John Wooden was honored with a moment of silence before Game 2 of the NBA finals between the Los Angeles Lakers and Boston Celtics on Sunday. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Bill Walton, two of Wooden's greatest players at UCLA, took turns speaking publicly for the first time ...

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Former UCLA basketball coach John Wooden, one of the most revered figures in U.S. sport, was in "grave" condition in hospital on Thursday, according to multiple media reports. The 99-year-old Wooden was being treated at UCLA Medical Center, the Los Angeles Times and Los Angeles television station KCAL each reported. Although his family could not be ...

Former UCLA basketball coach and Hall of Famer John Wooden was reportedly hospitalized in Los Angeles on Thursday night. Los Angeles television station KCAL and the Los Angeles Times reported that the 99-year-old Wooden was in "grave" condition at UCLA Medical Center. The Times cited an anonymous school source ...

The Denver Nuggets acquired Arron Afflalo and Walter Sharpe from Detroit on Monday in exchange for a future second-round draft pick. The Nuggets also received cash in the deal. The Pistons freed up close to $1.8 million in salary cap space. Afflalo averaged 4.9 points in ...

John Wooden won 10 NCAA championships at UCLA by stockpiling incredible talent and developing it. Ohio State coach Thad Matta has never won a national title. Yet in his dreams he ponders what it was like for the Wizard of Westwood, back in the days ...

UCLA guard Jrue Holiday has decided to remain in the NBA draft and will hire an agent, which makes him ineligible to return to the Bruins. Coach Ben Howland on Saturday confirmed Holiday's decision. "I'm sure Jrue will be a great NBA player and have a ...

Minutes after the NBA draft started, Derrick Rose learned he was headed home. Long after it ended, O.J. Mayo and Kevin Love were on the move. A night that began with the expected pick ended with a stunning trade, which had ...

Kevin Love likes watching videos of classic basketball games nearly as much as the UCLA freshman likes playing in them. He's seen a tape of the 1973 NCAA championship game, when Bill Walton and the Bruins played Memphis and calls it "very special." Special enough ...