Calipari, the most dramatic offseason hire at UA in any sport since Nolan Richardson, came from Kentucky with a championship on his record and a knack for coaching exciting teams with pro-ready ...

Tuesday’s high school sports results from boys basketball, girls basketball and wrestling. R.A. Long at Mark Morris, 7 p.m.

During his playing days, Boston Celtics legend Larry Bird was known as one of the ... I think it's been better for our game." Shandel Richardson is the publisher of Back In The Day Hoops On ...

NBA.com's Todd Spehr on Bird: "This is the thing that is most difficult to work out about the way Larry Bird played basketball: He often made the simple play, the play that, if you watched Bird ...

In the process, he surpassed Boston Celtics legend Larry Bird in the all-time 3-pointers list. Dort, contracted with the Thunder under a five-year, $82.5 million deal, is now in the 320th spot in ...

Boston Celtics great Larry Bird is one of the greatest players in NBA history. He dominated the 1980s before a back injury slowed him in the `90s. At the time, he possessed rare size (6-foot-9 ...

Q. Why did Larry Bird retire early? - + A. On August 18, 1992, Bird announced his retirement from the NBA due to a back injury. He spent 13 years playing with the Celtics. Although Larry played ...

After one quarter, the Bucks have a 31-28 lead after Damian Lillard hits a catch-and-shoot 3 from 28 feet before the buzzer sounds. Lillard had 10pts/2ast/2stl in the first quarter. AJ Green with ...

When he entered the league, Bird was given a five-year, $3.25M deal and with that, he became the highest-paid rookie not only in the history of the NBA but also in sports in general.

The hitch that had been there previously is now gone. It looks a little like how all-time great Larry Bird used to shoot. It’s worked. Jokić has been a more willing 3-point shooter this season.

Let's start with an easy fix. Coach Cal needs to stick to the Red Blazers. Pull a page out of Nolan Richardson's playbook. Show up for Wednesday's home game with Georgia wearing a red Polka-dotted ...