Jordan was surprised by how Bird became a complete player after taking up weight training.

1996 — Michael Jordan becomes the 10th player in NBA history to reach 25,000 points after scoring 35 in the Bulls 97-88 win at San Antonio. Jordan reaches 25,000 in 782 games, faster than any other ...

Dec. 8 1940 — The Chicago Bears beat the Washington Redskins 73-0 for the most one-sided victory in NFL Championship play. 1942 — Georgia’s Frank Sinkwich wins the Heisman Trophy. Sinkwich ends his ...

2012 — Kobe Bryant scores 29 points, making him the fifth player in NBA history to score 30,000, and the Los Angeles Lakers snap a two-game skid with a 103-87 victory over the New Orleans Hornets. The ...

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What's more impressive: scoring 100 points in a single game or scoring 60-plus points in three straight games twice in the span of a month and a half? Wilt Chamberlain accomplished both during a ...

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After only two years, MSU has cut ties with Smith, creating another Big Ten job opening.

Opening a 1987 Fleer basketball box worth $12,000 and finding multiple Michael Jordan rookie cards!

Across different eras, a few unforgettable seasons pushed scoring to historic heights, redefining what a single year of ...

LONDON — British playwright Tom Stoppard, a playful, probing dramatist who won an Academy Award for the screenplay for 1998's "Shakespeare In Love," died at age 88. In a statement Saturday, United ...

The New Orleans Saints travel to face the Tampa Bay at Raymond James Stadium for Week 14 of the 2025 NFL season on Sunday, ...