Possibility of Trump victory leaves much to contemplate from afar
Tough medicine on a night of US election upheaval
The Hillary Clinton hate campaign has twisted America
Much of the blame for the lack of civil political discourse is down to Newt Gingrich
Janet Reno, former US attorney-general, 1938-2016
Tenure under Clinton administration was marked by several high-profile prosecutions
Chicago Cubs epic victory — a game to remember
New World Series baseball champions snap streak of futility dating back to 1908
World Series underdogs hope to light up Cleveland
Cubs v Indians baseball battle stars two cities that have themselves fallen from grace
We should make the most of the Trump effect
Shocking as this election campaign is, the Republican has struck some useful blows
Tom Hayden, Vietnam war opponent turned California politician, 1939-2016
Radical student leader who married Jane Fonda
US hold nerve for first Ryder Cup win since 2008
Any ‘miracle in Medinah’ doubts were dismissed as America’s golfers beat Europe 17-11
Donald Trump is living in his own world
The first presidential debate highlighted the Republican candidate’s reality-show world
How Arnold Palmer transformed the business of sport
It is hard to recall that 50 years ago the professional sportsman was little more than a vassal
Maine’s governor Paul LePage is a prototype Trump
The governor shows how Trump will act in the White House
Phyllis Schlafly, conservative activist, 1924-2016
Steely scourge of feminism who stirred the rise of the American right
The friends and foes of Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton
The circles surrounding them speak volumes about the candidates
Pat Summitt, college basketball coach, 1952-2016
Leader who won greater recognition for women’s sport
Sex, golf and Donald Trump — the twisted thread that ties them
Mishaps for Republican presumptive candidate as he mines the past for trouble to throw at Clinton
Muhammad Ali, boxing champion, 1942–2016
First truly global athlete and a vivid symbol of the turbulent 1960s
Daniel Berrigan, churchman and campaigner, 1921-2016
Jesuit pacifist whose passions spanned justice and poetry
US election: Money can’t buy you power
Donors’ bundles have counted for nothing in the case of many candidates
The power of angry political cartoonists
American satirists Bill Hamilton and Vint Lawrence understood what makes the powerful what they are
Joe Medicine Crow, warrior and historian, 1913-2016
American Indian who studied before fighting in the second world war and then became an author
Political ideology splits town and gown tradition
US campus culture wars claim new victim as talkfest in Boulder fractures
The cloud of violence hanging over Trump breaks into a downpour
The establishment alone can’t stop him — but can expose his business practices and policy proposals
Nancy Reagan, former First Lady, 1921–2016
Devoted and fierce protector of her husband who pushed for a summit with Gorbachev
How reality TV spawned Candidate Trump
The ‘Apprentice’ star divided the world into winners and losers. The public loved it.
