Sports

Kobe Bryant's Final Game Nets Ticket Price, Merchandise Surge

As basketball fans clamor for a chance to see Kobe Bryant play his final home game in a Los Angeles Lakers uniform, surging ticket prices have turned an otherwise meaningless game for the NBA’s second-worst team into one of the most expensive regular-season contests in league history.

Buyers Lining Up for Piazza 9/11 Jersey

The jersey worn by Mike Piazza when he struck his famous post-9/11 home run is up for auction, but several buyers are lining up to snag a piece of history and keep it in New York.

The Baseball Bat Is Finally Getting A Tech Upgrade

Zepp Labs and Baden Sports are among multiple upstart manufacturers that are tinkering with the baseball bat, the design and use of which has remained largely unchanged for nearly two centuries.

Willett Wins Masters After Stunning Spieth Meltdown

Englishman Danny Willett took advantage of a stunning meltdown by defending champion and runaway leader Jordan Spieth after the turn to win his first major title by three shots at the Masters on Sunday.

The Basketball Tournament: A $2M Contest That Anyone Can Enter

Five years ago, long before “The Basketball Tournament” became a nationally-televised event, Los Angeles-based television producer and comedy writer Jonathan Mugar contacted one of his close friends, Dan Friel, for a brainstorm session.