Articles
Basketball Einstein
Lebron James is a genius. you may be thinking that "genius athlete" is some kind of contradiction. Suggesting that athletes are as cerebral as physicists solving...

Basketball Blues: Why Russell Westbrook’s Injury Is So Depressing
LeBron James and Kevin Durant were on course to meet in an epic Finals rematch. But a shocking injury might derail those plans.

Tumblr of the Week: Sports Balls Replaced with Cats
How has no one put these two things together before?

NCAA Title Game: How Louisville Refused To Lose
Led by Luke Hancock's cool hand, Louisville won its first national title since 1986

NCAA Title Game: Can Louisville Stop Michigan’s Monster?
Mitch McGary shed the baby fat; now the Michigan freshman center might will the Wolverines to a national championship.
Photo Essays

LIFE Behind the Picture: Little Leaguers Demand Their Pants, 1954
While its primacy as the national pastime has occasionally been challenged over the years — by football, by basketball and, increasingly, by NASCAR — every...

LIFE With Jackie Robinson: American Icon
When Jack Roosevelt Robinson stepped onto Brooklyn’s Ebbets Field on April 15, 1947, he not only changed the face of professional baseball in America. In ways...
Time.com Specials

TIME's 12 Education Activists for 2012
What do an old-school game designer, the current NCAA chief and Maggie Gyllenhaal have in common? They're all on TIME's list of the 12 education activists to...

Top 10 Surprising Final Four Teams
Cinderellas. Underdogs. Long shots. Sleepers. Call them what you will — during the NCAA men's basketball tournament, they put the madness in March. And with No...


