Gary Payton became an NBA legend during the 1990s as a member of the Seattle SuperSonics. He established himself as one of ...

A blockbuster trade reshaped expectations in Los Angeles, but December closed with doubts growing louder than belief.

During the Lakers' 80th season of existence (they were founded back in 1946 as the Detroit Gems in the National Basketball ...

The No. 2-ranked Michigan Wolverines defeated the No. 24-ranked USC Trojans 96-66 to ring in the new year on Detroit Pistons ...

2010 — Peyton Manning becomes the first player to win The Associated Press NFL Most Valuable Player honors four times. 2010 — ...

Joe Louis knocks out Buddy Baer with four seconds left in the first round at Madison Square Garden in New York to retain the world heavyweight title. 1977 — Oakland wins their first ...

Kobe Bryant spent 20 seasons with the Los Angeles Lakers, capturing five NBA championships and forging one of basketball’s ...

Elden Campbell's teammates will hold a memorial service for him after he died at age 57 on Dec. 1. Here’s what to know about ...

Presents in the morning, then a game in the afternoon. To him, that sounds like an exceptional Christmas. Williams and the defending NBA champion Oklahoma City Thunder — who felt snubbed by the ...

The Lakers got blown out again Tuesday, letting a close game devolve into a 128-106 loss to the Detroit Pistons, the Lakers' ...

LeBron James scored 17 points on his 41st birthday, but Cade Cunningham had 27 points and 11 assists while leading the ...

LeBron James will remember his 41st birthday for all the wrong reasons after the Lakers turn over the ball 21 times in a ...