2006 — Kobe Bryant scores a staggering 81 points — the second-highest total in NBA history — and the Los Angeles Lakers beat the Toronto Raptors 122-104.

From slavery to wealth” is the phrase that best describes the story of Barney L. Ford, who was born into slav­ery on this day in 1822 in Stafford Court, Va.—the product of a Black woman and a plantation owner.

Coming off a tough loss to the Clippers, the Lakers have little trouble defeating the NBA's worst team, the Washington Wizards.

Kenesaw Mountain Landis takes office as baseball’s commissioner. 1947 — Carl Hubbell, Frank Frisch, Mickey Cochrane, and Lefty Grove are elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame.

Kobe Bryant's eldest daughter, Natalia Bryant, celebrated her 22nd birthday on Sunday. 19. Natalia's mother, Vanessa Bryant, made a special post on her social media dedicated to her firstborn ...

Natalia Bryant, the oldest daughter of Kobe and Vanessa Bryant, celebrated her birthday this weekend and showed off a Taylor Swift-themed cake for her big day. It was a weekend of celebration for ...

The Los Angeles Lakers didn't play that way when Kobe Bryant was in the league. It was used, but not as a primary part of the offense. Even so, Bryant made a ton of threes. He finished his career ...

January 26th will mark the fifth year anniversary of Kobe Bryant's death.Let's take a moment to remember the great Kobe Bryant. In his 20 NBA seasons with the Los Angeles Lakers, Kobe Bryant won five championships,

While they can look back and feel good about what they've accomplished thus far, everyone in Columbus is focused on three famous words from the late, great Kobe Bryant ahead of this matchup. "

“Make it so,” to steal Captain Jean-Luc Picard’s catchphrase. 4. “Kobe: The Making of a Legend” airs on CNN Saturday at 9 p.m. The three-part sports docuseries charts the course of ...

Irving moved into 27th in NBA history with 1,828 made three-pointers, passing LA Lakers legend and Hall of Famer Kobe Bryant, someone Irving saw as a mentor and a friend. Irving was able to ...

Here are just a few of the most well-known and why they're seen as super fans. The late Kobe Bryant never played for the 76ers, but his days growing up in suburban Philadelphia and playing ...