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 ...

Italian boxer Nino Benvenuti beats American Emile Griffith in a 15 round points decision to win world middleweight crown. 1976 — Mike Schmidt hits four consecutive home runs and drives in eight runs ...

The NBA media feasted on the infamous Julius Erving and Larry Bird fight back in 1984. A lot had been said and written about it but according to Dr. J himself, he and Larry Legend never really dwelled ...

Haverford High School teacher Leon Smith appeared on "CBS Mornings" to learn he was the 2026 National Teacher of the Year!

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The great Julius Erving always knew what to do whenever he went up in mid-air, but in 2011, Dr. J seemed to have run out of moves ...

The 1980 NBA Finals remain one of the most iconic chapters in basketball history, not just because of how a storied franchise ...

NBA legend Julius Erving was one of those people who shared a great competitive rivalry with Abdul-Jabbar. The two went head-to-head in the iconic 1980 NBA Finals. Unfortunately, for Erving, the ...

IU basketball senior forward Tucker DeVries was named to the preseason watch list for the Julius Erving Award on Wednesday. The 6-foot-7 DeVries is one of 20 players named to the preseason watch list ...

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 ...

FAYETTEVILLE – Razorback sophomore Karter Knox has been named 1 of 20 players on the 2026 watch list for the Julius Erving Award, the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame announced today. The annual ...