Sports

This year's NBA finals have served up a great rivalry: the Lakers vs. the Celtics. No two teams have so dominated the history of the NBA. Even though young phenoms like LeBron James are sitting this one out, advertisers are banking on a combination of nostalgia and great basketball. Jeff Horwich reports.

South Africa has spent more than $2 billion on infrastructure to get ready for the World Cup. But critics say a lot of the money is pushing aside the poor.

A lot of the biggest soccer clubs in Europe are in debt and facing bankruptcy. So the organization that governs Euro soccer has agreed on some new rules designed to stop clubs from spending more than they take in.

The Chicago Blackhawks haven't won a Stanley Cup since 1961, and this weekend they'll be playing the Philadelphia Flyers in the National Hockey League playoffs. What changed? Tony Arnold reports.

Although most gyms have not fared very well through the recession, Jiu Jitsu studios are thriving, thanks in part to the popularity of Ultimate Fighting. Rafael Cohen reports.

The Wall Street Journal's David Biderman talks with Steve Chiotakis about why more NBA players are switching to low-top sneakers from high-tops.

Tonight is round 1 of the NFL Draft, and the St. Louis Rams are making the first pick. But that may not necessarily give them the advantage. Steve Chiotakis talks to Yale professor Cade Massey.

Detailed observers of the NBA playoffs will delve deeply into players' statistics. Commentator and former Marketplace colleague Kevin Arnovitz says that has its downsides.