WPT Vice President of Global Tour Management Angelica Hael has made it one of her missions to increase the number of women playing poker - and her mission is paying off.
Jennifer Newell
An acclaimed author and influential poker player, Maria Konnikova has pushed to alter the way women are framed within the game.
A Hall of Famer and one of the game's greatest ambassadors, Linda Johnson's impact goes far beyond the poker table.
Stephen Noh
A closer look at deserving nominees who lost out at the Global Poker Awards.
Keegan McCann
Poker's biggest names gathered in Las Vegas to celebrate the best moments of 2021.
Players are playing for the first place prize of $975,240 but are all guaranteed at least $208,025.
Samuel Cosby
The 11-time world champion has made some controversial remarks regarding the COVID-19 vaccine.
Joshua Mayne
The 1971 battle between No. 1 Nebraska and No. 2 Oklahoma was a game for the ages. From the pages of The Sporting News, relive the Huskers 35-31 victory.
Jim Weeks
In the days that followed 9/11, we pondered sports' place in a nation so stunned and saddened. We understood — and understand — that sports are a diversion. Yet they are integral to our lives, a way to be distracted from unexpected challenges, even, maybe especially, the tragic ones.
Bob Hille
"Father Mike," who died giving last rites to a firefighter in New York on 9/11, was the kind of man who ran toward danger — where he was needed. It was just one example of the many courageous acts during a nightmare that was supposed to kill our spirit — but did the opposite.
Dave Kindred
The tragedy that changed the world shook our psyches and closed our stadiums. Our games always have been our companions. Now, as they awkwardly resume, we struggle to reach out again.
