Wilt Chamberlain

Sotheby’s calls the jersey Chamberlain wore in the championship-clinching Game 5 victory over the New York Knicks the most valuable piece of his memorabilia ever to appear on the market.

The NBA Most Valuable Player award has been renamed The Michael Jordan Trophy. The league made that announcement Tuesday and unveiled the redesigned award.

Russell died Sunday at the age of 88, with his wife, Jeannine, at his side, his family said in a statement posted on social media. No cause of death was immediately available.

Ochai Agbaji scored 23 points and passed Wilt Chamberlain on Kansas’ career scoring list, leading the No. 5 Jayhawks to a 102-83 win over Kansas State.

Stephen Curry scored an NBA season-high 50 points with nine 3-pointers, almost single-handedly leading the Golden State Warriors past the Atlanta Hawks 127-113.

Stephen Curry passed Wilt Chamberlain for the most points in Warriors franchise history in Golden State’s game against the Denver Nuggets. Curry scored 21 points in the first quarter, giving him 17,786 in his career.

Stephen Curry scored 53 points to pass Wilt Chamberlain for the most in Warriors franchise history as Golden State beat the Denver Nuggets 116-107.

The Pacific Northwest, basketball and sports world has lost one of the all-time greats today when it was announced that James A. Naismith Hall of Fame inductee Elgin Baylor passed away at the age of 86 due to natural causes.

With the Seattle Mariners re-signing James "Big Maple" Paxton, it got me thinking of other sports stars that carry a nickname that includes the moniker "Big". Here are some of my favorites with a surprising disproportionate amount of them having played for Seattle sports franchises.

Jayson Tatum had 27 points for Boston without the injured Marcus Smart, as the Celtics withstood another scoring spree by Stephen Curry to beat the Warriors 111-107.