On this day in 1954, the Hawks and Lakers played a game with 12-foot rims instead of the standard 10-footers. Why? Because there was a mounting concern that it was too easy to score -- “Something has ...

SEATTLE — Tyler Besecker started near the bench, a foot off the court. The 6-foot-7, one-time Stanford reserve launched into a sprint toward the basket, leaping to touch the rim. He missed. Badly. By ...

“In sports,” says Captain Bob Starnes of the University of Illinois’ basketball team, “it only takes one shot or one play to make you a hero or a bum.” Starnes should know. Last week, when the ...