Dikembe Mutombo, the towering NBA legend known for his defensive prowess and humanitarian efforts off the court, has passed ...

Mutombo spent his retirement on humanitarian causes. He spoke nine languages and founded the Dikembe Mutombo Foundation, ...

The finger wag. The enormous smile. The unmistakable voice. Dikembe Mutombo played defense at a level and with a flair that ...

No one in the game was bigger, or better, at getting people to think about others beyond themselves than Dikembe Mutombo.

AP Photo Dikembe Mutombo, a Basketball Hall of Famer who was one of the best defensive players in NBA history and a longtime ...

On a day filled with unexpected sadness, the expectations are still quite loud and undeniable in Philadelphia.

US baseball icon Pete Rose, whose successes were overshadowed by a betting scandal, died on Monday in the US state of Nevada ...

Mutombo starred in the NBA for 18 seasons and is considered to be one of the greatest defensive players in the history of the ...

NBA great Dikembe Mutombo died on Monday at the age of 58, leading those who knew him to speak about their memories of him.

Few sporting rivalries over the years had quite the same spice as that of the late Dikembe Mutombo and Michael Jordan in the ...

Dikembe Mutombo, a Basketball Hall of Famer who was one of the best defensive players in NBA history and a longtime global ambassador for the game, died Monday from brain cancer, the league announced.

The Hall-of-Famer played 18 seasons in the NBA, including for the Houston Rockets, and won Defensive Player of the Year four ...