America at Large: one of baseball’s biggest cheaters on top of his game in TVA credit card company is paying to have a serial cheater pitch its servicesWed Nov 27 2019 - 21:19
Boxers has always had a tendency for carnival and none more so than AliBoxing great’s bout with ‘Wayne Gretzky’s bodyguard’ lived up to pantomime of billingWed Nov 20 2019 - 18:00
Footballer by trade, golf pro by vocation: the extraordinary life and times of Ronnie O’BrienFormer Republic of Ireland star played for Carlo Ancelotti’s Juventus in his early careerWed Nov 13 2019 - 19:52
Trump’s divided society can be blamed for epidemic of racial abuse in school sportsBy every index hate crimes have gone up year-on-year since 2016 election.Thu Nov 07 2019 - 05:00
Dave Hannigan: Andonovski’s unlikely ascent to the top job in women’s footballMacedonian’s task with the US women’s team is to maintain success – with styleWed Oct 30 2019 - 18:00
Dave Hannigan: Patrick Day’s death in the ring leaves a void in world boxingEarlier this month the young fighter became the third boxer to die in the ring since JulyWed Oct 23 2019 - 16:00
Decline of Sports Illustrated leaves behind fading years of gloryFrom over three million copies a week, magazine has seen business model steadily erodedWed Oct 09 2019 - 18:35
Dave Hannigan: Delle Donne one of the most compelling characters in American sportRelationship with ‘most unique sister in the world’ keeps Washington Mystics’ scoring star perfectly groundedWed Oct 02 2019 - 19:00
How underage football has become a target for gun violence in USDave Hannigan: Five consecutive weekends with attacks have led to ramped up securityWed Sept 25 2019 - 16:12
Dave Hannigan: Citadel do the storming and open cupcake debateMajor football colleges can hire opponents for big money to boost their win recordWed Sept 18 2019 - 21:46
Pushy parents still ruining sport for kids in pursuit of gloryDave Hannigan: In almost two decades on Long Island I’ve seen some disturbing cameosWed Sept 11 2019 - 17:05
America at Large: Shilling for Trump could pay off for SchillingFormer Red Sox pitcher’s possible Congress bid gets backing from the presidentWed Sept 04 2019 - 18:00
How the power of sport can help Alzheimer’s and dementia patientsDave Hannigan: Sports reminiscence therapy now being used across the United StatesWed Aug 28 2019 - 13:00
The sad tale of Jared Lorenzen’s obesity battle and a life cut shortFormer New York Giants quarterback died last month after a lifetime of weight issuesWed Aug 21 2019 - 17:45
How LeBron James and Rich Paul got one up on the NCAACollege basketball governing body caved quickly on new rule when James got involvedWed Aug 14 2019 - 06:30
Cost of women’s soccer in US excluding various ethnic groupsDave Hannigan: Women's game on a high after World Cup win but only for a fewWed Aug 07 2019 - 13:10
Wake up ESPN: Trump has made everything – even sport – politicalThe president counters critics by exploiting every athlete willing to associate with himWed Jul 24 2019 - 12:00
Dave Hannigan: Old ghosts still at play on a visit down memory laneI cast an emigrant’s misty eye over the house that used to be my Cork family’s homeWed Jul 17 2019 - 21:00
How the New York Mets are still in debt to Bobby BonillaFormer player is paid over $1 million every year despite last playing two decaded agoThu Jul 04 2019 - 08:47
Kellen Winslow jnr and his sordid double life away from NFLDetails of former Cleveland Browns tight end’s convictions have emerged in courtWed Jun 26 2019 - 16:00
America at Large: when De Valera outdrew Babe Ruth at Fenway ParkHuge crowds turned up in 1919 to hear from the self-styled ‘president of the Irish republic’Wed Jun 19 2019 - 19:37
Religious clash leaves USA’s best left back an observer of World Cup bidFundamentalist Christian Jaelene Hinkle refused to wear jersey supporting LGBT rightsWed Jun 12 2019 - 19:00
Don Elbaum and boxing’s ‘beautiful sickness’ a match made in heavenLegendary promoter was part of Al ‘Blue’ Lewis’ camp when he fought Ali in DublinThu Jun 06 2019 - 12:00
Zdeno Chara: The 6ft 9in hero of ice hockey in BostonSlovakian captain of the Boston Bruins is a different type of sportsman in many waysWed May 29 2019 - 14:53
Ohio State the latest scandal in US college sport’s dark history of sexual abuseReport released shows Dr Richard Strauss sexually assaulted more than 170 athletesWed May 22 2019 - 17:07
Brandel Chamblee: love and loathing for golf’s TV iconoclastAmerica at Large: American golfer-turned-pundit is not afraid to ruffle a few feathersWed May 15 2019 - 17:05
Dave Hannigan: A dodgy doctor, a Swiss courtroom and a sad tale in Ali's great storyIn his desperation due to poor health, the greatest put his faith in Dr Rajko MedenicaWed May 08 2019 - 20:00
Richard Dormer: The Laois footballer who became a US police commissionerAmerica at Large: Emigrant excelled in US but never forgot his roots or his sporting passionsWed May 01 2019 - 18:00
Sylvia Hatchell case again exposes manic nature of college coaching in USRacist allegations against Sylvia Hatchell just the latest incident in crazy college sports worldWed Apr 24 2019 - 22:12
It’s Dixie, not heaven: Alternative guide to Augusta NationalWhiff of racism never far away from a club with a distinctly southern heritageThu Apr 11 2019 - 07:57
How to buy a US sports scholarship without ever playing sportUS college system is rife for corruption as wealthy parents pay their kids’ way to the topWed Apr 03 2019 - 15:33
MLS must eradicate the cancer of neo-Nazi hooliganismCommissioner's tepid response to New York City FC ultras was disconcertingWed Mar 27 2019 - 18:00
Conor McGregor’s antics are tiresome but the gullible still lap it upDave Hannigan: Fighter now in grimy netherworld of being famous because he’s famousWed Mar 20 2019 - 12:30
US women’s soccer team leading the fight against discriminationTeam has been battling their own governing body for years and now it's crunch timeWed Mar 13 2019 - 18:00
Dave Hannigan: Final bell sounds for Pedroza following an eventful careerPanamanian who juggled politics and boxing lost his world title to McGuigan in 1985Thu Mar 07 2019 - 06:00
Dave Hannigan: Taylor has little to fear from Volante in unification bidAmerica at Large: Too many women with poor records somehow fighting for world titlesWed Feb 27 2019 - 19:00
How Silvio de Sousa fell victim to the seedy underbelly of US college basketballThe kid from Angola was controversially banned from playing following NCAA rulingWed Feb 20 2019 - 17:20
‘Catch and kill’: Tiger Woods, Jeff Bezos and the National EnquirerGolfer gave 12-page exclusive to Men’s Fitness in 2007 but it was all a ruse to cover affairsWed Feb 13 2019 - 17:00
Julian Edelman’s MVP shows NFL doesn’t care about drug usePatriots receiver was suspended for four games but on Sunday named Super Bowl MVPTue Feb 05 2019 - 17:46
Jim Nantz: Burnt toast lover not everyone's cup of teaAmerica at Large: Critics argue commentator is more strident about the colour of his toast than the sports he coversWed Jan 30 2019 - 20:00
John Coughlin’s suicide leaves despair for fans and alleged victimsUS figure skating personality had been accused of sexual offences against minorsWed Jan 23 2019 - 16:00
Britt Reid’s redemption song will ring out at Arrowhead Stadium on SundayKansas City Chiefs’ defensive coach has beaten addiction. His brother was not so luckyWed Jan 16 2019 - 06:00
How has Tom Brady miraculously defied the ravages of time?New England Patriots quarterback is devoted to Alex Guerrero’s bizarre methodsWed Jan 09 2019 - 16:32
America at Large: Devout Rivers has Baltimore Ravens in his sightsLos Angeles Chargers' celebrated quarterback has yet to play in Super BowlWed Jan 02 2019 - 18:04
After 12 concussions, Merril Hoge’s stance on CTE is truly head-wreckingAmerica at Large: Former running back forced to retire is challenging real scienceWed Dec 19 2018 - 18:00
America at Large: Atlanta United’s transfer playbook moves to a South American beatRather than pay fading stars millions to attract casual fans, MLS champions have built a proper teamWed Dec 12 2018 - 16:21
How Muhammad Ali’s hostage negotiating led to an unlikely friendshipBoxer was sent a number of times to negotiate the release of American prisonersWed Dec 05 2018 - 17:18
William Goldman’s adventures in the sports tradeAmerica at Large: The screenwriter missed his own Oscar win to watch the New York KnicksWed Nov 28 2018 - 16:41
America at Large: the man who paid Muhammad Ali $2.5m to get whuppedJerry Perenchio was the brains behind ‘The Fight of the Century’ won by Joe FrazierThu Nov 22 2018 - 10:45
Willie O’Ree: The half-blind black kid who changed ice hockeyThe first black man to play in the NHL has finally been recognised in the hall of fameWed Nov 14 2018 - 15:08
