Boston Celtics legend Larry Bird was feeling the wear and tear of playing professional basketball by the 1986–87 NBA season.

Bias shared his birthday with former Celtics center Garfield Smith, born this day in 1945 in Campbellsville, Kentucky. An ...

It was also on this day in 1986 that former Celtics point guard Andre Turner played his first game for the team.

Readers told us we missed a few when we listed 100 of Cincinnati’s greatest athletes in the August issue. A password will be ...

On First Take, Chris Russo unwittingly set Draymond Green up perfectly to win their latest beef in a landslide.

The franchise paid tribute to the sixth man on its 1986 championship team before Game 1 of the NBA Finals on Thursday night. Walton's family was in the crowd for a pregame moment of silence that was ...

Here’s a look at the life of NBA Hall of Fame forward Larry Bird. Personal Birth date: December 7, 1956 Birth place: West Baden, Indiana Birth name: Larry Joe Bird Father: Joe Bird Mother: Georgia ...

Star, he dazzled fans, and fellow players, with his intense play for the New York Knicks, only to become the league’s first ...

The 18-member class for 2026, which includes 1987 co-Mr. Basketball Jay Edwards of Marion and former NBA star Rick Fox, a ...

For 35 years, Ron Roher coached nearly year round at Lexington (Ill.) Junior High School, leaving his mark on the school and ...

The life of an NBA player is often defined by loyalty to a single franchise, but for a unique cohort of athletes, longevity ...

Over there, we were all Somebody, no matter what they thought on the other side — as the fiery young civil rights leader ...