The football gods seemed cruelly specific in crafting this test for Air Force. The pass defense, which has struggled all season, overcame the nation’s most prolific passing quarterback last week. Now ...

Dynamic duos are the backbone of NBA history. Michael Jordan and Scottie Pippen. Magic Johnson and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.

1997 — A.C. Green breaks the NBA record for consecutive games — his 907th straight appearance in the Dallas Mavericks’ 101-97 loss to the Golden State Warriors. Green surpasses Randy Smith’s mark of ...

Ryan Kalkbrenner made the first shot of his NBA career. And the second. And the third. And the fourth. And the fifth.

There has been no shortage of indelible moments in the NBA and its stars this century. Here are our picks for the 25 most ...

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is one of the most revered players in NBA history and rightly so. Standing over seven feet tall, the Los ...

Which NBA players have been the best of the best since the 2000-01 season? The Athletic NBA staff makes its picks.

Matthew Stafford and the Rams pulled away in the fourth quarter to defeat the rival San Francisco 49ers 42-26 for their ...

Giannis Antetokounmpo started slow but dominated down the stretch as Bucks beat Bulls 126-110 in NBA Cup pool play.

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. – UConn men's basketball senior Tarris Reed Jr. has been named to the Preseason Watch List for the 2026 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Award, presented annually by the Naismith Basketball Hall ...