In a new book, “Globetrotter: How Abe Saperstein Shook Up the World of Sports,” brothers Mark and Matthew Jacob explore Saperstein’s far-reaching legacy, which they say is still under ...

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

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

The original Harlem Globetrotters came not from Harlem but from the South Side, led by Abe Saperstein, a 5' 3" Chicago promoter with big ideas that would shape American sports for decades.

Klotz, who with his Globetrotters counterpart, Abe Saperstein, formed a Jewish-run traveling basketball show that has traveled around the world for more than six decades, died Saturday at his home ...

Brothers Mark and Matthew Jacob will be at the museum at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday to discuss their book, "Globetrotter: How Abe Saperstein Shook Up the World of Sports." The book touches on how ...

After 63 years, Globetrotters drop rival Generals as primary opponent Washington Generals general manager John Ferrari confirmed Thursday that the Harlem Globetrotters had dropped the Generals as ...

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 ...

Founded in 1926 by the legendary Abe Saperstein, the Globetrotters have entertained the masses for almost a century. Meadowlark Lemon, Curly Neal, and even the “Big Dipper”, Hall of Famer ...