How Muhammad Ali’s hostage negotiating led to an unlikely friendshipBoxer was sent a number of times to negotiate the release of American prisonersWed Dec 05 2018 - 17:18
William Goldman’s adventures in the sports tradeAmerica at Large: The screenwriter missed his own Oscar win to watch the New York KnicksWed Nov 28 2018 - 16:41
America at Large: the man who paid Muhammad Ali $2.5m to get whuppedJerry Perenchio was the brains behind ‘The Fight of the Century’ won by Joe FrazierThu Nov 22 2018 - 10:45
Willie O’Ree: The half-blind black kid who changed ice hockeyThe first black man to play in the NHL has finally been recognised in the hall of fameWed Nov 14 2018 - 15:08
Oakland Raiders coach Jon Gruden struggles on return to the sidelineAmerica at Large: TV broadcaster signed with former club for most lucrative contract ever but has lost eight of first nine football gamesWed Nov 07 2018 - 14:21
Dave Hannigan: European teams are cracking soccer in USBarcelona may play Girona in Miami while jerseys are becoming a lot more commonWed Oct 31 2018 - 16:23
Lessons from ill-fated and utterly bonkers USFL were largely ignoredOne of the many ‘colourful’ club owners was Donald J Trump of the New Jersey GeneralsWed Oct 24 2018 - 20:29
The Irish-American skateboarder looking to take Ted Cruz’s seatRobert ‘Beto’ O’Rourke isn’t a typical senator but is he hoping to shake up the state of TexasThu Oct 18 2018 - 16:00
The McGregor model: Despicable sells, decency doesn’tIn a sport where verbal crime pays, the Irishman is laughing all the way to the bankWed Oct 10 2018 - 15:00
America at Large: Humility marks Katie Ledecky’s remarkable riseAfter winning four Olympic golds in Rio, the swimmer was happy to be just another teenager starting collegeWed Oct 03 2018 - 19:00
Mystery of former Ryder Cup star Anthony Kim rumbles onBrash youngster who beat Sergio Garcia in Valhalla has been missing in actionThu Sept 27 2018 - 06:30
America at Large: Kronk Gym, a place that offered a ‘chance at life’Gym produced 30 world champions, three Olympic golds, and saved lives of hundreds moreWed Sept 19 2018 - 19:38
Burt Reynolds: Florida running back turned Hollywood actorAfter Reynolds's death last week he was honoured by his old college football teamWed Sept 12 2018 - 16:15
America at Large: Soccer evangelist Ron Newman's dream became a realityThere would be no Major League Soccer today without him and a few other visionariesWed Sept 05 2018 - 17:00
NFL cheerleading is just a seedy relic from a bygone eraLatest lawsuit alleges humiliating treatment of poorly-paid women by Houston TexansWed Aug 29 2018 - 16:00
Dave Hannigan: Misguided machismo in school of hard-knock trainingAmerican sport is in a toxic cycle of win at all costs – even if the cost is a player’s lifeWed Aug 22 2018 - 21:45
America at Large: Mike Trout, baseball’s anonymous superstarLos Angeles Angel could be the greatest ever but he is also America’s best kept secretThu Aug 16 2018 - 07:46
LeBron James still refusing to ‘shut up and dribble’Basketball star has long been an outspoken activist and won’t back down even for TrumpWed Aug 08 2018 - 16:30
America at Large: All eyes on Garoppolo in advance of new NFL campaignTabloid spotlight on San Francisco’s quarterback after date with adult film starWed Aug 01 2018 - 20:00
America at Large: Women’s boxing punching well below its weightCan a sport be deemed professional if most participants cannot earn a living wage from it?Thu Jul 26 2018 - 06:16
Papa John’s scandal offers an important takeaway for US sportAmerica at Large: Pizza company founder’s use of N-word led to immediate backlashWed Jul 18 2018 - 17:00
US sport’s obsession with the military is commercial patriotismA Military Tribute At The Greenbrier on the PGA Tour is the latest propaganda exerciseWed Jul 11 2018 - 16:11
Voice of the New York Yankees feted for his Sterling serviceAmerica at Large: No catchphrase too corny for New York club’s long-serving commentatorTue Jul 03 2018 - 20:00
Donald Hall was a far better wordsmith than second basemanPoet and baseball devotee tried out for Pittsburgh Pirates and wrote over 50 booksThu Jun 28 2018 - 10:00
A story of Muhammad Ali, a tiny truck stop and an epic road tripIn 1983 Ali set off on a drive from Chicago to LA in a gold-plated 1978 Stutz BearcatWed Jun 06 2018 - 17:20
Slam dunk to cab sauv: basketball’s love affair with wineJust what is it that has America’s NBA stars dribbling by day and drinking fine wines by night?Wed May 23 2018 - 20:20
America at Large: Becky Hammon - the NBA's first female head coach?She’s proven she’s good enough but will a team be bold enough to give her the chance?Wed May 16 2018 - 20:31
America at Large: Trump goes to Lou for fitness and health adviceA history with steroids does not disqualify ‘The Incredible Hulk’ from serving on Trump councilWed May 09 2018 - 18:00
The Belfast boy who will end Ireland’s 73-year Major League Baseball droughtPJ Conlon is a 24-year-old native of Belfast who has high hopes at the New York MetsMon May 07 2018 - 13:46
Boxing high on Trump’s agenda after a phonecall from RockyAmerica at Large: Trump has said he may offer a full pardon to convicted boxer Jack JohnsonWed May 02 2018 - 16:30
America at Large: LA a fitting stage for the travelling Ibrahimovic showSweden’s outspoken veteran embracing one last spin on the celebrity merry-go-roundWed Apr 25 2018 - 19:00
America at Large: William Nack embodied golden age of sportswritingLate, great writer had exceptional talent and love for scribes such as Seamus HeaneyWed Apr 18 2018 - 20:00
Humboldt Broncos tragedy strikes at the heart of CanadaYou must understand that in Canada, there is hockey and then there is everything elseWed Apr 11 2018 - 16:35
America at Large: UFC has too many shows and not enough starsMcGregor earned more in a carnival sideshow last summer than he earned in cage careerWed Apr 04 2018 - 20:35
America at Large: NBA still on learning curve with mental healthRevelations from stars like Kevin Love and DeMar DeRozan bring issue to the foreWed Mar 28 2018 - 20:09
America at Large: Should US sport be concerned by evils of online porn?Spring training in Arizona includes a lecture from lobby group ‘Fight The New Drug’Wed Mar 21 2018 - 18:00
How the remarkable Paul Magriel thrived on chance and chaosAmerica at Large: The professor of mathematics became a backgammon master before hitting the poker tablesWed Mar 14 2018 - 21:00
America at Large: McNab a seemingly forgotten part of City’s pastTiny fraction of the club’s massive wealth would clear former stalwart’s medical billsWed Mar 07 2018 - 18:01
Injustice, exploitation and greed all pervasive in college basketballAmerica at Large: Taking advantage of young players is at the very heart of the college gameWed Feb 28 2018 - 20:02
America at Large: Giant mistake to honour BondsRetiring the number 25 shirt worn by San Francisco’s baseball cheat an absurd ideaThu Feb 15 2018 - 06:00
Al ‘Blue’ Lewis much more than a footnote in the famous Ali storyMan who fought at Croke Park in 1972 was a survivor from Detroit’s meanest streetsWed Feb 07 2018 - 17:00
Booing Santa Claus and punching horses: meet the Philadelphia Eagles’ fansDave Hannigan: The City of brotherly love quickly descends to hate when it comes to sportsWed Jan 31 2018 - 16:01
Dave Hannigan: The brutal regime at the heart of US gymnasticsGenerations of physical, emotional and psychological abuse runs through Karolyi RanchWed Jan 24 2018 - 19:08
America at Large: Bellicose Belichick’s eyes still on main prizeNew England Patriots’ remarkable coach is closing in on a sixth Super Bowl successWed Jan 17 2018 - 21:00
America at Large: Muhammad Ali and the Mormon senatorLate boxer befriended and campaigned for Orrin Hatch despite their clear differencesWed Jan 10 2018 - 20:00
Buffalo ‘Bills Mafia’ looking forward to their day in the sunDave Hannigan: First NFL play-off spot in 18 years beckons in Florida for die-hard fansWed Jan 03 2018 - 17:30
Vince McMahon plots to take on NFL again with rival leagueAmerica at Large: Man behind failed XFL wants another go at cashing in on national obsessionWed Dec 27 2017 - 18:00
Charles Barkley still nobody’s role model – except his ownAmerica at Large: Former NBA star helps Doug Jones turn the tables in senate raceWed Dec 20 2017 - 17:28
The tragic tale of George Chuvalo – Muhammad Ali’s toughest opponentFighting Ali is nothing compared to the battles the ‘toughest man in Canada’ has facedWed Dec 13 2017 - 15:50
Baker Mayfield: Your trash-talking, crotch-grabbing All-American heroCollege football’s best quarterback is special, but maybe not special enough for the NFLWed Dec 06 2017 - 12:55
