Michael Jordan

London Olympics may be last hurrah for U.S. basketball Dream Team

Arts, Culture & Media

The NBA and Commissioner David Stern are indicating they’ll put an end to NBA players being allowed to compete on national Olympic teams. It would be the end of 20 years of cooperation.

What soft power looks like: US influence in Indonesia

The World

US Reaches Out to Young People in Indonesia

Arts, Culture & Media

The Persistent Mayor of Caracas

Conflict & Justice

Should College Basketball Stars Be Paid?

The World

L.A. Lakers avoid elimination at home, head to Boston for Game 6

Sports

?There can only be one,? reads the tagline of the NBA’s 2008 playoff marketing campaign, splitting the faces of top players to emphasize that no one gets a participation award. Yet, the Los Angeles Lakers Game 5, 103-98 victory over the Boston Celtics, featured a different kind of split ? the split personality of Kobe Bryant.”
-Maggie Haskins