NBA legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar continues his legacy of activism and leadership, announcing two new books set for release in ...

At Purdue, John Wooden was college basketball's best player. At UCLA, he was the best coach. The programs meet for the first ...

John Wooden, who played for Purdue and coached ... When the Bruins, led by Lew Alcindor (later known as Kareem Abdul-Jabbar), played Purdue in the first game at Mackey Arena, it was not the ...

Even after losing Hazzard to the NBA, the Bruins kept the ship steady and became the fifth Division I men's basketball ...

Led by coach John Wooden, the Bruins knocked off the Duke ... who later changed name to Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, and Bill Walton to the varsity roster -- and won the next seven national championships.