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.

The team's stated goal is to “spread goodwill worldwide," and it has routinely contributed to basketball’s growth and society’s betterment.

She also starred on Broadway alongside Sammy Davis Jr. in ‘Mr. Wonderful’ and was married to famed musicians Cannonball ...

Klotz, who with his Globetrotters counterpart, Abe Saperstein, formed a Jewish-run traveling basketball show that has traveled around the world for more than six decades, died Saturday at his home ...

“Coming out of the South Side of Chicago, five guys and a little Jewish man named Abe Saperstein started this,” Dunbar said, adding that the team used to play in the Savoy Ballroom. At the ...

Brothers Mark and Matthew Jacob will be at the museum at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday to discuss their book, "Globetrotter: How Abe Saperstein Shook Up the World of Sports." The book touches on how ...

After 63 years, Globetrotters drop rival Generals as primary opponent Washington Generals general manager John Ferrari confirmed Thursday that the Harlem Globetrotters had dropped the Generals as ...

The Harlem Globetrotters are the planet’s best ballhandlers, passers, and basketball showmen. Founded in 1926 by the legendary Abe Saperstein, the Globetrotters have entertained the masses for almost ...