Earl Monroe

An aspiring dentist instead became an institution at Winston-Salem State

Hockey players, among all athletes, have the coolest way of entering a game, hopping over the boards with one hand, like Steve McQueen getting into a convertible. But basketball is forever, and so players are often...

The best moves don't have to take place in midair or at warp speed. That's why, even though today's players are generally more athletic than those of previous generations, the former stars produced just as many...

The author was in seventh heaven after scoring on none other than Earl (the Pearl) Monroe

WHEN CLARENCE (BIGHOUSE) GAINES ARRIVED AT WINSTON-SALEM STATE IN 1945, HE DIDN'T PLAN TO STAY LONG. FORTY-FIVE YEARS AND 806 VICTORIES LATER, HE'S STILL THERE