The catching of the Tiger by the tail has exposed one of the last citadels of what some of us hoped to be a perfect role model in sports.
Dr. Jim Taylor | Posted 12.03.2009 | Sports
In my work with athletes, I've been able to identify the five most important psychological qualities that distinguish the Wayne Gretzkys and the Candace Parkers from the rest of us.
Eric Angevine | Posted 11.23.2009 | Sports
The more transcendent the father, the more average the son, it seems. Below, we'll compare the college averages of the paterfamilias to the accrued stats of the offspring.
Posted 11.14.2009 | Sports
*** SCROLL DOWN TO SEE LEBRON EXPLAIN THE DECISION *** (AP) CLEVELAND -- LeBron James wants NBA players to give up their No. 23s to honor Michael Jor...
Posted 11.12.2009 | Sports
Michael Jordan's son will miss games due to playing in a three-on-three event during the summer, according to the AP. Jeff Jordan announced that he wo...
Michael Pina | Posted 11.12.2009 | Sports
The Bulls won the championship because of one underlying reason. Defense.
Posted 11.12.2009 | Sports
*** SCROLL DOWN FOR PHOTO *** (AP) MIAMI — Dwyane Wade pleaded for years to join the Jordan Brand family, wanting to wear the shoe his idol mad...
AP | Posted 10.22.2009 | Chicago
ORLANDO, Fla. — A fight over the shoes Michael Jordan's son will wear at the University of Central Florida could cost the school financially. F...
Hermene Hartman | Posted 10.07.2009 | Chicago
Maybe we should look within and rather than attract international visitors, let's look into our own backyards and communities and teach our youth how to be Olympians and how to compete.
Dave Zirin | Posted 11.18.2009 | Media
The efforts of the media to conflate "black people behaving badly" alongside "tea baggers on the march" should be soundly rejected.
Huffington Post | Posted 11.15.2009 | Chicago
Michael Jordan made the most of having the stage and microphone to himself at last weekend's Basketball Hall of Fame induction ceremony by delivering ...
Len Berman | Posted 11.14.2009 | New York
As I watched Derek Jeter set the Yankees all time hit record Friday night I thought about how remarkable it was how Jeter has lived for 14 years under the biggest media spotlight and has never ever had a blip.
Jesse Kornbluth | Posted 11.14.2009 | Entertainment
The guy whose band, Dire Straits, sold 120 million records has made a CD that will be appreciated mostly by the smallest cohort of music lovers: smart, literate grownups who can read without moving their lips.
Paula Duffy | Posted 11.12.2009 | Entertainment
It's hard to listen to a filthy-rich man complain about the price of tickets for his enshrinement in his sport's hall of fame. But that, among other cringe-worthy moments is exactly what Michael Jordan did.
AP | BRIAN MAHONEY | Posted 11.11.2009 | Chicago
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. — Michael Jordan's thank you list went well beyond friends and family. There was the coach who cut him. The player who disse...
Joe Territo | Posted 10.19.2009 | New York
Jordan likely will be very visible at the race. However -- sorry fans -- he is not planning to sign autographs.
Paul David Walker | Posted 09.13.2009 | Living
Are you working hard and yet the magic is not happening? Do you wonder why others succeed and don't seem to be working as hard?
Clarence B. Jones | Posted 08.06.2009 | Entertainment
Audiences are far too splintered to fall in line -- and in love -- en masse with a single recording artist today the way they could for Michael Jackson in the eighties and nineties.
AP | Posted 07.25.2009 | Chicago
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Michael Jordan's son, Jeff, will not be playing basketball at Illinois next year. The second-year player who walked on with t...
AP | Posted 06.27.2009 | Chicago
CHICAGO (AP) -- Chicago's bid for the 2016 Olympics is getting a boost from Bulls legend Michael Jordan. Starting Wednesday, Jordan is appearing in a...
AP | Posted 05.08.2009 | Chicago
CHICAGO — Michael Jordan's youngest son says he'll play basketball at Central Florida next season. Marcus Jordan, a 6-foot-3, 180-pound senior ...
AP | DAN GELSTON | Posted 05.07.2009 | Chicago
DETROIT — Air Jordan has a new name: Hall of Famer. Michael Jordan was elected to the class of 2009 on Monday, set for induction in Septemeber ...
Timothy Cooper | Posted 06.05.2009 | Entertainment
I'm hoping that Iverson is able to shake off those painful back spasms, as he now comes back fresh for a struggling Detroit squad as their sixth man.
Sam Panayotovich | Posted 04.16.2009 | Chicago
The World Series, the NBA Finals and the Super Bowl combined are still no match for March Madness.
Dennis Danziger | Posted 04.12.2009 | Comedy
This year I've adopted a new system. I'm betting on the colleges with the highest SAT scores and the strictest admission's policies.
Andrew Brandt | Posted 12.03.2009 | Sports