In the late 1970s, the NCAA rivalry between Magic Johnson and Larry Bird elevated the sport of basketball. The national championship game that year was the most-watched basketball game ever, and as their rivalry moved on to the NBA, it’s widely considered responsible for launching basketball into the “major sport” status it enjoys today. The […]
“I don’t think you could script it much better.” That’s the first thing Long Beach State men’s basketball coach Dan Monson said after his team edged UC Riverside in overtime 73-72 on Saturday at Walter Pyramid. And he’s right. The victory clinched the first Big West Conference regular season title for LBSU since 2013, and […]
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