“We begin with the simple home truths of winning basketball, albeit from a perspective grounded in a free-market and inquiry-forward approach to the game that rejects the cringing ‘correctness’ that holds back ostensibly enlightened CUSA programs like …
Diana Taurasi lost in the WNBA finals but her greatness remains secure
The Chicago Sky defeated Diana Taurasi’s Phoenix Mercury in the WNBA finals, but that shouldn’t alter her reputation as one of basketball’s all-time greatsIt was all set up perfectly for Diana Taurasi. After the Phoenix Mercury’s postseason series win …
Common’s teenage obsessions: ‘Michael Jordan gave me the shoes off his feet’
As he releases his new album, A Beautiful Revolution (Pt 2), the US rapper remembers his terrible chat-up lines and the magic of the moonwalkEvergreen Plaza was a place that I would take the bus to go and shop, eat and see movies. It was one of the coo…
Tokyo Paralympics 2020: day one – in pictures
The best images from the first day’s action in Tokyo, including cycling, fencing, swimming, table tennis and wheelchair rugby Continue reading…
‘We lost everything’: Afghan wheelchair basketball team captain speaks out
Nilofar Bayat begins rebuilding her life in Spain after days of fear for her life under Taliban ruleWhen the Taliban entered Kabul, Nilofar Bayat, the captain of Afghanistan’s female national wheelchair basketball team, knew she had to get out.“There w…
Worth it for the fashion alone
An oral history of Adam Sandler, pickup basketball legend. On a crisp Saturday morning at Reed Park in Santa Monica, Chris Collins was readying himself to play a couple games of pickup basketball when he heard an oddly familiar voice. “Yo, we need one…
Malice at the Palace: how a new doc reexamines the epochal NBA brawl
A new docuseries offers a fresh perspective on the infamous 2004 melee that changed the shape of basketball as we know itFor my money, the indelible image from the Malice in the Palace – the notorious 2004 on-court riot that pitted NBA players against …
Tokyo 2020 Olympics women’s basketball final: USA v Japan – live!
Americans hoping to beat hosts for seventh consecutive goldGames schedule | Results | Medal table | Full coverageEmail Beau with your thoughts or tweet @duresport 3.31am BST Speaking of height-related things, the USA will have a rather substantial adva…
Tokyo 2020 Olympics: men’s marathon, cycling and more on final day – live!
Live updates from the final day before closing ceremonyGames schedule | Results | Medal table | Full coverageAnd you can email Tom, tweet or comment below the line 12.00am BST Hello! And bad news for fans of 24-hour liveblogs of quadrennial multi-sport…
Tokyo 2020 Olympics men’s basketball final: USA 87-82 France – as it happened
Kevin Durant leads US to fourth straight Olympic gold Games schedule | Results | Medal table | Full coverage 5.31am BST Did I mention the final score? 87-82On that note, I’ll sign off. Thanks for staying up to watch with me, congratulations to our Fren…