NBA Northwest Division

Lenny Wilkens is a skinny little man with no jump shot and a hairstyle by Dagwood Bumstead. He plays guard with one hand—his left—better than all but a few other pros do with two. "Lenny plays his position the way it...

ANTI-ALEX

The Jack Kent Cookes and Lamar Hunts own the lion's share of most sports operations, but a dozen or so franchises have cut the public in for a piece of the action and more are expected to follow suit.

A woeful season's start for Derek Sanderson & Co., rich but unready, illuminates the fitness of things

In the National Basketball Association's 26 seasons rarely has a division brought together as many strong teams as the Pacific will this year. To appreciate just how tough things are on the West Coast, consider the...