Dave Hannigan: Why Samuel Beckett is a good fit for the New York Mets
For the Irish writer, watching the worst team in baseball was an entertaining and rewarding experience
Major League Soccer was already struggling for attention. Then they hid it from view
MLS now only seen by the masses when a brief moment of Messi magic goes viral on social media
Dave Hannigan: $62m US school stadium puts south Dublin rugby in the shade
Opening of facility in Georgia drew reactions of envy and offence
The Ozzy Osbourne song heard in US sport arenas for nearly half a century
Crazy Train is played at every major US sports venue - at some places, it’s an even more integral part of the show
‘I was addicted. It was a rush’: Owner of sports memorabilia site worth $350m admits most was fake in suicide note
Owner of Mister Mancave admitted most of the $350m in merchandise he sold to collectors was not authentic
ICE, the drug cartel and human punching bags - the extraordinary fall of a Mexican world boxing champion
US Immigration claims former WBC champion Julio César Chávez Jr was a henchman for the notorious Sinaloa crime cartel
Conor McGregor’s latest energy drink stunt shows more tone-deaf crassness
While shopping last week, I happened upon a new display advertising an obscure energy drink called Bucked Up
Dave Hannigan: Cus D’Amato, famed coach of Mike Tyson, was portrayed as a saint. He was far from it
Gripping new book reveals how low trainer was willing to stoop as long as his prized asset delivered
Tough Love: The basketball star who tried to guard Brian Wilson from harm
Stan Love resorted to extraordinary methods to protect his Beach Boy cousin during ‘chaotic years’
Former Olympic swimmer Gabrielle Rose turning back the tide of time
Gabrielle Rose competed against Michelle Smith in Atlanta in 1996. Now, at 47, she’s posting times better than many swimmers half her age
Farewell to the store that, with assists from Pelé and Messi, sustained soccer lovers in the US
For five decades Massapequa Soccer Shop in New York fanned a passion that has spread to a level that few foresaw
More than an average billionaire, Jim Irsay presided over Indianapolis Colts’ golden era and helped fight stigma
Dave Hannigan: Owner of NFL team led a complicated life at times, but was adored by players, coaches and fans
New York boy Timothée Chalamet joins the celebrations as Knicks fans dare to dream
The long-mediocre Knicks secured a Game Six victory over the Celtics to take them within a series victory of the NBA finals
Dave Hannigan: White Sox declared ‘God’s team’ as Pope Leo XIV becomes their most-famous fan
Election of new pontiff has caused great excitement in American sports circles
Dave Hannigan: Why Bill Belichick’s relationship with woman 49 years younger has America rapt
Once nicknamed Doom, legendary NFL coach has undergone an image transformation since finding love