This July Fourth, members of the Jewish faith can take particular pride in one of their rabbis likely inspiring America’s ...

Johnny O’Brien helped put Seattle U on the national stage and played in the major leagues and was a King County commissioner and head of Kingdome operations.

According to a new book, "Globetrotter: How Abe Saperstein Shook Up the World of Sports," the Globetrotters ventured beyond the normal sports boundaries, touching race relations and even ...

Nobody needed. Nobody asked for it. It was forced upon us by Abe Saperstein in 1961. But we have to live with it. I have to live with it. It’s not going anywhere.” ...

That same year, Abe Saperstein bought the team and went on to change the name to the name to the Harlem Globetrotters. One might assume this meant the team moved to New York City, but such was not ...

Last week I wrote about the Columbia Inn All-Stars, who played softball games against a team from the Honolulu Symphony and another against the cast and crew of “Magnum, P.I.” ...

Meanwhile, Abe Saperstein founded the Harlem Globetrotters. Florida head coach Todd Golden has led the Gators to their first Final Four since 2014. (AP Photo/Alan Youngblood) ...

Meanwhile, Abe Saperstein founded the Harlem Globetrotters. Florida legend Neal Walk, the No. 2 pick in the 1969 NBA draft, is among other Jewish success stories on the court.

The 1962-63 Illinois men’s basketball team. The Illini, coached by Harry Combes that season, finished with a 20-6 record, tied for the Big Ten title and became the first Illinois team to reach ...

Abe Saperstein's rise Saperstein moved with his family from London to Chicago's North Side when he was five years old. He was one of nine siblings in a dirt poor family.