Shohei Ohtani is baseball’s biggest superstar in a century – the hysteria is justified
Ohtani hit three home runs and struck out 10 batters against the Milwaukee Brewers
Dave Hannigan: Bill Belichick’s latest chapter in American football reads like tragicomedy
Bad results and a public romance have marred the legendary coach’s time at University of North Carolina
Ryder Cup abuse was no surprise: this was the wannabe American jock’s dream arena
I have played and watched sport with people as obnoxious as they are insecure, writes Dave Hannigan
NFL bending over backwards to make room for Tom Brady’s dull punditry
A row about potential conflicts of interest conflict has highlighted the retired quarterback’s enduring influence
It costs just €63 to play at Bethpage but Ryder Cup prices go a different way
New York course has a reputation for welcoming all social classes. $750 tickets suggest that might be changing
Fan feuding and making children cry - boorish behaviour is on the rise in American sport
Class and dignity are increasingly rare qualities among fans watching sport in the US
Dallas Cowboys paralysed by owner’s inability to move on from 1990s heyday
Trading of star player the latest evidence of Jerry Jones’ questionable NFL judgment
Dave Hannigan: For Rahaman Ali, brotherly love was a double-edged sword
Younger sibling to the self-styled ‘Greatest’ was seen as a full-time hanger on
Dave Hannigan: Why Samuel Beckett is a good fit for the New York Mets
For the Irish writer, watching the worst team in baseball was an entertaining and rewarding experience
Major League Soccer was already struggling for attention. Then they hid it from view
MLS now only seen by the masses when a brief moment of Messi magic goes viral on social media
Dave Hannigan: $62m US school stadium puts south Dublin rugby in the shade
Opening of facility in Georgia drew reactions of envy and offence
The Ozzy Osbourne song heard in US sport arenas for nearly half a century
Crazy Train is played at every major US sports venue - at some places, it’s an even more integral part of the show
‘I was addicted. It was a rush’: Owner of sports memorabilia site worth $350m admits most was fake in suicide note
Owner of Mister Mancave admitted most of the $350m in merchandise he sold to collectors was not authentic
ICE, the drug cartel and human punching bags - the extraordinary fall of a Mexican world boxing champion
US Immigration claims former WBC champion Julio César Chávez Jr was a henchman for the notorious Sinaloa crime cartel
Conor McGregor’s latest energy drink stunt shows more tone-deaf crassness
While shopping last week, I happened upon a new display advertising an obscure energy drink called Bucked Up















