Track-It Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

By Omar SacirbeyReligion News Service (RNS) Omar Abdelkader, a student at Northeastern University in Boston, is an observant Muslim but admits that, at least as a kid, he was occasionally seduced by the swish of a perfect jump-shot over the...

(RNS) Omar Abdelkader, a student at Northeastern University in Boston, is an observant Muslim but admits that, at least as a kid, he was occasionally seduced by the swish of a perfect jump-shot over the Islamic call to...

Tonight a week of celebrity Jeopardy! will start airing, a special “Power Players” edition based in Washington, D.C.—a city where the top “celebrities” are cable news personalities, former press secretaries and noted...

After he received his MVP award, LeBron James went out and played like one, says Chris Mannix. James overwhelmed the Pacers as Miami won 95-86 in Game 1 of their East semifinal.

Pau Gasol had 23 points, 17 rebounds and six assists, Metta World Peace scored 15 points in his return from a seven-game suspension, and the Lakers outlasted the Nuggets for a thrilling 96-87 victory in Game 7 on Saturday.

HIGH SCHOOL TRACK AND FIELD

HIGH SCHOOL TRACK AND FIELD

Calling the honor 'overwhelming' but pointing to a 'bigger goal,' LeBron James on Saturday became the eighth player in NBA history to win the MVP award three times.

In Brief: January 19 Jan 19, 2012 Abdul-Jabbar Named Cultural Ambassador On Wednesday, former NBA star turned author Kareem Abdul-Jabbar was named a cultural ambassador by the U.S. State Department, responsible for promoting tolerance and...

The appointment is part of Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton's vision of "Smart Power" that combines diplomacy, defense and development to "bridge the gap in a tense world through young...