Researchers have found that basketball is a powerful way to promote mental health, self-confidence, and self-esteem. Players have to quickly, mentally “assess what’s happening on the court and react ...

Norm Myers, who is fighting brain cancer, and Peg Myers and their children, Tommy Myers and Kelly Fields, all played sports at UConn.

Playing sports and moving your muscles is good news for your physical and mental health, and it’s best to find something you enjoy and are more likely to stick to. Research shows that being more ...

At the end of the Danbury girls basketball bench, a chair sits empty, draped with a jersey that will never again be worn in a game. It belongs to Gabriella Hope Patterson, Bella to everyone who knew ...

HOUSTON, Texas -- NBA legend and basketball Hall of Famer Dikembe Mutombo is receiving treatment for a brain tumor in Atlanta, the league announced Saturday. The 56-year-old former shot-blocking ...

Former pro-basketball player Jason Collins, the first active male athlete in a major American professional team sport to come out as gay, has announced that he has been diagnosed with an aggressive ...

A popular YouTuber from Kenosha who underwent brain surgery earlier in the month is sharing his recovery process online. Tristan Jass is best known for his viral basketball trick shots. The ...

Jason Collins, the 13-year NBA veteran who spent a season with the Celtics and was the first openly gay player in American pro sports, announced Thursday that he has Stage 4 glioblastoma. The ...