The Rich Legacy of Celtics vs. Lakers Since the inception of the NBA in 1947, the rivalry between the Celtics and the Lakers has grown beyond mere sports competition to become a beloved saga in ...

Jerry West, another Lakers icon, is fondly recognized as the silhouette of the NBA logo. This shooting guard made nine Finals appearances, earning a championship in 1972 after experiencing defeat ...

Wilt Chamberlain believed short series were key to the Lakers' title hopes when his defensive dominance in 1972 helped LA ...

Rob Oller is a sports columnist at The Columbus Dispatch. Learn what makes him tick, what ticks him off and why he became a ...

1961 — Cincinnati ends Ohio State’s 32-game winning streak with a 70-65 win in the NCAA basketball championship. In the third-place game, St. Joseph’s beats Utah 127-120 in quadruple-overtime. 1967 — ...

"Excellence is the gradual result of always striving to do better." When Pat Riley first said that, folks probably just ...

A one-time basketball star in Schenectady, NY, Pat Riley’s high school team once beat Lew Alcindor’s team. Riley later ...

A 6-foot-8 small forward with a shooter's touch, Christian King came to the University of Washington basketball program as a member of a unique fraternity -- th ...

One of the most controversial moments in football history took place during the 1986 FIFA World Cup when Diego Maradona ...

This story first appeared in the March 4, 1998 edition of WW.

He further notes, “Strictly by the rules of the match he should have won that 1972 world championship. Fischer refused to ...

Two women who’d gone to school together in New Jersey were there celebrating their 60th birthdays—Nina Kaplan, a Boca Raton ...