1987 — Jockey Laffit Pincay Jr. becomes the first rider in the history of Santa Anita Park to win seven races in a single afternoon. In his only loss of the day, Pincay finishes third aboard Bob Back ...

Alex Sarr made the go-ahead basket with 53 seconds left, followed with a blocked shot and finished with 19 points to lead the Washington Wizards to a 129-125 victory over the Detroit Pistons on ...

1960 — Rookie Wilt Chamberlain scores a playoff record 53 points in the Philadelphia’s 132-112 triumph over the Syracuse Nationals to send the Warriors to the Eastern Division finals against the ...

With 16 games remaining on the schedule, the Detroit Pistons sit in a virtual tie with the Milwaukee Bucks and Indiana Pacers ...

Caporn was among five candidates who progressed to the advanced stages of the Boomers' head coach search at the end of ...

Two of the top three NBA teams in net rating go to work on national TV Wednesday night, with the Oklahoma City Thunder (first at plus-12.4) visiting the Boston Celtics (third at plus-9.0). College ...

There has been a lot of buzz around Cooper Flagg returning to Duke for a sophomore season. It's unlikely, but here's how it ...

The Warriors and Clippers are rising in the NBA power rankings with playoff spots on the line at the end of the regular ...

From Shaq's 61-point revenge against the Clippers to Jordan's 36-point first half after being disrespected by LaBradford ...

Here are the top 5 all-time leaders in games coached for the Washington Wizards. Mike Barner ... Year Award two times and made one trip to the NBA Finals in 1971. In the playoffs, he posted ...

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The Nets defense went missing in the first quarter, and they were missing shots in the fourth. But it was losing their poise at the end that cost them. The Nets blew a lead down the stretch in a ...