SPRINGFIELD — A document signed by Dr. James Naismith, the Springfield man who created basketball, recently sold for $17,840 at RR Auction in Boston. The 1895 document is a “blank form” biographical ...

A remarkable 1895 document signed by Dr. James Naismith, the man who created basketball in Springfield, sold for $17,840 at RR Auction in Boston. Franklin sheriff calls for federal investigation into ...

The stories and legacies of Earl Lloyd, Chuck Cooper and Nat "Sweetwater" Clifton have been woven into the fabric of the NBA.

There’s a book called “True Facts That Sound Like Bullsh*t Sports” written by Massachusetts trivia compiler Shane Carley and it’s loaded with 500 incredible tidbits guaranteed to make you wonder if ...

David Shribman, a former Globe Washington bureau chief and executive editor emeritus of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, is a dual citizen of Canada and the United States. I know how much we Red Sox fans ...

In 1950, James Baldwin and his lover, the painter Lucien Happersberger, set out from Paris for the mountains of Switzerland, where Baldwin, then around 25, hoped to climb his way out of a creative ...

James Baldwin in London in 1964. A new biography focuses on the author's relationships.

Just days before the Los Angeles Sparks' mid-September, 2025 regular-season finale loss to the Las Vegas Aces, WNBA legends Sue Bird, Sylvia Fowles and Maya Moore were inducted into the Naismith ...

The Lakers star announced an ad with Hennessy on Tuesday after nearly breaking the internet with his “The Second Decision” teaser Monday on social media. “Well, everyone’s on pins and needles across ...

LeBron James had NBA fans on their toes after he posted a cryptic video on social media with the caption "The decision of all decisions." The video is only 10 seconds long. No words are spoken. And it ...

The King is nothing without his Queen. LeBron James opened up about his marriage with wife Savannah James, whom he’s been with since high school, and how he will “fight, crawl, scratch, bite” to make ...