Spencer Haywood is an NBA legend who still feels underrecognized. His solution is complicated

"There are 480 players in the NBA and 468 of them don’t know who the f--- I am." Would a rule named for him cement his legacy ...

Bill Russell recalls confronting a guy for calling him a great player, but a failed NBA head coach: "I want you to show me where the failure is"

After the legendary Red Auerbach stepped down and entered the front office, Russell was not only the center of the Boston ...

Which NBA rookies have scored the most points in a game?

Wilt Chamberlain holds the record for the most points scored by an NBA rookie in a single game, with 58 in 1960. Check out other top scorers now.

Today in Sports - Magic Johnson announces he has tested positive for the AIDS virus and is retiring

The Detroit Lions and New York Giants play the last scoreless tie in the NFL. 1968 — Red Berenson scores six goals, including four in the second period, to lead the St. Louis Blues to an 8-0 victory ...

The NBA teams that time forgot: Relocated and defunct franchises

Once they roared with crowds and rivalries, now they live only in old box scores and fading memories — the lost chapters of ...

Today in Sports - Kobe Bryant becomes the then youngest player to make his NBA debut

1996 — Los Angeles Lakers superstar Kobe Bryant becomes the then youngest player to make his NBA debut (18 years, 2 months, 11 days) in 91-85 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves at the Great Western ...

He found a wallet full of cash in 1968 — 57 years later, the Jiminy Cricket in his head made him do the right thing

A Finnish man’s decades-long guilt over a youthful mistake has led him on a touching quest to make things right.

Highest scoring NBA players born in Georgia

Basketball has grown into a truly global game, with players from every corner of the world now filling NBA rosters. But the ...