Grover Cleveland Alexander is elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame. 1958 — Canadian born Willie O’Ree becomes the NHL’s first black player for the Boston Bruins. 1972 — The Lakers’ Jerry West, hits a last second,

1972 — The Lakers’ Jerry West, hits a last second, 20-foot jumper to lead the West team to a 112-110 NBA All-Star victory over the East, as he garners the MVP award. 1973 — Orlando Cepeda becomes the first player signed specifically to be a ...

Orlando Cepeda, Carl Erskine, Whitey Herzog, Luis Tiant, Fernando Valenzuela and WILLIE MAYS and basketball’s Sid Elliott, Cecil Skinner and Jerry West. Also, football’s Bill Battle ...

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West Virginia Director of Athletics Wren Baker announced that Jerry West's No. 44 jersey will be retired in all sports at the university. “Through his generosity, advice, time, and overall ...

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia celebrated the life of NBA great Jerry West, the school's career leading scorer, at its sellout game Saturday against No. 2 Iowa State, and announced at ...

The 1972 NBA All-Star Game, held in Los Angeles, featured Lakers stars Jerry West, Gail Goodrich, and Wilt Chamberlain. The Western Conference staged an impressive comeback to win 112-110 ...

Jerry West, West Virginia’s most decorated figure, is still helping the school even after his death. On Friday, WVU announced a $5 million gift honoring the Mountaineer legend. This donation is ...

Regardless of the result of West Virginia's game with No. 2 Iowa State, Saturday will be a special day for Mountaineer fans. The team will be honoring the life of the legendary Jerry West ...

The jerseys, modeled by current Mountaineers Amani Hansberry, Sencire Harris and Tony Okani, are a lighter shade of blue than the University currently uses with gold and white trim around the top ...

The West Virginia University Mountaineers (12-4, 3-2) host the No. 2 Iowa State Cyclones (15-1, 5-0) Saturday evening. Tip-off is set for 5:00 p.m. EST and the action will stream on ESPN+.

Tom Landry and Barry Switzer never coached in the NFL again after getting axed by Jerry Jones; Landry because he was too old, Switzer because he was too unpredictable. Two left with their coaching ...