Jordan vs. Dominique: When Indianapolis hosted the best Slam Dunk Contest of all-time
It was the greatest combination of talent and dunkers in Slam Dunk contest history, and a little-known Pacer almost stole the ...
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Erik Spoelstra breaks Jimmy Butler silence, with Heat offering pushback to Butler’s rebukes
Friday, the silence was broken, the uneasy truce between Jimmy Butler’s side of the story and the Miami Heat’s side when it came to the past two ...
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Georgia Tech hires Texas assistant Blake Gideon as defensive coordinator
Georgia Tech has hired Texas assistant coach Blake Gideon as its defensive coordinator. The school announced the hiring Friday. Gideon had spent the past four seasons coaching safeties with the ...
Today in Sports - Spud Webb, 5-foot-7, wins NBA Slam Dunk competition, shortest player ever to win
1986 — Atlanta’s Spud Webb, at 5-foot-7, wins NBA Slam Dunk competition. Webb receives a perfect 50 from the judges in the last two rounds to shock defending dunk champion Dominique Wilkins and the ...
Today in Sports – Week Ahead, Feb. 7 – Feb. 13
John L. Sullivan wins the world heavyweight bare-knuckle title by beating Paddy Ryan in a nine-round bout in Mississippi City, Miss. 1942 — At the Millrose Games in New ...