The fans booed LeBron James last night in Cleveland.
Athletes
Michael Vick: A Victim, A Lout, A Helluva Player
Just 18 months ago, Michael Vick was in prison. Now he’s setting NFL records.
LeBron’s Heat Debut: Lukewarm
NBA fans, repeat after me: the Boston Celtics have four All-Stars, and Shaq. The Boston Celtics have four All-Stars, and Shaq. The Boston Celtics have four All-Stars . . . and friggin’ Shaq.
Vick vs. McNabb: Colossal Disappointment
It was probably the most-anticipated matchup of this young NFL season.
Reggie Bush Says He’ll Forfeit His 2005 Heisman Trophy
Amid reports that Heisman trophy officials would strip former USC running back Reggie Bush of the 2005 award, Bush, who since college has played football and dated a Kardashian sister as a member of the New Orleans Saints, has …
A Big Break for Big Ben
On Friday, NFL commissioner Roger Goodell cut his suspension of Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger, who was accused of sexual assault by a 20-year-old woman in Georgia in March, from its original six games to four games.
Top 10 Blown Calls
It was the perfect game that wasn’t. Umpire Jim Joyce mistakenly ruined Armando Galarraga’s perfect game with a bad call. TIME takes a look at other refs who changed the course of sports history with bad calls
Ken Griffey, Jr. Calls It Quits
He should have been the one to break the home run record.
Federer Falls at French Open
The Boston Red Sox were still cursed. Tweets were still bird noises. And Greece was prepping to host the Summer Olympics, not the scourge of the global economy. Such was life in May of 2004, which, until today, marked the last …
Top 10 Sporting Cheats
Up until recently, Floyd Landis was in a lengthy legal battle to recover his 2006 Tour de France victory, lost after a test showed he had elevated levels of synthetic testosterone in his blood. That ended this month after Landis …
LeBron James Sent Packing, Time for New York?
Which group of athletes have the most reason to be peeved this morning? A bunch of tall guys colloquially known as the “Boston Celtics.”
Top 10 Boxing Matches of All Time
On the morning of 17 April 1860, boxing’s inaugural “world title” match took place. Though illegal, sporting historians accept that John C. Heenan vs Tom Sayers (U.S. vs England, in a Hampshire field) was the first of many …
The Rise of Manny Pacquiao
A look at the Filipino boxer’s career in and out of the ring