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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.

The motto of ESPN.com's HoopIdea is "Basketball is the best game ever. Now let's make it better." Working Bodies is a new HoopIdea series about being as smart as possible in keeping NBA players healthy. First up: The health topic in modern profession...

Robert Griffin III's week so far has consisted of his first Monday night football win, hearing fans chant his RG3 nickname throughout the Washington Wizards' Tuesday upset of the Miami Heat, and a Wednesday visit from an official who collected the rookie

Stanford tried four times to reach the end zone from inside the 5 on its final possession of Saturday's 20-13 overtime loss at Notre Dame. The question of whether Stepfan Taylor actually scored on his final push on fourth down and whether the whistl...

Uni Watch tackles the epic task of ranking the uniform sets of the NFL, MLB, NBA and NHL from 1-122. (Part 4)

The New Orleans Hornets won the NBA draft lottery Wednesday night and secured the top overall pick in the 2012 draft.

What will the next two weeks be like for non-New Yorkers?

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

NBA Commissioner David Stern and the players are meeting in New York in hopes of ending the 148-day lockout.

The NBA players' union has rejected the owners' most recent collective bargaining proposal and will instead seek to disband the union, a move that likely jeopardizes the 2011-12 season.

Cathal Kelly of the Toronto Star: "The players got what they wanted a long time ago - the shelving of the proposal for a hard salary cap. The owners continue to get what they want with each passing day. It made sense for the players to press their ca...

Ohio State's hard times haven't dampened the spirit of O.A.R. lead singer Marc Roberge. The die-hard Buckeyes fan discusses his band's latest album and his numerous sports connections.

Jeff Barker of The Baltimore Sun: "NBA Players Association executive director Billy Hunter said Wednesday that if he 'had to bet on it,' he would wager that the entire 2011-12 season would be wiped out by the lockout. ... The union chief said NBA co...

K.C. Johnson of the Chicago Tribune "There are no collective bargaining talks currently scheduled in a lockout that will be four weeks old on Friday. Most league observers assume that, unlike the NFL, the NBA will miss games. Some owners have told Co...

Louise Watt of The Associated Press: "Yao Ming's expected retirement could diminish the NBA's once-burgeoning popularity in China, with many fans saying they would no longer watch games. 'What's the point of watching NBA now?' asked an online user c...

A few sports cities, namely Cleveland and Detroit, take pride in vying it out for title of "Saddest Sports City." But based on recent failures, injuries and bad decision making, Melissa Jacobs thinks Washington, D.C., should also have a shot at the title.