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What happens over the next months and years will say more about American society and its boundaries of acceptance than it ever could about Jason Collins or Kirk Walker or Kevin McClatchy or Martina Navratilova.

NBA center Jason Collins on Monday announced that he's gay in a story for Sports Illustrated, becoming the first active player in one of the four major American professional team sports to announce that he is gay.

Thursday will be one of the biggest days in ticket resale history. Why? Because the NBA playoff matchups are set and the NFL schedule is coming out. We're talking about tons of fans scrambling to find the tickets they want over the next 24 hours. ...

If the Los Angeles Lakers do the improbable -- the very, very improbable -- they would join quite the exclusive club. Ditto the Boston Celtics (or the Chicago Bulls, Houston Rockets, Atlanta Hawks or Milwaukee Bucks). And over in hockey, there'...

In a time of high unemployment and low job creation, oddly, there still seemed to be money for sports. A closer look reveals a largely stagnant industry -- except for skyrocketing media rights to broadcast sports.

Robert Kraft and Jerry Buss learned the ropes together.

Chicago Bulls point guard Nate Robinson said Wednesday he had a plan if he didn't sign with an NBA team last summer, and that was an NFL tryout.

Professional sports has reached its tipping point. The players, already too big, already too fast, already too strong, are now engaged in a game of attrition not against the other team, but against the regular season.

From cheating equipment managers to LeBron's politics to annoying songs, Adena Andrews has questions on all fronts in her latest I'm Just Askin.

Brian Babineau/NBAE/Getty ImagesRajon Rondo vs. Jeremy Lin last season.As part of his tour through Asia while promoting Red Bull's King of the Rock tournament, Boston Celtics point guard Rajon Rondo has been offering entertaining interviews to the lo...

Uni Watch tackles the epic task of ranking the uniform sets of the NFL, MLB, NBA and NHL from 1-122. (Part 5)

What was Kobe Bryant talking to Rob Gronkowski about Thursday night?

Take a shot at writing a cartoon caption. Page 2 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, sh...

• ESPN NBA analyst Tim Legler examines whether the Lakers can win a title this season without trading for Dwight Howard or Chris Paul. Listen • Former USC and Raiders QB Todd Marinovich discusses "The Marinovich Project," what it was li...

After nearly punting away the season, the NBA released the 2011-12 NBA schedule

The NBA will finally open, two months later than usual, to which we say: Season's Greetings! Christmas Day is the right time to tip off the season.