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Chicago Simeon Career Academy's players are paying tribute to former Simeon star Ben Wilson this season by wearing custom-made Nike shoes with his name and number printed on them. The players will begin wearing them Thursday's GEICO ESPN High Scho...

WALTHAM, Mass. -- The story of Ben Wilson still resonates with Boston Celtics coach and Chicago native Doc Rivers. In 1984, 17-year-old Wilson, a hoops prodigy from the city's South Side, was murdered just days before his senior season at Simeon H...

The first time I saw Derrick Rose try to tear down the United Center was in February 2006. I was a senior at a high school in suburban Chicago, and Simeon was playing Washington for the city's public league championship. By then, anyone who cared abo...

Journeys. If we are honest with ourselves, we know that they never really begin where we think they begin and they hardly ever end when we think it's the end. The journey to get the story of Ben Wilson's life told on (and through) film started ...

ESPN Films' "30 for 30," will premiere "Benji" at 8 p.m. Tuesday on ESPN. "Benji," directed by Coodie and Chike, examines the tragic death of Simeon High School star Ben Wilson. In 1984, 17-year-old Benjamin "Benji" Wilson Jr. was a symbol of everyt...

In 1984, 17-year-old Ben Wilson was America's most talented basketball prospect until the sweet-natured boy was senselessly murdered....

CHICAGO -- Beyond the expectations of fame that any artist carries with him, Chicago-born director Coodie Simmons has one prevailing goal for his documentary on the late Ben Wilson. "Our whole thing was we wanted to make thugs cry," said Simmons,...

A new film looks back at the Ben Wilson tragedy and tries to inspire change -- and tears.

Nearly 30 years after his death, Ben Wilson's name still resonates in Chicago. Now it will ring out nationwide. "Benji," which debuted April 21 at the Tribeca/ESPN Sports Film Festival (part of the larger 11th TriBeCa fest), is the first feature f...

Nearly 30 years after his death, Ben Wilson's name still resonates in Chicago. Now it will ring out nationwide. "Benji," which debuted April 21 at the Tribeca/ESPN Sports Film Festival (part of the larger 11th TriBeCa fest), is the first feature f...

Leon Neal/AFP/Getty Images Sorry, Susan. You are not on our list. Try some trick basketball shots and get back to us next year. This year, YouTube is celebrating its fifth anniversary. And while, much like a Cuban pitcher, the internet sensation'...

Billy Harris, the greatest streetball legend to come out of Chicago, passed away.

Three Australian referees have been appointed to the FIFA Confederations Cup to be held in South Africa in June this year.

Ever hear of Ben Wilson? He might be the reason Derrick Rose will wear No. 1 instead of No. 25 with the Bulls.

The band paid a visit to ESPN Radio studios on Sept. 20, 2005

Blues Traveler paid The Herd an in-studio visit on Sept. 20, 2005