From playing in empty swimming pools, barn lofts and dance halls to commanding the attention of millions of fans around the ...

Short in physical stature but a giant in his time, Abe Saperstein created in Chicago that international sensation called the Harlem Globetrotters. That remains his most notable and influential ...

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 ...

(JTA) — When basketball superstar Stephen Curry sunk a series of three-point shots to help Team USA clinch the Olympic gold medal in Paris this summer, it’s unlikely the four-time NBA champion ...

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.

Maichle, vice president of Beech-Nut Packing Company, while Abe Saperstein, Globetrotter owner-coach, looks on. File Share In the sports world, Jackie Robinson’s integration and transformation ...

Standing from left: Abe Saperstein, Walter “Toots” Wright, Byron “Fat” Long, Inman Jackson, and William “Kid” Oliver. Seated: Al “Runt” Pullins. Photos courtesy of Berkley Photo ...

Abe Saperstein, the Globetrotters founder, is on the right. Sun-Times file Share You’ve probably heard of the Harlem Globetrotters, the longtime traveling basketball team that combines athletic ...

JTA — When basketball superstar Stephen Curry sank a series of three-point shots to help Team USA clinch the Olympic gold medal in Paris this summer, it’s unlikely the four-time NBA champion ...