The story of Larry Bird's upbringing in poverty, his parent's eventual divorce, his dad's struggles with alcoholism, his college glory days at Indiana State, his illustrious NBA career as a ...

Throughout their NBA careers, Larry Bird and Dominique Wilkins engaged in some of the most intense on-court battles the sport has ever seen. However, despite the respect they earned, Bird and Wilkins ...

Larry Bird and Magic Johnson helped define basketball in the 1980s, their rivalry driving the NBA into the mainstream. Although many saw them as evenly matched, Bird believes Johnson came out ahead.

The image echoes through basketball's eternity -- confidence, accuracy and excellence all epitomized by a single finger aimed at the heavens. The multicolored ball hung in the middle of its arc, en ...

In the realm of NBA legends, leadership is as integral to greatness as talent. Few understand that better than Robert Parish, the Hall of Fame center who anchored the Boston Celtics through their ...

If you’ve ever seen the film “Hoosiers,” you should have a feel for how important basketball is in the state of Indiana. In fact, fans there have a saying: “In 49 states, it’s just basketball … but ...

There’s new information on a very old Boston sports moment. Celtics Hall of Fame center Robert Parish is acknowledging he harbored bad feelings toward legendary teammate Larry Bird, and demonstrated ...

The Vigo County Public Library will host a special program this weekend celebrating the life and success of basketball legend Larry Bird. The program will be from 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday in meeting rooms ...