In a 2023 episode of “First Take,” ESPN analyst Stephen A. Smith caused controversy by claiming that LeBron James is to blame for the decline of the dunk contest. Smith explained that, over the past ...

I didn’t realize it at the time, but I landed in Mansfield during a Golden Era of boys basketball. I inherited the Mansfield Senior basketball beat in 2000 and sat courtside as the Tygers won four ...

Heinrich Haarberg, the Kearney Catholic graduate who made the switch from quarterback to tight end in the offseason, won the second Nebraska football player dunk contest Thursday night. The senior ...

The son of former NBA champion Trevor Ariza impressed many after postering a defender with a windmill dunk en route to making his 1,000 career points milestone. Later in that same game ...

Arch Manning was born into football aristocracy but doesn’t seek the limelight — it just follows him wherever he goes. But it ...

It was the greatest combination of talent and dunkers in Slam Dunk contest history, and a little-known Pacer almost stole the ...

Nothing but air was between Jackson and the rim. The second-year forward dribbled, took flight and threw down a windmill dunk with 22 seconds remaining for the final points in the Grizzlies' 128 ...