It would be hard not to be envious of Bill Melchionni's basketball career. What a ride. From starring as a guard at Bishop Eustace Prep in his hometown of Pennsauken, New Jersey, to becoming a ...
High-flying, unstoppable future World Sports Humanitarian Hall of Fame inductee Julius Erving scores a personal-high 63 points, but the New York Nets lose to the San Diego Conquistadors, 176-166, in ...
Long before there was Barclays Center or the black and white merchandise, there were the New Jersey (later New York) Americans (later Nets), playing with ABA red, white and blue basketballs. They ...
Basketball fans didn’t quite know what to expect in February when the NBA hosted its annual All-Star weekend festivities. There was a new format for the game. First, each of the first three quarters ...
Tim Bassett can tell a good basketball story. The 1973-'74 basketball season was the first of seven professional seasons for Bassett. At 6'8 225lb, the kid from Washington,DC, was positioned either at ...
San Diego sports tour: Effort is there in Kings basketball, but this isn’t your dad’s or Dr. J’s ABA
In this occasional series, staff writer Tod Leonard attends sporting events to provide a taste and feel of the teams and games that are played throughout San Diego County. The team: San Diego Kings, ...
Julius Erving has all the accolades to make him an unforgettable player: 11 NBA All-Star teams. Four more in the ABA. The league MVP in 1981. AN NBA championship in 1983. The 50th anniversary All-Time ...
The 1970s opened with two major additions to the Nets franchise. Lou Carnesecca arrived as head coach and the team acquired Rick Barry. At 22 years old, Barry had been the NBA’s leading scorer with 35 ...
Dennis Murphy, a Fullerton businessman whose visionary sports ventures included co-founding the American Basketball Assn., World Hockey Assn., World Team Tennis and Roller Hockey International, died ...
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