Topic: Wilt Chamberlain

'West by West': 20 stories from Jerry West's autobiography

Basketball great Jerry West's autobiography is rife with revelations about the legend.

West by West: My Charmed, Tormented Life

Attention, basketball fans: Jerry West’s bestselling autobiography is now available in paperback.   

Sports in 2012: here are some Monitor highlights

It’s impossible to list all the records set in 2012, but here’s a short rundown of some heralded highlights, plus 20 of our favorites, including some you might have missed.

Kobe Bryant passes 30,000 points, joins exclusive club

Bryant entered the game needing 13 points to make history and no one doubted he would get it.

Kobe Bryant: 10 quotes on his birthday

10 bon mots from the basketball star on his 34th birthday.

Modern Parenthood 2012 Olympics: Chess should be included – for players and parents

Chess isn't included in the list of events for the 2012 Olympics, though as an officially-recognized sport, it should be. Like other sports, chess attracts driven players and supportive parents to world competitions.

Over Time

Deford's new memoir captures his polished crustiness.

NBA Eastern finals: James leads Heat over Celtics in Game 6

LeBron James simply willed himself and his Miami teammates past a Celtics squad that looked overwhelmed in Thursday night's Game 6. Game 7 will be Saturday night in Miami.

From Wilt Chamberlain to Jeremy Lin: 10 NBA 'firsts'

Jeremy Lin's rise on the NBA radar provides the impetus to look back at Wilt Chamberlain's highest-scoring game and nine other NBA 'firsts.'

Shaquille O'Neal: basketball's larger-than-life big man calls it a career

Shaquille O'Neal, one of the most dominant centers in pro basketball history, announced his retirement Wednesday. Both on and off the court, he was an original not likely to be duplicated.

Isabel Wilkerson, author of “The Warmth of Other Suns,” on "the biggest underreported story of the 20th century"

Why did 6 million US blacks leave their homes? Author Isabel Wilkerson talks about "the Great Migration" and how it reshaped the US.

NBA Finals: Celtics, Lakers have game 7 date with history

Of the NBA's 63 championships, the Boston Celtics and Los Angeles Lakers account for 32. The Lakers trail the Celtics 15 to 17 in NBA Finals championship banners heading into Thursday's decisive Game 7.

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