Hakeem "The Dream" Olajuwon is considered one of the best centers playing in the National Basketball Association (NBA). While most of his teammates and rivals got involved with the sport in grade scho...
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Today is Sunday, Jan. 21, the 21st day of 2007. There are 344 days left in the year.Today's Highlight in History:On Jan. 21, 1793, during the French Revolution, King Louis XVI, condemned for treaso...
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Now that Marcus Camby is the NBA's Defensive Player of the Year, he's looking ahead _ and behind. The Denver Nuggets' 33-year-old center said that while he cherishes winning the award for the first...
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Tracy McGrady had 39 points, 11 rebounds and nine assists as the Houston Rockets secured home-court advantage in the first round of the Western Conference playofs with a 120-117 win over the Phoeni...
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The Houston Rockets signed Dikembe Mutombo to a one-year contract on Monday, extending the 41-year-old center's NBA career into a 16th season."I'm going to enjoy every second and every minute of my...
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Yao Ming had 21 points and 14 rebounds, and the Houston Rockets beat the San Antonio Spurs 83-81 on Saturday night, handing the defending champions their fourth loss in six games.Rafer Alston added...
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It's easy to see how fans of the Memphis Grizzlies and just about every team in the NBA's Atlantic Division could get the wrong impression.Short of a confession, though, there's still no way to pro...
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It's easy to see how fans of the Memphis Grizzlies and just about every team in the NBA's Atlantic Division could get the wrong impression.Short of a confession, though, there's still no way to pro...
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Dikembe Mutombo swatted the shot by the kid half his age, then wagged his index finger to the crowd's delight. Mutombo stuffed another shot by Los Angeles Lakers center Andrew Bynum 3 minutes later...
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Ewing vs. Olajuwon this wasn't. The most anticipated battle in decades between two of college basketball's best big men, 7-foot Greg Oden of Ohio State and 7-2 Roy Hibbert of Georgetown, never quit...
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Hakeem Olajuwon
Today in history - Jan. 21
