Johnny Most's famous call from Game 5 of the 1987 Eastern Conference finals ranks in Boston Celtics lore and symbolizes one ...

Gophers legend Mychal Thompson and NBA Hall of Famer Kareem Abdul-Jabbar were both first overall picks coming out of college. They both played for the Lakers, and were teammates in Los Angeles from ...

In fact, Bird’s Celtics and Magic’s Lakers met only ...

Michigan put itself at the front of the national championship race with an outstanding showing in the Player's Era Festival.

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In fact, Bird’s Celtics and Magic’s Lakers met only three times in the NBA Finals: back-to-back in 1984 and ’85, and again in ...

Hall of Fame former Showtime Lakers great Michael Cooper, one of the best perimeter defenders in NBA history, knows a thing ...

Horace Grant (Sparta, Ga./Hancock Central) was formally inducted into the Chicago Bulls Ring of Honor as part of the 2025 ...

An unexpected side effect followed for the next nearly five decades. As Indiana Sports Corp. hired women for top roles, ...

1996 — Michael Jordan becomes the 10th player in NBA history to reach 25,000 points after scoring 35 in the Bulls 97-88 win at San Antonio. Jordan reaches 25,000 in 782 games, faster than any other ...

Tommy Burns fights to a 20-round draw with light heavyweight Jack O’Brien in a world heavyweight title bout in Los Angeles. 1929 — Ernie Nevers rushes for six touchdowns and kicks ...

Warsaw's Rick Fox is also among the 2026 Hall of Fame class inductees.