Chess, the church and the Cold War: The life of Fr Bill LombardyFormer New York priest played a huge role in Bobby Fischer’s rise to world championWed Oct 18 2017 - 17:00
How Henry Kissinger spoke football when playing politicsUniquely among US politicians, here was somebody who knew the beautiful gameWed Oct 11 2017 - 16:19
America at Large: Hollywood finally tips its hat to ‘Battle of the Sexes’Billie Jean King/Bobby Riggs showdown in 1973 a bizarre interlude in a turbulent timeWed Oct 04 2017 - 17:30
Tiger Woods has become the young generation’s George BestBizarre odyssey from icon to ignominy a cautionary tale for our timesWed Sept 27 2017 - 18:27
Subbuteo: Alive and flicking with the single greatest game ever inventedIn an extract from his new book, Boy Wonder, Dave Hannigan reflects on his Subbuteo love affairMon Sept 18 2017 - 09:30
America at Large: Brothers’ shot at a better life ends abruptlyRepatriation has already begun of those brought to live in the US as childrenWed Sept 13 2017 - 21:05
America at Large: No end in sight to USA's NFL love affairPassion for the game so fervent it’s capable of warping the mores of an entire nationWed Sept 06 2017 - 17:49
America at Large: ESPN deal a real shot in the arm for boxingTop Rank’s agreement with USA’s top sports channel will raise profile of boxing’s bestWed Aug 30 2017 - 18:04
Conor McGregor: The poster child of an on-demand generationLike Christy Ring, Roy Keane and Brian O’Driscoll before him, he captures imaginationFri Aug 25 2017 - 12:30
America at Large: Boston Red Sox move to ditch Yawkey legacyShadow of racism surrounding former owner leads to bid to change club’s addressWed Aug 23 2017 - 21:01
The rise and fall of Mary Bacon, the ‘Klansman’s Jane Fonda’Pioneering jockey’s career fell apart after her appearance at a Ku Klux Klan rallyWed Aug 16 2017 - 19:00
Dave Hannigan: True spirit of sport evident in six-year-old’s joyBitten by the basketball bug, it’s almost time to enter the fraught world of the local leagueWed Aug 09 2017 - 17:15
Sports radio the perfect refuge for failed politician Chris ChristieWith a huge ego and ‘always right’ attitude, New Jersey governor may have found a callingWed Aug 02 2017 - 18:00
Tyson’s evolution one of US sport’s most compelling talesOne-time ‘baddest man on the planet’ surviving and thriving after all the wild yearsWed Jul 26 2017 - 16:15
Meet the Iraqi-American behind Conor McGregor’s successAudie Attar has swapped battling prejudice for smiling benignly at McGregor’s racist jibesWed Jul 19 2017 - 18:00
America at Large: The immigrant star earning his stripesThe Sporting Kansas striker marks a new era in the US pursuit of dual nationality playersWed Jul 12 2017 - 16:01
Groundswell of accolades a fitting tribute to the late Pete FlynnLeitrim native’s lifetime of service to New York Mets made him a much-loved figureWed Jun 28 2017 - 16:30
America at Large: Miami not so keen on Beckham UnitedFormer Manchester United player’s proposed franchise has faced numerous problemsWed Jun 21 2017 - 16:45
America at Large: No rush to Judge Yankees’ new phenomenonNew York agog as muscle-bound newcomer rips up the record book with relishWed Jun 14 2017 - 19:00
America at Large: Woods and LeBron take divergent pathsBasketball icon seems to have coped better with the pressures of fame and celebrityWed Jun 07 2017 - 17:00
Summer of soccer: when Shamrock Rovers conquered AmericaIn 1967, the US hosted its first and only soccer season, and Irish players met the starsWed May 31 2017 - 15:00
America at Large: Subban’s latest moves has hockey divided on usual linesThose who love him enjoy his antics, others say he doesn’t take hockey seriously enoughWed May 17 2017 - 17:30
America at Large: Miami Marlins a huge challenge for Derek JeterIconic ex-New York Yankee joined by Jeb Bush as consortium bid for baseball clubWed May 10 2017 - 18:25
America at Large: ESPN feeling pinch as economic model crumblesCable sports network loses 10m subscribers as technological revolution bitesWed May 03 2017 - 21:00
America at Large: Time-worn Wonderlic still adding up for NFLTwelve-minute 50-question multiple choice test still used as aid in choosing draft playersWed Apr 26 2017 - 20:15
America at Large: Basketball legends rebound to play in BIG3Game’s marquee names come out of retirment to play new leagues’s half-court formatThu Apr 20 2017 - 16:45
America at Large: Funding for women’s soccer in US should embarrass FAIIrish women’s team receive same level of annual funding as girls’ U-15 squad in USThu Apr 20 2017 - 16:40
Is LaVar Ball the worst kind of sports parent?America at Large: Father of basketball prodigy Lonzo Ball shouts loud to get attentionWed Apr 05 2017 - 16:28
America at Large: Christian Pulisic the new great hopeBorussia Dortmund’s 18-year-old prodigy living with a nation’s high level of expectationWed Mar 29 2017 - 15:45
America at Large: Late Jimmy Breslin wore Irishness lightlyPulitzer prize winning journalist and writer fell foul of conservative New York GAA mafiaWed Mar 22 2017 - 19:00
America at Large: Lou Duva - a name synonymous with boxing’s golden eraNew Yorker was corner man, trainer, manager and promoter with 19 world championsWed Mar 15 2017 - 20:03
America at Large: Johnson will need all his ‘Magic’ to make Lakers great againLegendary figure returns as president with the aim of returning the club to NBA heightsWed Mar 01 2017 - 21:00
America at Large: No-nonsense Auriemma builds all-conquering dynastyUniversity of Connecticut women’s basketball team have won 100 games win in rowWed Feb 22 2017 - 19:00
America at Large: Jeff Bagwell the latest to cash in on his fameSports memorabilia remains a multi-billion dollar industry throughout the USAWed Feb 15 2017 - 16:15
America at Large: Courageous Steve Kerr not afraid to speak truth to powerPersonal history lends fitting weight to the words of Golden State Warriors’ coachWed Feb 08 2017 - 20:00
America at Large: Belichick and Cody both driven by a singular passionThe New England Patriots coach aiming to make history by claiming a fifth Super BowlWed Feb 01 2017 - 18:12
America at Large: Manziel grows tired of the wild man insideQuarterback who has squandered so many chances has embarked on rehabilitation tourWed Jan 25 2017 - 20:00
America at Large: Aaron Rodgers in a world of his ownGreen Bay Packers quarterback has family issues but has brought the game to another levelWed Jan 18 2017 - 20:30
Linda McMahon seems a perfect fit for Trump administrationForensic examination of professional wrestling magnate’s resume raises many troubling questionsWed Jan 11 2017 - 21:00
America at Large: Martha Firestone Ford driving Detroit Lions to higher groundRemarkable 91-year-old owner has overseen a transformation in NFL team’s fortunesWed Jan 04 2017 - 16:43
America at Large: George Karl lifts the lid on drug use within the NBAVeteran coach points to major drugs issue within “cleanest” of USA’s big three sportsWed Dec 28 2016 - 17:15
Conor McGregor enjoys a fairytale in New YorkSports review of 2016: Dave Hannigan on the Irish phenomenon’s seemingly unstoppable ascent to fameSun Dec 25 2016 - 09:00
History teaches us that Floyd Mayweather v Conor McGregor would be farcicalMuhammad Ali one of a number of boxers to dabble in bizarre mixed combat sport boutsWed Dec 21 2016 - 18:53
Street fighter Bernard Hopkins continues to defy expectationsOn Saturday the ex-con from North Philly will fight for the 65th and final time, aged 51Thu Dec 15 2016 - 16:56
America at Large: high school football deaths not often invokedBrain damage from tackling by high school players is not incidental, it is inevitableWed Dec 07 2016 - 20:00
America at Large: The high-wire life of the NFL kickerBlair Walsh the latest to discover you can be one poor attempt away from the sackWed Nov 30 2016 - 18:52
America at Large: Klinsmann’s dream ends in nightmareUS soccer failed to attain the self identity it craves under former German managerWed Nov 23 2016 - 22:00
America at Large: Decline NFL ratings continues to puzzle stakeholdersMost powerful ratings juggernaut in American sport has mysteriously slowed downThu Nov 17 2016 - 17:16
Conor McGregor remains most valuable asset in UFC’s short historyThe Dubliner’s New York history-making was more of a coronation than a real contestSun Nov 13 2016 - 18:21
Conor McGregor makes UFC history at Madison Square GardenDubliner becomes first person in UFC history to hold two world title belts at same timeSun Nov 13 2016 - 07:20
