Greatest Sports Deal Ever

February 20, 2019 0

In 1976, Ozzie and Daniel Silna negotiated the greatest sports deal ever. Natives of New York, the Silna brothers made a fortune in polyester.  They wanted…

Larry Brown

February 13, 2019 0

Larry Brown is the only coach to win both an NCAA title and NBA championship. Hailed as one of basketball’s greatest teachers, Brown is well…

John Lucas

February 6, 2019 0

John Lucas couldn’t stop using drugs when he was in the NBA.  Now he counsels others on how to stay clean. An All-American in both basketball…

Tom Chambers

January 22, 2019 0

Tom Chambers in the only player with 20,000 career points not in the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame. A superb shooter who ran the floor…

Christmas Day Showdown

December 25, 2018 0

The NBA has been playing games on Christmas Day for seven decades.   None was bigger than the Kobe – Shaq Showdown in 2004. Kobe Bryant and Shaquille…

The Wisdom of John Wooden

December 19, 2018 0

John Robert Wooden is the greatest basketball coach ever to strap a whistle around his neck.  He guided UCLA to ten NCAA Championships and was…

Best from Abroad

December 4, 2018 0

Thanks in large part to the 1992 Dream Team, the NBA has become global. Many foreign-born players have enjoyed long and brilliant careers in the best…

Loyola Ramblers

November 21, 2018 0

Sparked by the Loyola Ramblers, 1963 marked the season of change in college basketball. Established in 1870, Loyola of Chicago is a private Catholic university…