1945 — Albert B. “Happy” Chandler, junior Senator from Kentucky, is elected baseball commissioner by a unanimous vote of the major league club owners. Chandler is elected to a seven-year term and ...

The NBA regular season came to a close Sunday afternoon as the Sacramento Kings took down the Phoenix Suns. As the Kings ...

Most NBA players mean it when they announce their retirement. However, here are 10 notable NBA stars that managed to return ...

Stephen Curry's Golden State Warriors are one of the NBA dynasties that enjoyed long reigns atop the league as champions.

There’s a first time for everything. The Dallas Mavericks played in their first NBA Play-In Tournament game against the Sacramento Kings at the Golden 1 Center on Wednesday.

he's a member of the NBA's 75th Anniversary Team and has his No. 99 jersey retired in Lakers lore." HoopsHype on Mikan: "The first truly dominant NBA big man, George Mikan used his massive size to ...

George Mikan of the Minneapolis Lakers scores an NBA playoff record 47 points in an 88-78 loss in Game 1 of the Western Division Finals against Rochester. Boston's Bill Russell pulls down an NBA ...

1947: Contrary to widespread belief, Michael Jordan and the Chicago Bulls did not win Chicago’s first pro basketball title. The Chicago American Gears — featuring George Mikan and Bobby McDermott — ...

1952 — George Mikan of the Minneapolis Lakers scores an NBA playoff record ... 1976 — Indiana beats Michigan, 86-68. First time 2 teams from the same conference (Big Ten) play in title game. 1982 — ...

1952 — George Mikan of the Minneapolis Lakers scores an ... 1976 — Indiana beats Michigan, 86-68. First time 2 teams from the same conference (Big Ten) play in title game.

1945 — George Mikan of DePaul scores 53 points in the semifinals of the ... with a 98-83 victory over Duke in the NCAA basketball championship. UCLA is the third team to go undefeated and win the ...