Earl Monroe of Winston-Salem State in 1967, the year he averaged 41.5 points per game before going on to a stellar NBA career. The News & Observer file photo Earl “The Pearl” Monroe turned 80 Thursday ...

Nicknames are often criticized in today's NBA. Fans say they are too basic. Anthony Davis is AD. Kevin Garnett was KG. It's gotten to the point nickname aren't even as important. Time was, they were ...

To Baltimore basketball fans more than 40 years old, Earl “The Pearl” Monroe will forever remain the glorious guard with the reverse spin, the youthful magician who once spun 56 points on Jerry West ...

Former Knicks great Earl Monroe — a man of many nicknames and a member of the 1973 championship squad — takes a shot at some Q&A with Post columnist Steve Serby. Q: A quote from your friend and former ...

We can’t wait to see what you ladies do next,” Monroe told the Rams. “It’s an exciting time at Winston-Salem State.” ...

Earl "The Pearl" Monroe was a major part of the golden era of New York Knicks basketball in the 1970's. The No. 2 overall pick in the 1967 NBA Draft out of Winston-Salem State began his career with ...

Earl Monroe was one of the most exciting combo guards of his generation. He takes great pride in being a prolific scorer and ahead of his time in terms of beating his opponents in isolated, one-on-one ...

Why didn't brine, salt treatments work on Winston-Salem, Greensboro roads? Up to a foot of snow possible in Winston-Salem, Greensboro this weekend, forecasters warn 13 cars slide off icy Winston-Salem ...

There are famous names on many buildings throughout New York City. Buildings named after politicians, businessmen and philanthropists are numbered in the hundreds. And it’s rare when a building is ...

The country’s first hoops-themed school is already a slam dunk for students, officials said. The Earl Monroe New Renaissance Basketball Charter School — named after NBA Hall of Famer and Knicks ...