"Right now, I'm just the third-best dunker in the league. Dominique Wilkins and Spud Webb, who won it the last two years, ...

Joe Hartzler had multiple sclerosis. His role in the bombing trial was described in his obituary as a watershed moment for ...

Wembanyama finished with 14 points and 12 rebounds, De'Aaron Fox scored 27 points, and the Spurs downed Washington, 124-113 for their sixth win in a row.

For most basketball fans, the first image that comes to mind when thinking of high-flying dunks is that of Dominique Wilkins and Vince Carter. They became the gold standard for dunking excellence, ...

Over the summer, I had an opportunity to read Magic in the Air, a book authored by Philadelphia Inquirer columnist Mike Sielski. It wasn’t an ideal time to pick up a book. Life was busy and getting ...

Michael Jordan’s iconic free-throw slam dunk. George H.W. Bush winning the presidential election. Celebrities schmoozing at awards ceremonies. While the year 1988 was on the cusp of pivotal technology ...

In a legendary moment from the 1988 Slam Dunk Contest, Michael Jordan revealed that Julius Erving—aka Dr. J—was the spark behind his iconic free-throw line dunk. With the contest on the line and ...

Jordan, hungry for revenge, had captured the 1987 title while Wilkins was sidelined due to injury. So when both were healthy and primed for battle in '88, the hype was through the roof. The 1988 ...

Over 50 years of voting, I’ve supported both political parties. In each election, one party generally lined up with my thinking more than the other, but my vote was never a slam-dunk for either.

Former Minnesota Timberwolves guard Zach LaVine performs his last dunk in the 2016 dunk contest during the NBA All Star Saturday Night on Saturday, Feb. 13, 2016, at Air Canada Centre in Toronto. The ...

Mac McClung needed just one round to shock fans and win his third consecutive NBA Slam Dunk Contest. McClung, 26, opened Saturday’s NBA Slam Dunk Contest in San Francisco with a bang, as he jumped ...

Now that an incredibly busy trade deadline period has come to a close, we can turn our attention to the next big item on the basketball calendar: 2025 NBA All-Star Weekend. This year's edition is ...