In fact, the NBA Slam Dunk Contest is often the highlight of All-Star Weekend, as many of the greatest high-flyers have made ...

Joseph P. Owens was managing editor of The Express-Times from 1995-2001 and editor from 2001-2012. He is currently editor and general manager of The Dialog and TheDialog.org, the news outlet for the ...

Patch has teamed up with T-Mobile to celebrate five standout athletes whose achievements have left a lasting impression on our community.

The Knicks hosted the Kings on Saturday inside the Garden and trounced the folks from Sacramento in a very offensive display, final score 140-123. New York surely enjoyed the three days off and it ...

World B. Free couldn’t help himself. His NYC side had to show. Free was a Sixers rookie on a fast break in 1975, running a two-on-one scenario with veteran and venerable teammate Billy Cunningham ...

On Jan. 25, 1988, Jazz guard Rickey Green scored the NBA’s 5,000,000th point on a 24-foot three-pointer as the buzzer sounded ending the third quarter of Utah’s 119-96 victory over Cleveland.

Players drafted right out of high school are always hit-or-miss, but these are undoubtedly the best NBA players to join right after school.