Long before the era of billion-dollar TV deals and nine-figure max contracts, professional athletes were already magnets for opportunists. The bigger the name, the bigger the target and few names in ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. The New York Knicks have behaved extremely disrespectfully in their ...

The American-Statesman’s Danny Davis breaks down what a 41-27 win over Michigan in the 2025 Citrus Bowl means for the Texas football program and Arch Manning. Texas football cornerback Malik Muhammad ...

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar turns 79 on April 16, 2026, and while most people know the 7’2″ athlete as a basketball legend with the Milwaukee Bucks and the Los Angeles Lakers, he has also formed a pretty ...

The San Antonio Spurs have emerged as one of the Western Conference’s top teams this season, and much of that rise has been driven by the defensive dominance of Victor Wembanyama. As the regular ...

Wilt Chamberlain was the yardstick for most NBA career milestones. His name continues to come up in the modern era when it comes to statistical records being chased by current players. During the 1983 ...

The St. John’s star was named the Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Award winner as the top center in the country Saturday — beating out Graham Ike of Gonzaga, Flory Bidunga of Kansas, Alex Condon of Florida and ...

(CNN) — Here is a look at the life of philanthropist, best-selling author and NBA Hall of Fame center Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. Member of three UCLA Bruins national championship teams, 1967, 1968 and 1969.

LeBron James has spent years chasing down the biggest names in NBA history. At this point, he’s running out of them. James added yet another milestone to his résumé, recording the 1,229th win of his ...

Stop me if you've heard this one before: LeBron James has set a new NBA record. On Tuesday night, James and the Los Angeles Lakers defeated the Cleveland Cavaliers, 127-113. Between the regular season ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James has established himself as one of ...

Robbie Avila stole the hearts of the men's college basketball world when he led Indiana State to a magical yet viral run in the NIT two years ago. He garnered the nicknames of "Cream Abdul Jabbar" and ...