Dunking

NBA All-Star Saturday night can be a hit-or-miss event on a year-to-year basis. When we get one that hits, however, the events of the evening are ingrained in your brain for the rest of your life. 2000 in Oakland with Vince Carter stealing…

Over decades, people have stood by the biscuit tin agonising over which is best to dunk in their tea.Now there is an answer.The most dunkable biscuit, according to experts, is a Hobnob.It beats a digestive, rich tea and shortie. The…

Zion in winter.Image: Getty ImagesThe NBA season is nearly one-third over, and the team with the best record in the Western Conference is… the New Orleans Pelicans. They have the highest average point differential of any team in the…

Make it make sense.Illustration: ShutterstockConservative politics and professional sports leagues have long been intertwined as bedfellows. However, that attitude has shifted since the Trump era. Now, more Republicans despise the NFL than…

Zion WilliamsonPhoto: APThe fans who tuned into ESPN’s pregame coverage of San Antonio and New Orleans Wednesday night got a little extra treat. There was a Zion Williamson sighting on the court. Before the game, Williamson did some…

During this year’s NBA All-Star Game, TNT held the broadcast, as it usually does. But over on their co-network TBS, there was a different option available. Here, the famed postgame crew of Ernie Johnson, Shaq, Chuck and Kenny Smith…

At 37-years-old and in his 19th season in the NBA, LeBron James continues to dazzle the league. More than just his skills, the four-time MVP is still showing almost the same kind of athleticism that was his hallmark upon entering the…

Giannis AntetokounmpoPhoto: Getty ImagesThat singular focus on greatness, nothing else matters, no price is too steep, and there is always more sweat to be poured into the workspace... it turns out is not healthy. For one, where does an…

Mike McCarthy, Dallas Cowboys. (Photo by Tom Pennington/Getty Images)3 quarterbacks who need to be benched after Week 9 by Cody Williams Cowboys coach Mike McCarthy said he was out-coached on Sunday against the Broncos, and Packers fans…

It’s progress when women dunking has become routine.Image: Getty ImagesNineteen years ago, Lisa Leslie made history at the Staples Center in Los Angeles when she became the first woman to dunk in a WNBA game. It was a moment. Back then, we…