The Edmonton Oilers win the Stanley Cup for the second straight year with an 8-3 victory over the Philadelphia Flyers in Game 5. Barry Bonds makes his MLB debut for the Pittsburgh Pirates. Mike Tyson ...

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2008 — Usain Bolt sets the world record in the 100 meters with a time of 9.72 seconds at the Reebok Grand Prix in New York.

The G.O.A.T. debate between Michael Jordan and LeBron James is one of the most discussed topics in sports discourse. Jordan ...

One of the biggest debates in basketball, if not all of sports, is who the Greatest of All-Time is within the NBA. The vast ...

The Sixers have had legends like Wilt, Iverson, and Embiid win MVPs — here’s a look back at each of their iconic seasons.

Boston Celtics wing Chuck Cooper was traded to the Milwaukee Hawks on this day, the same day Larry Bird won his 3rd and final ...

Have athletes gotten better over time? A look at Wilt Chamberlain, Bill Russell and other dominant players from the NBA.

Evan Mobley for Giannis Antetokounmpo is a trade machine pipe dream. But the fake trade is a real chance to reflect where ...

Wilt [Chamberlain]. Jerry West. The guys before me were the guys ... dating in high school—maintained homes in Folsom and El Dorado Hills during much of Bill’s NBA career.] Yeah, it was a good trip ...

"Wilt often said that had he grown up in Oklahoma, he might have become a football player; or had he grown up in California, he might have become a track star — but he grew up in Philadelphia, where, ...