How LeBron James and Rich Paul got one up on the NCAACollege basketball governing body caved quickly on new rule when James got involvedWed Aug 14 2019 - 06:30
Cost of women’s soccer in US excluding various ethnic groupsDave Hannigan: Women's game on a high after World Cup win but only for a fewWed Aug 07 2019 - 13:10
Wake up ESPN: Trump has made everything – even sport – politicalThe president counters critics by exploiting every athlete willing to associate with himWed Jul 24 2019 - 12:00
Dave Hannigan: Old ghosts still at play on a visit down memory laneI cast an emigrant’s misty eye over the house that used to be my Cork family’s homeWed Jul 17 2019 - 21:00
How the New York Mets are still in debt to Bobby BonillaFormer player is paid over $1 million every year despite last playing two decaded agoThu Jul 04 2019 - 08:47
Kellen Winslow jnr and his sordid double life away from NFLDetails of former Cleveland Browns tight end’s convictions have emerged in courtWed Jun 26 2019 - 16:00
America at Large: when De Valera outdrew Babe Ruth at Fenway ParkHuge crowds turned up in 1919 to hear from the self-styled ‘president of the Irish republic’Wed Jun 19 2019 - 19:37
Religious clash leaves USA’s best left back an observer of World Cup bidFundamentalist Christian Jaelene Hinkle refused to wear jersey supporting LGBT rightsWed Jun 12 2019 - 19:00
Don Elbaum and boxing’s ‘beautiful sickness’ a match made in heavenLegendary promoter was part of Al ‘Blue’ Lewis’ camp when he fought Ali in DublinThu Jun 06 2019 - 12:00
Zdeno Chara: The 6ft 9in hero of ice hockey in BostonSlovakian captain of the Boston Bruins is a different type of sportsman in many waysWed May 29 2019 - 14:53
Ohio State the latest scandal in US college sport’s dark history of sexual abuseReport released shows Dr Richard Strauss sexually assaulted more than 170 athletesWed May 22 2019 - 17:07
Brandel Chamblee: love and loathing for golf’s TV iconoclastAmerica at Large: American golfer-turned-pundit is not afraid to ruffle a few feathersWed May 15 2019 - 17:05
Dave Hannigan: A dodgy doctor, a Swiss courtroom and a sad tale in Ali's great storyIn his desperation due to poor health, the greatest put his faith in Dr Rajko MedenicaWed May 08 2019 - 20:00
Richard Dormer: The Laois footballer who became a US police commissionerAmerica at Large: Emigrant excelled in US but never forgot his roots or his sporting passionsWed May 01 2019 - 18:00
Sylvia Hatchell case again exposes manic nature of college coaching in USRacist allegations against Sylvia Hatchell just the latest incident in crazy college sports worldWed Apr 24 2019 - 22:12
It’s Dixie, not heaven: Alternative guide to Augusta NationalWhiff of racism never far away from a club with a distinctly southern heritageThu Apr 11 2019 - 07:57
How to buy a US sports scholarship without ever playing sportUS college system is rife for corruption as wealthy parents pay their kids’ way to the topWed Apr 03 2019 - 15:33
MLS must eradicate the cancer of neo-Nazi hooliganismCommissioner's tepid response to New York City FC ultras was disconcertingWed Mar 27 2019 - 18:00
Conor McGregor’s antics are tiresome but the gullible still lap it upDave Hannigan: Fighter now in grimy netherworld of being famous because he’s famousWed Mar 20 2019 - 12:30
US women’s soccer team leading the fight against discriminationTeam has been battling their own governing body for years and now it's crunch timeWed Mar 13 2019 - 18:00
Dave Hannigan: Final bell sounds for Pedroza following an eventful careerPanamanian who juggled politics and boxing lost his world title to McGuigan in 1985Thu Mar 07 2019 - 06:00
Dave Hannigan: Taylor has little to fear from Volante in unification bidAmerica at Large: Too many women with poor records somehow fighting for world titlesWed Feb 27 2019 - 19:00
How Silvio de Sousa fell victim to the seedy underbelly of US college basketballThe kid from Angola was controversially banned from playing following NCAA rulingWed Feb 20 2019 - 17:20
‘Catch and kill’: Tiger Woods, Jeff Bezos and the National EnquirerGolfer gave 12-page exclusive to Men’s Fitness in 2007 but it was all a ruse to cover affairsWed Feb 13 2019 - 17:00
Julian Edelman’s MVP shows NFL doesn’t care about drug usePatriots receiver was suspended for four games but on Sunday named Super Bowl MVPTue Feb 05 2019 - 17:46
Jim Nantz: Burnt toast lover not everyone's cup of teaAmerica at Large: Critics argue commentator is more strident about the colour of his toast than the sports he coversWed Jan 30 2019 - 20:00
John Coughlin’s suicide leaves despair for fans and alleged victimsUS figure skating personality had been accused of sexual offences against minorsWed Jan 23 2019 - 16:00
Britt Reid’s redemption song will ring out at Arrowhead Stadium on SundayKansas City Chiefs’ defensive coach has beaten addiction. His brother was not so luckyWed Jan 16 2019 - 06:00
How has Tom Brady miraculously defied the ravages of time?New England Patriots quarterback is devoted to Alex Guerrero’s bizarre methodsWed Jan 09 2019 - 16:32
America at Large: Devout Rivers has Baltimore Ravens in his sightsLos Angeles Chargers' celebrated quarterback has yet to play in Super BowlWed Jan 02 2019 - 18:04
After 12 concussions, Merril Hoge’s stance on CTE is truly head-wreckingAmerica at Large: Former running back forced to retire is challenging real scienceWed Dec 19 2018 - 18:00
America at Large: Atlanta United’s transfer playbook moves to a South American beatRather than pay fading stars millions to attract casual fans, MLS champions have built a proper teamWed Dec 12 2018 - 16:21
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