Person: Adam Silver

A COMPREHENSIVE SERIES OF ARTICLES ON THIS TOPIC

Championship formats continue to plague the GAA season.

columnists

Michael Moynihan: A pandemic can’t stop the debate over fixture formats continuing

Is anything really new?

Q&A: No contractual clause could have foreseen the impact this pandemic is having

sport

Belfast Star the champions as balls fall right on judgment day

other

Sport’s showpieces are strictly business

world

South Park and games company swept up in China censorship fury

sport

Jessie plans to raise bar on mental health

The futile chase of fairness

The twins are seven now and have already developed a keen nose for ‘controvassy’.

Sat, 13 Apr, 2019

You could always blame the headphones

I see the Sloan Sports Analytics Conference was held a couple of weeks ago at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).

Mon, 25 Mar, 2019

Time for me to go, says LA Lakers star Kobe Bryant

Los Angeles Lakers great Kobe Bryant, arguably the best NBA player of his generation, will retire at the end of this season.

Tue, 01 Dec, 2015

Battling Conor McGregor wins over the US heartland

The NFL and the UFC have a lot in common. Both are vaudevillian nightmares that shouldn’t work but really seem to manage just fine, says John Riordan.

Wed, 21 Jan, 2015

Royals take in basketball game with Bey and Jay Z

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have rubbed shoulders with Brooklyn royalty when they met Jay Z and Beyonce at a New York basketball match.

Tue, 09 Dec, 2014

NBA places bet on future of gambling

More than ever, sport in the US is becoming intertwined with politics and societal behaviour, with the NFL especially blinded by the glare of public opinion.

Wed, 19 Nov, 2014

Ex-Microsoft boss to buy basketball team for $2bn

Former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer has agreed to purchase the Los Angeles Clippers basketball team for a record-breaking $2bn (€1.46bn).

Sat, 31 May, 2014

Banned LA Clippers owner Sterling hits new low as fresh attack on Magic sparks further outrage

The National Basketball Association has apologised to former player Earvin Magic Johnson after Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling called him a bad role model for contracting HIV.

Wed, 14 May, 2014

Sterling ‘sorry’ for racist comments

Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling, who was banned for life from the NBA over racist comments, has apologised and asked for forgiveness in his first public statement since the controversy began last month.

Tue, 13 May, 2014

Making monkeys of racists

It was a poor week for the racists. But another maligned bunch — the PR gurus — have had worse.

Sat, 03 May, 2014

Rich and famous join queue for Clippers

Hollywood moguls, sports stars and rappers have all voiced interest in taking over the Los Angeles Clippers after the NBA urged owners to expel disgraced Donald Sterling in the wake of a racism row.

Thu, 01 May, 2014

Woman in Sterling racism row denies releasing tapes

V Stiviano, the woman whom Donald Sterling was talking to when he made racist remarks, is "very saddened" by his lifetime NBA ban, and she didn’t release the recording of their conversation, her lawyer said.

Thu, 01 May, 2014

Silver takes on Sterling in NBA racism row

These United States of America have been dealing with a doozie of a week when it comes to the long, ongoing tension between the races.

Wed, 30 Apr, 2014

Players enraged as Clippers race storm makes for ugly LA story

Los Angeles Clippers players staged a protest at a play-off game on Sunday against racist comments allegedly made by team owner Donald Sterling, turning their warm-up jerseys inside out to hide the team name before a loss to the Golden State Warriors.

Tue, 29 Apr, 2014

If this joint venture between the GAA and RTÉ Digital is run correctly, the long-term benefits will be very good

The Philadelphia 76ers couldn’t have picked a worse time to record their first win in 27 attempts.

Wed, 02 Apr, 2014