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Jodie Sweetin recalls the time Little Richard accidentally smacked her during “Full House” performance
Jodie Sweetin and Andrea Barber took a brief respite from their long march of rewatching old Full House episodes for the ...
"He can turn on his sky hook against anybody" - Hakeem Olajuwon on the biggest challenge when defending Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
KAJ was undoubtedly key to the Lakers' back-to-back title run at the time. He was the main offensive threat of the Lakers ...
NBA Players Who've Been In the Same Place for Too Long
It's rare in the NBA these days for a star player to finish his career playing for only one team. Reggie Miller, Dirk ...
"I said to myself, 'Oh, man, how am I gonna stop that?'" - Patrick Ewing described facing Kareem Abdul-Jabbar for the first time
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar was already 38 years old when he faced a promising rookie, Patrick Ewing, for the very first time in the ...
Will Nikola Jokić or Shai Gilgeous-Alexander come out on top in MVP-centric Game 7?
Who has the advantage in Sunday's Game 7 between the Thunder and Nuggets? Plus, it's time for WNBA predictions!
Garden Party: Do or die (again)
This story first appeared in Garden Party, a daily-ish playoffs newsletter from Boston Globe Sports. Click here to join the ...
Bass Fishing Has a Rising Star—and He’s a Teenager From New York City
Dylan Quilatan caught his first fish in Central Park. He convinced his family to move south and chase his dream—and it’s ...
Bill Walton’s estate auctioning off stellar list of memorabilia
ESPN announcer Bill Walton gets ready to do the color commentary before the Kansas Jayhawks play against the Chaminade Silverswords during the first round of the Allstate Maui Invitational on November ...
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar revisits his long history of activism and using his voice: "Certain things needed to be said"
Off the court, NBA legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar has spent his life advocating for social justice. He wrote about it in a new book.
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 'focused on not passing out' meeting Martin Luther King, Jr. at 17
The NBA legend writes about the importance of protest for social justice in new book, "We All Want to Change the World." ...
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar shares how activism shaped his legacy on and off the court
In his new book, "We All Want to Change the World," Kareem Abdul-Jabbar recounts how the fight for racial justice from the ...