The banana slug is the beloved mascot for the University of California, Santa Cruz. Sports can be serious business, but some people understand that sports are too important to be taken seriously. Just ...

Winning football games is a tradition at Long Beach Poly in Southern California. High school football has become more than local news. Networks like ESPN and Fox Sports devote time and money to ...

The 1990s were a pretty awesome time to be an NBA fan — not only was the sport exploding in popularity, but the chances were, if you had an NBA team in your town, you were getting a new arena. Of the ...

Tom Hanks, center, shares some laughs with Dennis Miller, left, and Ron Howard at the old ballgame. Celebrities are just like us. They are human after all. Although they’re a little higher profile, ...

In some parts of the country, high school football teams have traditions and legacies that stretch back to the beginnings of the sport. In other parts, high school football dynasties have just sprung ...

Diana Taurasi, right, has won three WNBA championships with the Phoenix Mercury. No basketball player in history — man or woman — can match Diana Taurasi’s resume of individual and team ...

When many people think of dangerous sports, the first ones that come to mind are football, hockey and any other combat sport. The collisions and brutality of these sports are as clear as day as they ...

The Pro Football Hall of Fame requires four to eight candidates to be inducted each year. That’s known as a quota system, folks, and it’s a crummy way to determine the most prestigious individual ...

In terms of popularity, only soccer and cricket have more worldwide fans than basketball. The game is a global sport, and in North America, only American football is more popular. The NBA has grown ...

What do you consider a great golf course? Selecting the top courses in the world is not easy, and some good grounds don't make the cut. For any golfer, even the top 100 courses in the world are ...

Barry Sanders rushed for 15,269 yards in his 10-year NFL career, but he never won a ring. The NFL is filled with storied franchises, long-suffering teams, new kids on the block and middling squads.

Air Jordans reached new heights after Michael Jordan's performance in the 1988 NBA Slam Dunk Contest. Some of the best basketball players have worn some of the best shoes. But just as there are ...