Syracuse, N.Y. — “Pignatello’s Picks” celebrates the top performances in Central New York girls basketball each week.

Rome Free Academy's three career 1,000-point scorers have the Black Knights on pace for the best season in program history.

Two years after he won an NBA title, Nikola Jokic views the surging New York Knicks as a “top-five candidate” to end their 52-year championship drought.

Players drafted right out of high school are always hit-or-miss, but these are undoubtedly the best NBA players to join right after school.

Young players under 25 are revolutionizing the NBA with talent, energy and boldness. These future champions are already making a difference, taking basketball to new heights. Check out who the best ...

Aniyah Neal was one of the top girls basketball players in Section III during her junior season at Jamesville-DeWitt. She led the team in scoring and was named first-team All-Central New York. Still, ...

A Purdue guard filling huge shoes and a star transfer for Memphis are also among those honored on our midseason team.

Eric Wong looks at the top players who may be dealt ahead of the NBA trade deadline and the fantasy ramifications of those ...

Ross was working at WHLI radio in Hempstead when he learned of a nearby team coming to the ABA —- the New Jersey Americans, ...

Nick Khatchikian of Mesrobian set a state record by scoring 102 points in a 119-25 win over Waverly. Incredibly, the state ...

The Sacramento Kings squared off against the New York Knicks on Saturday, the first of two meetings between the two teams this season. Sacramento, 9-2 in January, hoped to bounce back from a 132 ...

Bryant stepped off the court in a Lakers jersey for the final time the following year. He scored 60 points in his finale and ...