Herschel Walker

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Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James has, like Muhammad Ali, become more than an athlete. Photograph: Getty Images
LeBron James has become this generation’s Muhammad Ali

The day after shocking the world by defeating the heavily favored Sonny Liston for the heavyweight championship in 1964, the man then known as Cassius(...)

Quarterback Steve Young of the Los Angeles Express in action during an USFL game at the Coliseum in Los Angeles in 1984, California. Photograph: Alvin Chung/Allsport
Lessons from ill-fated and utterly bonkers USFL were largely ignored

Nelson Manges was reputed to be one of the richest oil men in Texas in the 1980s. A wannabe JR Ewing, an eccentric plutocrat used to always getting hi(...)

The Incredible Hulk and Lou Ferrigno at a celebrity red carpet event in Los Angeles, California, in 2017. Photograph: Getty Images
America at Large: Trump goes to Lou for fitness and health advice

In an otherwise long-forgotten episode of Celebrity Apprentice, Lou Ferrigno, the bodybuilder turned actor, got into an argument with Lisa Lampanelli,(...)

Donald Trump with new New Jersey Generals signing Herschel Walker in 1983. Photograph: Sporting News via Getty Images
America at Large: Trump crossed line early with foray into gridiron

Shortly after filing an anti-trust lawsuit against the NFL, Donald Trump assured reporters with his usual brio, “There’s virtually no chance of us los(...)

New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady chats with Donald Trump. Photograph: Donna Connor/WireImage
America at Large: Tom Brady drops ball with support for toxic Trump

Even in this most shrill and casually offensive American presidential election campaign, arguably the most perplexing statement of all came from an NF(...)