“Playing in an era of old-fashioned, two-handed set shots and slow-up offenses, Arizin burst into the league in 1950 with a ...

During the 20th Century, any period of time not dominated by the Lakers was likely controlled by the Boston Celtics. The ...

When it comes to the sport of basketball, almost no other team in the history of the sport has a legendary history like the ...

Tim Schum, an Endwell resident, writes about Dolly King, who was one of two Black pro basketball players to break the color ...

Those were the NBA All-Star days, my friends ... we thought they’d never end. When we were kids, this was one of the highlights of the NBA season. We had a chance to see players we hadn’t seen, and ...

1952 — Philadelphia’s Paul Arizin scores 26 points to win MVP honors and lead the East team to a 108-91 win over the West in the second NBA All-Star game. George Mikan of the Minneapolis ...

Collectively, Goose Tatum, Marques Haynes, Meadowlark Lemon and Curly Neal played Globetrotters basketball for more than 70 ...

THERE IS NO STATISTIC in basketball to measure the goodness of a competitor's heart. If there were, Dave Corzine would touch ...

The Boston Bicycle Club, the first bicycle club in the United States, is formed. 1949 — Willie Pep becomes the first boxer in the history of the 126-pound class to regain a lost championship with a 15 ...

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