By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer
LOS ANGELES (AP) ÀÏ˾»úÖ±²¥” Since 1969, Jerry West has been the faceless face of the NBA.
For those 5 1/2 decades, the NBA's logo has been a blank white silhouette of a player flanked by panels of blue and red. The player is dynamically dribbling a ball upcourt, ...
By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer
Jerry West left West Virginia decades ago. He never left his home state behind.
For years, he quietly gave significant sums of money to his alma mater, West Virginia University. He always spoke with pride about where he came from, how the small-town ...
By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer
Jerry West, who was selected to the Basketball Hall of Fame three times in a storied career as a player and executive, and whose silhouette is considered to be the basis of the NBA logo, died Wednesday morning, the Los Angeles Clippers announced.
He ...
By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer
Joe Mazzulla watches as many Manchester City matches as he can, and there's a clear symmetry there between that English soccer powerhouse and his Boston Celtics.
They had games on the same date 10 times during the Celtics' regular season. When Man City ...
By ERIC OLSON AP Sports Writer
Tennessee shook off upstart Evansville in the middle innings Friday and moved within a win of a third College World Series appearance in four years.
But Atlantic Coast Conference mates North Carolina, Virginia and Florida State turned in the most eye-opening ...
TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) ÀÏ˾»úÖ±²¥” Logan Suave had three hits and drove in three runs, West Virginia scored multiple runs in four of the first five innings and the Mountaineers dispatched Grand Canyon 10-6 on Sunday night, winning the Tucson Regional and earning the school's first berth to a super ...