“The magazine did a big write up on Lew Alcindor and the whole centerfold was a picture taken by a camera through the backboard from behind. “In it, Alcindor is absolutely slamming it over my ...

Before that game, which featured Alcindor and Elvin Hayes, Welch played for the TJC squad that defeated U of H freshmen. What memories.

In the third-place game, St. Joseph’s beats Utah 127-120 in quadruple-overtime. 1967 — UCLA, led by sophomore Lew Alcindor’s 20 points, beats Dayton 79-64 for the NCAA basketball championship.

1945: A one-time basketball star in Schenectady, NY, Pat Riley’s high school team once beat Lew Alcindor’s team. Riley later coached him.

UCLA player Lew Alcindor (now Kareem Abdul-Jabbar), right, snags a rebound as Houston’s Elvin Hayes (44) makes a leaping rebound attempt in what was called the “Game of the Century.” (Photo: ...

I used to be Lew Alcindor, the pale reflection of what white America expected of me. Now I’m Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, the manifestation of my African history, culture and beliefs.” Orlando Bloom ...

Arch-Mania is here, and it’s sweeping more than just Texas fans away. I could feel it as I watched Arch Manning ’s interview with Marty Smith of ESPN and saw the reaction to his NIL deal with Red Bull ...

On Jan. 20, 1968, the country’s top-ranked teams met inside the Astrodome in a game that would transform college basketball forever. No. 1 UCLA vs. No. 2 Houston. Lew Alcindor vs. Elvin Hayes ...

High school games last only 32 minutes (v. 40 minutes for a regulation college game), but Lew is averaging 31 points a game, and no less an authority than Wilt (“The Stilt”) Chamberlain,* a ...

On that fateful day, Riley's team, led by his intense determination, pulled off a shocking 74-68 victory over Alcindor's squad. The win, however, would be marred by a crucial detail the Hall of ...

Lew Alcindor (a.k.a. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar) and Bill Walton were all-time great college basketball players at UCLA, not to mention their Hall of Fame careers in the NBA. During their championship ...

That is how Roger Kahn of Sport magazine had summed up “Lew Alcindor’s Life as a Pro” back in February 1970.