphia 76ers 112-108, ...

Ravens' Nate Wiggins Trying to Keep NFL Tradition Alive With Cleats

NFL fans old enough to remember the 2010s can still visualize how differently players expressed themselves compared to how ...

James Harden reflects on career as he earns status as top 10 all-time scorer

James Harden, on the NBA’s top-10 all-time scoring list? After pondering that for a moment the other day, his response was ...

Ashok Sharma nearly gave up cricket, but one audition changed it all

Meet the Rajasthan quick, who is currently the highest wicket-taker in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy and is coveted by several ...

A Grip on Sports: No matter how early we start on a Sunday, we never seem to get ready in time. It’s a life-long tradition

A GRIP ON SPORTS • Sunday morning. Maybe 1966 or 1967. Everyone in the Grippi abode flying around, looking for hair pins or ...

LeBron James Announces Off-Court Update on Friday

Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James returned to NBA action in mid-November after missing the first 14 games of the season due to sciatica. In the six games he has played since then, he has averaged ...

Mel Raines: From field day in Mary Janes to White House to Super Bowl to Pacers

Pacers CEO Mel Raines is part of IndyStar's project "Only woman in the room:" How Indy became top city in nation for women ...

OKC spent 7 years landing 2028 Olympics events, much of it in secret, an inside look

When LA28 announced it would stage two sports in Oklahoma City during the 2028 Olympics, it hit like a bolt from the blue.

Porter, Claxton lead Nets to 119-101 victory over Pelicans

Michael Porter Jr. tied his season high with 35 points, Nic Claxton had his second triple-double and the Brooklyn Nets beat ...

A'ja Wilson wins AP Female Athlete of the Year following historic 4th WNBA MVP

A’ja Wilson stood atop the WNBA again, winning an unprecedented fourth MVP as her Las Vegas Aces earned a third championship in four seasons. For that, she earned The Associated Press Female ...