NBA playoffs marred by unsavoury incidents from courtside idiotsAmerica at Large: Players happy to take fines to give abuse back to constant hecklingWed May 25 2022 - 17:00
A single sentence captures the anguish and despair: 'I just wish I could speak to mom one more time'Sport is the escape room of the broken heart, writes Dave HanniganThu May 19 2022 - 06:00
‘Drop the guns’: Augusta backdrop a far cry from stately pines and luscious azaleasAmerica at large: local socioeconomic problems shroud the Masters in cloud of inequalityWed Apr 6 2022 - 17:30
How a larger-than-life Kerry exile helped Muhammad Ali fight in DublinLondon publican Butty Sugrue, once dubbed ‘Ireland’s strongest man’, was force of natureThu Mar 31 2022 - 05:00
American football exploits trump controversial past for Herschel WalkerCult of personality means Republican senate candidate’s ramblings matter littleWed Mar 23 2022 - 17:00
America at Large: the extraordinary afterlife of ‘The Fields of Athenry’You’ll here it wherever Irish teams compete these days and in all sorts of other venuesThu Mar 17 2022 - 06:00
Patrick O’Connor – the IRA informer hunted by Sam MaguireAmerica at Large: ‘Cruxy’ fled to America where he survived a near-fatal shootingWed Mar 9 2022 - 17:02
America at Large: Tommy Morrison’s wild ride to an early death makes for a rollicking readThe former heavyweight fighter’s chaotic life told brilliantly in new bookThu Mar 3 2022 - 06:00
Mickelson’s antics will hardly raise more than a tut-tut at the country clubYour average golfer in America believes Lefty’s only error was being too honestThu Feb 24 2022 - 06:00
Locked out baseball faces largest existential crisis yet - but who cares?America at Large: Latest work stoppage shows public disillusionment with the sportWed Feb 16 2022 - 18:00
NFL’s race problems can’t be glossed over with a greatest hits medleyBrave Brian Flores reveals what life is really like for a black coach in the leagueThu Feb 10 2022 - 06:00
The refugees from Hitler’s Germany interned by ChurchillDave Hannigan, author of Barbed Wire University, on a remarkable WWII storyWed Feb 9 2022 - 11:45
America at Large: At bat, give it hell – Meat Loaf’s love of baseball ran deepCoach Meat even trained a high school girls’ softball team in the early 90sThu Jan 27 2022 - 06:00
Dave Hannigan: The world will hear a lot more about Trinity RodmanThe 19-year-old is lighting up US women’s soccer with shots, crosses and cameos of brillianceThu Jan 20 2022 - 06:00
Rare words of wisdom from Jake Paul leave UFC’s Dana White squirmingSwapping the octagon for a pay day in the ring is far more lucrative for MMA starsThu Jan 13 2022 - 06:00
Madison Cawthorn: The Paralympic liar who stoked the fire at the CapitolEven in post-Trump politics, the Republican cuts an especially mendacious characterThu Jan 6 2022 - 06:00
Concentration camp to poker hall of fame: The remarkable life of Henry OrensteinIntroduction of Transformers to the US also down to the late Polish toymakerWed Dec 29 2021 - 17:00
Dave Hannigan: Bombastic LaVar Ball cashing in on sons’ basketball talentsMost Trumpian of fathers says he always knew his kids would be hotshots on the courtWed Dec 22 2021 - 17:00
Jacksonville Jaguars were toothless under the embarrassing Urban MeyerFormer college coach, notorious rule-bender and born-again Christian has flopped in NFLWed Dec 15 2021 - 18:00
Muhammad Ali’s last stand and the sad, sorry tale of Trevor Berbick’s demiseThe Greatest’s last opponent saw his life unravel after a heavy beating by Mike TysonSat Dec 11 2021 - 06:00
Dave Hannigan: Wonder and awe bringing my son to his first NBA matchFinn’s first NBA experience was a special one alongside his grandadThu Dec 9 2021 - 06:30
US networks cashing in on soccer’s younger, middle-class fanbaseBroadcasters like NBC investing in future as young audiences absorb worldwide leaguesThu Nov 25 2021 - 06:00
America at Large: Epidemic of hazing in high school sport disturbing on so many levelsAn estimated 1.5m American teenagers are victims of initiation rites every yearWed Nov 17 2021 - 18:00
Joe Rogan’s snake-oil shop the go-to for the likes of Aaron RodgersGreen Bay Packers quarterback sought counsel of podcast host on Covid-19 vaccineWed Nov 10 2021 - 17:00
‘Let’s go Brandon,’ sweeping across the American sporting landscapeMisheard ‘F**k Joe Biden’ chant has become a slogan for those of a right-wing persuasionWed Nov 3 2021 - 18:00
America at Large: Hidden Jumpin’ Joe gets rare moment in the spotlightNaming of NBA’s 75 best players gives inventor of the jump shot a deserved tributeWed Oct 27 2021 - 18:09
Jimmy Neary: Two Super Bowl rings and an epic emigrant lifeSligo native made quite the mark on New York among the rich and famousWed Oct 20 2021 - 18:00
America at Large: Education and golf playing a key part in JR Smith’s reinventionThe former NBA champion has earned a walk-on golf spot at North Carolina A&TWed Oct 13 2021 - 18:00
Dave Hannigan: Paul Riley scandal the latest in US soccer’s dark history of abuseDysfunctional cult of the coach has allowed predatory figures to get away with abuseWed Oct 6 2021 - 18:00
Hype grows as Brady and the Bucs get closer to a bitter reunion with BelichickQuarterback’s father and his quack doctor confidante Guerrero have been outspokenThu Sep 30 2021 - 06:00
Another sad verse about to be added to the blues ballad of Riddick BoweBoxing plumbs fresh depths as damaged 54-year-old former champion takes to the ring againWed Sep 22 2021 - 18:00
Loudmouth US fans could make for an ugly scene at the Ryder CupDeclining standards of galleries exacerbated by coarsening of society across AmericaSat Sep 18 2021 - 07:00
America at Large: Horrific allegations likely to cost $100 million pitcher his careerLos Angeles Dodgers signing Trevor Bauer faces charges of alleged sexual assaultThu Sep 16 2021 - 06:00
From Cloughbane to Chicago - John K Tener, Tyrone’s greatest sporting exportTener left Ireland aged 10 and became White Sox pitcher then governor of PennsylvaniaThu Sep 9 2021 - 06:00
America at Large: Odious antics of Richie Burke show work to be done by NWSLWomen’s football league is growing in popularity but some serious issues remainThu Aug 26 2021 - 06:00
Dave Hannigan: What would the ghost of Christy Ring make of modern hurling?Ball in hand and short puck-outs might be dismissed but at least Cork remain constantWed Aug 18 2021 - 17:00
America at Large: Plenty of NFL players taking anti-vax stance despite penaltiesTeams will forfeit match, wages and bonuses if there is an outbreak of Covid-19 during seasonWed Aug 11 2021 - 17:00
Kanye West’s residency in Atlanta United stadium just another bizarre stuntCould this set a precedent? U2 at Croke Park? Christy Moore in Newbridge?Wed Aug 4 2021 - 17:00
Trump and Republicans seemed to revel in the US women soccer team’s Olympic loss to SwedenNaomi Osaka, the USWNT and sport’s role in the strangest of American culture warsThu Jul 29 2021 - 06:00
Big League Advance is a Major League Scam targeting the prodigious and vulnerableLikes of Fernando Tatis Jr take a loan in exchange for a percentage of future earningsWed Jul 21 2021 - 06:00
America at Large: Golf needs to show its hand when it comes to Mickelson’s gamblingThe recent unsealing of a transcript from a 2007 court case shone further light on LeftyWed Jul 14 2021 - 18:22
Conor McGregor’s latest guise keeping fans enthralled in the USDave Hannigan: Irish fighter’s bouts barely register but cult of celebrity is strong as everWed Jul 7 2021 - 17:00
America at Large: Martin Braithwaite puts his money where his mouth isDenmark striker is working on ways to offer greater opportunities to African-AmericansWed Jun 30 2021 - 06:00
Sha’Carri Richardson’s image sullied by doping shadow of Dennis MitchellDave Hannigan: US is about to fall hard for sprinter but associations raise questionsThu Jun 24 2021 - 05:00
America at Large: How Schembechler enabled a sexual predator among the WolverinesThe case of Dr Robert Anderson at the University of Michigan is the latest in a long line in college sportsWed Jun 16 2021 - 18:00
Dr Pat O’Callaghan ‘the greatest all-round athlete in the world’America at Large: He signed on to something in the US more showbiz than sportThu Jun 10 2021 - 06:00
Dave Hannigan: Mayweather’s gruesome show of the absurd rolls into town againGreatest boxer of his generation prostitutes his fistic legacy one more timeWed Jun 2 2021 - 17:00
Paul Van Doren: Pioneer of the original California skate shoeVans founder said his company just kept sewing their shoes with moms in mindWed May 26 2021 - 17:00
Tributes to Marv Albert overlook role in sexual assault caseAmerica at Large: voice of the NBA has been routinely described as an icon, a legendWed May 19 2021 - 17:00
Baffert’s serial doping and risible excuses a sad indictment of American racingEvidence suggests sport’s problems go much deeper than top trainer’s indiscretionsThu May 13 2021 - 06:00