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
Tiger Woods changes his tune by joining in Trump’s odious gameAmerica at Large: Golfers queuing up to be extras in the president’s tragi-comic farceThu Nov 30 2017 - 07:00
Money, domestic violence and CTE: Roger Goodell's NFL reignDespite plenty of reasons to leave the NFL commissioner is set to extend his contractWed Nov 22 2017 - 18:00
Aaron Hernandez case shows gridiron ‘destroys brains’Hernandez was found to have one of worst cases of CTE ever seen in someone so youngWed Nov 15 2017 - 18:00
Alex Guerrero: Shady character behind Tom Brady's longevityPatriots star has very close relationship with sinister character and questionable concoctionsWed Nov 08 2017 - 18:00
Knucklehead boxing: Danger, fake names and quick cash‘Head Knucklehead’ Sean Gibbons has lined up Jerwin Ancajas to fight Jamie ConlanWed Nov 01 2017 - 18:00
America at Large: Maroney casts new light on sexual abuse in US gymnasticsOlympic silver medalist was abused by USA team doctor Larry Nassar from the age of 13Wed Oct 25 2017 - 18:00
Chess, the church and the Cold War: The life of Fr Bill LombardyFormer New York priest played a huge role in Bobby Fischer’s rise to world championWed Oct 18 2017 - 17:00
How Henry Kissinger spoke football when playing politicsUniquely among US politicians, here was somebody who knew the beautiful gameWed Oct 11 2017 - 16:19
America at Large: Hollywood finally tips its hat to ‘Battle of the Sexes’Billie Jean King/Bobby Riggs showdown in 1973 a bizarre interlude in a turbulent timeWed Oct 04 2017 - 17:30
Tiger Woods has become the young generation’s George BestBizarre odyssey from icon to ignominy a cautionary tale for our timesWed Sept 27 2017 - 18:27
Subbuteo: Alive and flicking with the single greatest game ever inventedIn an extract from his new book, Boy Wonder, Dave Hannigan reflects on his Subbuteo love affairMon Sept 18 2017 - 09:30
America at Large: Brothers’ shot at a better life ends abruptlyRepatriation has already begun of those brought to live in the US as childrenWed Sept 13 2017 - 21:05
America at Large: No end in sight to USA's NFL love affairPassion for the game so fervent it’s capable of warping the mores of an entire nationWed Sept 06 2017 - 17:49
America at Large: ESPN deal a real shot in the arm for boxingTop Rank’s agreement with USA’s top sports channel will raise profile of boxing’s bestWed Aug 30 2017 - 18:04
Conor McGregor: The poster child of an on-demand generationLike Christy Ring, Roy Keane and Brian O’Driscoll before him, he captures imaginationFri Aug 25 2017 - 12:30
America at Large: Boston Red Sox move to ditch Yawkey legacyShadow of racism surrounding former owner leads to bid to change club’s addressWed Aug 23 2017 - 21:01
The rise and fall of Mary Bacon, the ‘Klansman’s Jane Fonda’Pioneering jockey’s career fell apart after her appearance at a Ku Klux Klan rallyWed Aug 16 2017 - 19:00
Dave Hannigan: True spirit of sport evident in six-year-old’s joyBitten by the basketball bug, it’s almost time to enter the fraught world of the local leagueWed Aug 09 2017 - 17:15
Sports radio the perfect refuge for failed politician Chris ChristieWith a huge ego and ‘always right’ attitude, New Jersey governor may have found a callingWed Aug 02 2017 - 18:00
Tyson’s evolution one of US sport’s most compelling talesOne-time ‘baddest man on the planet’ surviving and thriving after all the wild yearsWed Jul 26 2017 - 16:15
Meet the Iraqi-American behind Conor McGregor’s successAudie Attar has swapped battling prejudice for smiling benignly at McGregor’s racist jibesWed Jul 19 2017 - 18:00