An operatic soprano, she had high-profile roles on film and stage in the 1950s. But after that, she mostly spent her career ...

By 1929, Saperstein was touring Illinois and Iowa with his basketball team called the New York Harlem Globe Trotters.

Morganton’s Millard Harris said he was signed to play for the Harlem Globetrotters in 1958 because when he jumped his hands ...

The team's stated goal is to "spread goodwill worldwide," and it has routinely contributed to basketball’s growth and society ...

She also starred on Broadway alongside Sammy Davis Jr. in ‘Mr. Wonderful’ and was married to famed musicians Cannonball ...

I have a fondness for interesting names. In the 14 years I’ve written this column, I’ve zeroed in on some curious first names, nicknames, company names and street names.

“Coming out of the South Side of Chicago, five guys and a little Jewish man named Abe Saperstein started this,” Dunbar said, adding that the team used to play in the Savoy Ballroom. At the ...

The Harlem Globetrotters are the planet’s best ballhandlers, passers, and basketball showmen. Founded in 1926 by the legendary Abe Saperstein, the Globetrotters have entertained the masses for almost ...

Rocket Rivers: The story is actually different for every 'trotter'. I got picked up from an exposure camp, but we have some ...

Managed by Abe Saperstein, owner of basketball’s Harlem Globetrotters, James — who spoke Italian, French and German — sang an aria for Preminger during her Carmen Jones audition at the Alvin ...