Today in Boston Celtics history, Larry Joe Bird was born in West Baden Springs, Indiana in 1956. Considered by many to be among the greatest to ever play the sport of basketball, Bird would briefly ...

When Larry Bird was on the court, his supreme confidence was always on full display. He believed that no one could guard him and that he was the best player in the world – and he always made sure to ...

Though Larry Bird was very much on the minds of everyone attending Monday evening’s official book launch for “Heartland: A Forgotten Place, an Impossible Dream, and the Miracle of Larry Bird,” much of ...

Indiana State's 1979 team reunited in Terre Haute to talk about Larry Bird, that season and author Keith O'Brien's new book on the topic, "Heartland." Coach Bill Hodges, eight players and even an ...

FILE - Indiana State star Larry Bird makes his way through the crowd of players and fans getting congratulations after his team defeated Arkansas, 73-71, to win the NCAA Midwest Regional tourney crown ...

Were it not for a string of unlikely events and minor miracles, the world might have never known a basketball legend. In the beginning, the boy didn’t like basketball as much as he seemed to like just ...