I'm not quite old enough to participate in a debate about whether Wes Unseld or Bill Walton is the greatest outlet passer of all time. (A colleague in the Staples Center Media Room insists that Bob Lanier be mentioned among the candidates). By the time I started following the NBA, Walton was waving a towel on the Celtics' bench. But his teammate, Robert Parish, was breaking my young heart as a Hawks...
INDIANAPOLIS - Larry Bird was not in the house when Bill Belichick decided to go for it on fourth and 2 from his 28. Even though Bird works just a few blocks from Lucas Oil Stadium, he has never been to a game there.
Magic Johnson would have no problem having Michael Jordan's No. 23 retired across the NBA. In fact, he says if the league approves the initiative, he and Larry Bird would be the first in line to support it.
Magic Johnson would have no problem having Michael Jordan's No. 23 retired across the NBA. In fact, he says if the league approves the initiative, he and Larry Bird would be the first in line to support it.
Indian Pacers are heading into this game against the New Jersey Nets on good form winning 4 in a row and chasing their 5th straight win and are looking good to do that at the Izod Center taking on the struggling New Jersey Nets tonight. Dantahy Jones has been the star towards this win streak especially after the outing last time out against matched up against Ray Allen where he managed to get 25 points...
In this week’s episode of Slate’s sports podcast Hang Up and Listen, Stefan Fatsis, Josh Levin, and Mike Pesca discuss the Colts’ tight win over the Patriots, college football’s BCS rankings, and the Larry Bird/Magic Johnson book When the Game Was Ours.
Dear Mr. Bird: Industry has fled. Our budget deficit is more than $1 billion. You are very rich. Do you really need to collect this 80 bucks we owe you? Sincerely, Indiana. Among the $385 million...
Dear Mr. Bird: Industry has fled. Our budget deficit is more than $1 billion. You are very rich. Do you really need to collect this 80 bucks we owe you? Sincerely, Indiana. Among the $385 million...
Dear Mr. Bird: Industry has fled. Our budget deficit is more than $1 billion. You are very rich. Do you really need to collect this 80 bucks we owe you? Sincerely, Indiana. Among the $385 million...
Revel in the Rivalry There's a guy in town, name is Larry Bird. Throughout the 1980s, he was one half of sport's greatest team and individual rivalry -- the Boston Celtics and Los Angeles Lakers, Bird and Magic Johnson. He, too, has heard all the talk from the Indianapolis Colts and New England Patriots, how tonight's nationally televised game is . . . here it comes . . just another game. "Just...
INDIANAPOLIS - Larry Bird thinks the current Celtic Big Three might have more luck with longevity than the famed trio of which he was a part. He reasons that Paul Pierce,...
INDIANAPOLIS -Although he resides in his home state as president of the Indiana Pacers, Larry Bird keeps close tabs on the team he always will be identified with, and he lauded its revamped roster.
By Brendan Tyman The matchup between Tom Brady and Peyton Manning has been compared to Larry Bird and Magic Johnson of football. This season, the Indianapolis Colts are 8-0 and they look to continue their 16-game winning streak in the regular season against the New England Patriots, who are 6-2. The Patriots are looking to get home-field [...]
By Brendan Tyman The matchup between Tom Brady and Peyton Manning has been compared to Larry Bird and Magic Johnson of football. This season, the Indianapolis Colts are 8-0 and they look to continue their 16-game winning streak in the regular season against the New England Patriots, who are 6-2. The Patriots are looking to get home-field [...]
The Air Jordans story, in my mind at least, starts not with the marketing or with the man but rather with the shoes. Peter Moore designed the original Air Jordans and they looked nothing like their predecessors. Sneakers had almost always been white, crisp like snow when new, beige and brown once they got old. But Moore...