Mike Sielski, a sports columnist for The Philadelphia Inquirer and author, joined us to discuss his new book “The Rise: Kobe Bryant and The Pursuit of Immortality” on the second anniver… ...

When rating a sport's all-time greats, records and seasonal awards aside, it's the playoffs that great players truly make their mark on the game, forever etching their place in history, becoming ...

You hear it and your first thought is cannot be true. It just can’t. Hoax. Cruel joke. Awful mistake. Unconfirmed. Something will come out to make it not real.

Mike Sielski is a sports columnist for the Philadelphia Inquirer and he’s the author of the new book “The Rise: Kobe Bryant and the Pursuit of Immortality.” He was also the author… ...

And yet, Kobe’s early days in Italy helped forge his future as a superstar, writes Mike Sielski in “The Rise — Kobe Bryant and the Pursuit of Immortality” (St. Martin’s Press), out Tuesday.

America is full of die-hard Kobe Bryant fans. They feel the Los Angeles Lakers star can do no wrong. ... 12 rebounds, and 11 assists per game in 1961-62, just his second season as a pro.

Kobe has 12; Bird, 12. Then you look at All-NBA First Teams: Kobe has seven (presumably eight after this year); Bird has nine. With respect to All-NBA Team total selections, Kobe has 11 and Bird ...

Up stepped Kobe Bryant, who scored eight of his 28 points in overtime to lift the Lakers past Indiana 120-118 in Indianapolis, Wednesday, giving Los Angeles a 3-1 lead in the best-of-seven series.

When rating a sport's all-time greats, records and seasonal awards aside, it's the playoffs that great players truly make their mark on the game, forever etching their place in history, becoming ...