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LOS ANGELES - When the UCLA Bruins basketball players reported for their shootaround Monday morning, they were greeted by a surprise visitor at Pauley Pavilion. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, the all-time leading scorer in NBA history and a three-time All-A...

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's trip to the Basketball Hall of Fame was a chance to catch up with old friends, to hear in detail how his NBA rights were determined and to reflect on his peers and the game.

Given the millions being paid to pros, who needs a bachelor's degree? I must point out that a college diploma is even more important than ever for those athletes who expect to sign a contract for big dollars.

The focus on improving academics for incoming freshmen by the NCAA is a good thing; however, this scrutiny is very much too little, too late.

The amateur athlete has gone the way of 50 cents-a-gallon gasoline and been replaced with one-and-done stars who are on their way to making many millions in the professional ranks. College "money" sports, i.e., basketball and football, are no more...

The amateur athlete has gone the way of 50 cents-a-gallon gasoline and been replaced with one-and-done stars who are on their way to make many millions in the professional ranks.

It happened 60 years ago at CCNY and other schools; and if the allegations about Auburn are correct, it's still happening today. Basketball's ongoing point-shaving problem.

The beleaguered UCLA program will never return to the glory days of John Wooden's tenure. But one illustrious Wooden alum knows what will help the Bruins through these current woes.

If I had the ability to code a Drudge-style blue-and-gold siren aimed solely at UCLA alums with massive amounts of cash to burn, that siren would be flashing bold and bright in this blog post at this very moment. Because if you're a UCLA alumni who a...

Legends and lore helped shape Los Angeles into hoops heaven.

Just hours before John Wooden passed away at the age of 99, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar finally made it to pay his respects.

According to a report in The Orange County Register on Monday, the former Lakers great said he is interesting in Fullerton's basketball coaching vacancy if the school wants him.

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar will join CBS Sports as an analyst during its coverage of the NCAA tournament.

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, who led UCLA to three national championships in the 1960s, and Tex Winter, a former USC player who innovated the triangle offense, are among 10 inductees to the Pacific-10 Conference basketball hall of honor.