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Spud Webb on today’s NBA dunk contest, short players and more
Hoops Hype via Yahoo Canada Sports· 4 months agoSpud Webb, a 12-year NBA veteran and at 5-foot-7 the shortest player to win the dunk contest, sat...
Nikola Jokić receives his third MVP trophy, then puts his genius on full display on historic night
Yahoo Sports· 2 months agoDENVER — What began with a sheepish salute, a customary acknowledgement of history for a three-time...
‘We couldn’t lose’: Behind the scenes of NC State basketball’s improbable 1983 NCAA title
Raleigh News and Observer via Yahoo Canada News· 1 year agoForty years later, the images are still as sharp as a starlit Albuquerque night. Dereck Whittenburg...
The peak GOATs: Ranking the NBA’s best at their best
Hoops Hype via Yahoo Canada Sports· 1 year agoAfter LeBron James beat the scoring record, many started calling him the Longevity GOAT, some in a complimentary manner, others as a way to cop out from...
Who’s Tuffy? When did the Wufs wed? What’s a Cardiac Pack? Your guide to NC State fandom
Raleigh News and Observer via Yahoo Canada News· 3 months agoMany in Raleigh don’t remember or didn’t experience the 1983 and 1974 Wolfpack championships. If...
The AP Top 25 basketball poll found plenty of chaos in 1983 and 2020 with 7 different No. 1 teams
Associated Press via Yahoo Canada News· 6 months agoAs The Associated Press marks the 75th anniversary of its Top 25 men's college basketball poll, the...
NC State's 1983 national champion Wolfpack men remain a team, 41 years later
USA TODAY Sports via Yahoo Canada Sports· 3 months agoThe voice on the other end of the line boomed. "Great day to be a Wolfpack!" Dereck Whittenburg said...
We have Denny Crum to thank for Kentucky vs. Louisville. And we’re better for it.
Lexington Herald-Leader via Yahoo Canada News· 1 year agoDenny Crum was a disrupter before disrupters became cool. But then Denny Crum was always cool or...
Victor Vector Week 18: Wembanyama vs. Holmgren is still a Rookie of the Year race for the ages
Yahoo Sports· 4 months agoWelcome to the Victor Wembanyama experience. Come one, come all, for there is a 7-foot-4 Frenchman...
NBA Twitter reacts to Joel Embiid’s 52-point game against Boston: ‘The MVP race is over’
Hoops Hype via Yahoo Canada Sports· 1 year agoThe MVP race is on, and Joel Embiid was on one last night. The Sixers MVP candidate dropped 52...