How Celtics Got Bird, McHale, Tatum Etc. In 1978, Auerbach and the Celtics shrewdly used the sixth overall pick to take a small forward from Indiana State who due to a loophole in what were then ...

The Wizards won the game and advanced to face the Celtics, to whom they eventually lost in seven games. 4. Kevin Grevey, 41 ...

Boston Celtics forward Cedric Maxwell was anxiously awaiting the arrival of rookie Larry Bird in 1979. And not because Maxwell thought Bird could change the trajectory of the franchise. Rather, ...

On this day in Boston Celtics history, legendary Celtics forward John Havlicek died in 2019 after a long fight with Parkinson ...

On this day in Boston Celtics history in 1959, the rivalry between the Boston Celtics and Los Angeles Lakers was born as the Celtics defeated their longtime rivals (then in Minnesota, known for ...

With more than one-third of the league surveyed, players offered a greater variety of opinions and insights than ever.

West Indies cricket legend Desmond Haynes has been appointed to the ICC Men's Cricket Committee. Haynes joins the committee ...

Perceptions do not necessarily correspond with reality. Respected NBA veterans Malcolm Brogdon, Khris Middleton and Marcus Smart did not join the Washington Wizards by choice. The Wizards brought them ...

1994 — David Robinson scores 71 points to win the NBA scoring title as the San Antonio Spurs end the regular season with a 112-97 victory over the Los Angeles Clippers. Robinson, the fourth NBA player ...

1960 — The Boston Celtics beat the St. Louis Hawks 122-103 in Game 7 of ... Jack Nicklaus leads wire-to-wire to win the 4th of his 6 Masters titles. 1978 — Gary Player shoots a final-round 64 to win ...

he looked a lot like legendary Celtics announcer Johnny Most. Russ’s has two later claims to fame. Shortly after it closed, the diner was used for a scene in the 1978 film “The Brink’s Job.” ...