It included future legends like James Worthy, Ralph Sampson, Dominique Wilkins and Isaiah Thomas, along with some solid pros ...

Every NBA team has that one guy that they drafted that they regret and he turned into a legitimate NBA draft bust.

"We felt this weekend was a great opportunity for them to see everything that Detroit has to offer, and we’ve built a lot of ...

That was when West first admitted to me that he was not convinced the Lakers should draft Magic at No. 1 in the 1979 NBA Draft. Every basketball mind in America was questioning how Magic Johnson ...

After winning basketball championships in high school and college, he was selected the first overall player in the 1979 NBA Draft by the Los Angeles Lakers. Shaquille O'Neal is a retired American ...

2000 — Keith Primeau ends the third-longest game in NHL history by scoring at 12:01 of the fifth overtime to give the ...

In the 1978 NBA draft, the Boston Celtics selected Bird ... any sub-market offers they made and simply enter into the 1979 draft instead. Eventually, after drawn-out negotiations, Bird signed ...

Editors' Note: USA TODAY has full coverage of Monday night's WNBA draft ... has compared it to 1979, when superstars Larry Bird and Magic Johnson left college to join the NBA, supercharging ...

He was drafted by the Pistons in 1979 and played in Detroit until he ... in the second round of the 1980 NBA Draft. He came to Detroit prior to the 1985-86 season and helped the franchise win ...

1902 — Alan-a-Dale wins the Kentucky Derby by a nose over Inventor, giving jockey Jimmy Winkfield his second straight Derby ...

Alabama has weathered roster changes since its season ended in Arizona against UConn. Davin Cosby, Sam Walters and Nick ...

Another option, as pointed out this week by Howard Balzer of CardsWire, might be choosing No. 81. Cardinals receiver Daniel ...