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When the Houston Texans signed Kareem Abdul-Jabbar to a five-year, $114 million contract in 1986, the franchise was at its peak.That team, led by future Hall of Famer Kevin McHale, had the league’s best record, finishing second to the Miami Heat.Houston’s success led to a wave of new superstars,...

When you’re looking to land a lottery pick in the 2019 NBA Draft, the best way to do it is to focus on the biggest things: winning, advancing, and making a deep run in the league.The Oklahoma City Thunder have been around for over two decades and haven’t missed...

The Associated Press – HONOLULU (AP) Purdue basketball coach Tim Miles says he thinks he knows what it takes to get Purdue to the Big Ten title game, but he has no plans to go to Indianapolis to do it.Miles, a native of Fort Collins, Colorado, was the only...

Two days after he was dismissed from Baylor for a year, Mike Williams decided he would take his own life, according to the Texas high school coach who knew him.Williams, who was expected to sign with Texas next week, was a four-star prospect from the state of Texas and...