Legendary high school basketball coach Bennie Lewis, the architect of the East Lincoln boys’ basketball dynasty during the 1980s, passed away last week. He also had a nice run at East Senior High for ...

In the NBA, there is a regular season MVP and a Finals MVP, but no award for the best player of the postseason, which is odd if you think about it. Hell, we even had a bubble MVP that one time. No ...

Martin St. Louis Still Leads Rangers, but Now He Towers Over Them. The diminutive and prolific St. Louis, who recently retired after a 16-season N.H.L. career, coaches his three sons and other ...

Elgin Baylor, the Lakers’ 11-time NBA All-Star, died Monday of natural causes. Baylor, 86, played a major role in revolutionizing basketball from a ground-bound sport into an aerial show.

The Los Angeles Lakers have a rich and storied history, one that has been graced by some of the greatest players to ever put on an NBA jersey. From big ...

On Monday afternoon, the Los Angeles Lakers announced that team legend Elgin Baylor passed away. ... Vs. St. Louis, five days later: 52 Points, 25 Rebounds, 10 Assists; Vs.

That’s why I had Shaquille O’Neal ahead of Elgin Baylor, even though Baylor scored over 9,000 more points than Shaq in a Laker uniform. Shaq wins the head-to-head ring count 3-0.

Baylor was an 11-time All-Star and made 10 All-NBA teams in his 13 seasons. “He was the franchise, without question,” Gail Goodrich said.

FILE - Elgin Baylor (22) of the Los Angeles Lakers makes a fast break past Golden State Warriors’ McCoy McLemore ... FILE - Boston Celtics’ Bill Russell (6) goes up against St. Louis Hawks’ Charlie ...

One of the game's most gifted players, Elgin Baylor made 10 appearances on the All-NBA first team. ... The Lakers lost to St. Louis in seven games in the Western Division Finals that season, ...

MVP: Elgin Baylor (Los Angeles Lakers) and Bob Pettit (St. Louis Hawks) Box score The 1959 All-Star Game, held at Detroit’s Olympia Stadium, featured a first in NBA All-Star history: the sharing ...