Shaq credits the player he has become to the inspiration he got from legends like Dr. J.

Julius Erving honing his basketball skills at the Hempstead Salvation Army in Long Island wasn't the only thing he did while at the campus. While there, young Dr. J was also attracted to one of the ...

Long before Charles Barkley and Michael Jordan became NBA icons and later estranged friends, Julius Erving saw something special in both of them. In his autobiography, Dr. J: The Autobiography, Erving ...

Tyrese Maxey scored six of his 36 points in overtime, Joel Embiid had 32 points, 15 rebounds and 10 assists and the ...

Rabbi Julius Berman, who led the Orthodox Union and a myriad of other prominent Jewish communal organizations across the Orthodox and secular Jewish world, has died at 90. Born in Lithuania in 1935 to ...

Long Island’s presence in pro basketball is deeply rooted. The Island may not be perceived as a basketball factory these days, but it has produced one of the all-time NBA greats and still has ...

Sen. Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.) fired back at Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth over his threat to demote the senator’s military rank on Monday following the Pentagon’s investigation, saying he “will fight ...

Cellphone videos captured the chaotic scene at a suburban Joliet mall over the weekend as dozens of teens brawled inside the building. Joliet police were called to Louis Joliet Mall just before 6 p.m.

The NBA has issued suspensions for the fight between Jose Alvarado and Mark Williams that came during Saturday's game between the New Orleans Pelicans and Phoenix Suns. Alvarado was seen as the more ...

Giants’ Rico Payton and Raiders’ Chigozie Anusiem fought on the sideline during the game. Both players could face fines or possible suspensions pending NFL review. The Giants snapped a nine-game ...