Jake Malooley

Behind the former Phillie Phanatic's quest to harness the power of fun—and why he thinks it has found a new purpose in a post-pandemic world.

How John Tesh created the theme song to the glory years of the NBA

Andy Thompson and Gregg Winik, part of the NBA Entertainment team behind the archival footage in the ESPN docuseries, brokered unfettered access to the Chicago Bulls’ inner sanctum, shot hours of 16mm footage, then waited as it sat in the archives.

How the Chicago Bulls created the perfect soundtrack for a dynasty and pioneered the art of in-arena entertainment in the process

These performance metrics geeks don’t want to just improve how we measure sports. They want to change how we play.

Milwaukee has become the NBA’s City of Brotherly Love. Could sibling bonds finally push the team to their first championship since 1971?

The last time All-Star descended upon Chicago, a precocious Bulls guard jumped from the free throw line and sent the NBA into the stratosphere. This is the story of how one frigid weekend in the Windy City changed everything for Michael Jordan and

The end of the Jordan dynasty gave way to six long years of suffering in Chicago. But in 2004-05, a group of young’uns and a defensive-minded coach overcame a preseason fight, an 0-9 start, and the loss of their offensive fulcrum to make it back to

The Environmentalist Athlete

Long before The Last Dance, Michael Jordan was the GOAT of the home video. We watched 12 hours of tape from the NBA Entertainment archive for a … different look at Jordan and the Bulls dynasty.

For three long days in Chicago, the NBA got a close look at what a mess the once-proud franchise has become

The team's inability to woo top free agents has turned a once-glorious franchise into an also-ran.

Entrepreneur Micky Goldschmidt created the most peculiar piece of 1990s Chicago Bulls merchandise: the Dennis Rodman tattoo T-shirt.

The Greatest Spectacle in Racing is decadent and depraved.