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If Phil Jackson was picking his own dream team, his squad would start with someone other than Michael Jordan. "In my estimation, the guy that has to be there would be Bill Russell. He has won 11 championships as a player," Jackson said in an inter...

In case you were busy really getting inside the mind of Barry Zuckerkorn in preparation for the new season of Arrested Development, here's what you missed in sports on Thursday. The Los Angeles Kings are one step closer to defending their Stanle...

If Phil Jackson was picking his own dream team, his squad would start with someone other than Michael Jordan.

LeBron James was a unanimous pick for the All-NBA team and Kobe Bryant earned his record-tying 11th first-team selection.

• 13-time NBA champion Phil Jackson tells Greeny and Golic about whether he could return to coaching, the Lakers' future, Los Angeles' decision to hire Mike D'Antoni, Michael Jordan, Kobe Bryant, LeBron James, Derrick Rose and much more. Jackso...

From time to time, the writers of Grantland will use this space to unpack a new sports book. Most of these books will be bad. Relentless is a sports self-help/inspirational book by famed athletic trainer Tim Grover that reads like it was written b...

Take a shot at writing a cartoon caption. Playbook cartoonist Kurt Snibbe will offer up a blank cartoon each weekday morning, and he will fill in the blank with our favorite reader submission at the end of the business day. So please, by all means...

Does he understand team legacy? Do they understand he has a choice?

Lakers G Steve Nash talks about the Lakers' disappointing season, Dwight Howard's future with the team, his relationship with Kobe Bryant and more. Nash ESPN NBA Insider Chris Broussard shares his thoughts on what comes next for the Knicks and the ...

Phil Jackson compares Michael Jordan and Kobe Bryant in new book

The day after his Oklahoma City Thunder was knocked out of the second round of the playoffs by the Memphis Grizzlies, Kevin Durant vowed to learn from this season, not lament it.

Dirk Nowitzki's intention to take a "significant pay cut" next summer will be part of the Dallas Mavericks' sales pitch in July as they attempt to sign a superstar in free agency.

In this excerpt from his new book, "Eleven Rings," former Lakers coach Phil Jackson tells how he got Kobe Bryant -- a single-minded superstar -- to play more selflessly for the good of the team.

Floyd Mayweather Jr. is the highest-earning athlete in American sports for the second straight year.

A judge has set a June 17 trial to determine whether a New Jersey auction house can sell memorabilia from Kobe Bryant's high school days and early pro career.

For the Mavericks to make the Chris Paul/Dwight Howard combo pipedream a reality, they'd have to hire a hypnotist. How else would they be able to convince Lakers general manager Mitch Kupchak to agree to a sign-and-trade deal that would ship Howar...