Basketball

BASKETBALL—"It was great winning this series because everybody had counted us out as a bunch of old men," said beaming Coach Red Auerbach, 45, alter his BOSTON CELTICS won their fifth straight NBA title, 4 games to...

Age was supposed to slow Boston, but not even an injury to a famous ankle could keep the champs from another NBA title

BASKETBALL—The BOSTON CELTICS won their crucial fourth game from Los Angeles 108-105, moved ahead 3-1 and back to Boston, with Coach Red Auerbach full of confidence. "We've never lost three games in a row," he said....

Bob the magnificent Cousy is at his magical best as he leads the Celtics to victory over the Royals and into the NBA finals

BADMINTON—World Champion ERLAND KOPS of Denmark lost the first game of the U.S. Open finals 7-15 to Thailand's Channarong Ratana-Saengsuang by reckless playing. Settling down to almost flawless play after that, he...