Earl Monroe of Winston-Salem State in 1967, the year he averaged 41.5 points per game before going on to a stellar NBA career. The News & Observer file photo Earl “The Pearl” Monroe turned 80 Thursday ...

Like an exhilarating jazz interlude, Earl Monroe dazzled NBA fans on the court with his improvisational style of play. Before LeBron James, Kobe Bryant, Michael Jordan, Magic Johnson or even Julius ...

Earl Monroe was one of the most exciting combo guards of his generation. He takes great pride in being a prolific scorer and ahead of his time in terms of beating his opponents in isolated, one-on-one ...

To Baltimore basketball fans more than 40 years old, Earl “The Pearl” Monroe will forever remain the glorious guard with the reverse spin, the youthful magician who once spun 56 points on Jerry West ...

Nicknames are often criticized in today's NBA. Fans say they are too basic. Anthony Davis is AD. Kevin Garnett was KG. It's gotten to the point nickname aren't even as important. Time was, they were ...

It will be a historic day in Earl “The Pearl” Monroe’s long life on Wednesday when a new building opens at his high school that’s located in The Bronx, New York. Monroe, 79, has been hampered by ...

MOTT HAVEN, The Bronx (WABC) -- New York Knicks legends and NBA officials took part in a special groundbreaking ceremony on Wednesday for the Earl Monroe New Renaissance Charter Basketball School.

This was a good week for Earl “The Pearl” Monroe. Each day, he received increasingly positive updates from China, where the basketball team for the Earl Monroe New Renaissance Basketball School was ...

Former Knicks great Earl Monroe — a man of many nicknames and a member of the 1973 championship squad — takes a shot at some Q&A with Post columnist Steve Serby. Q: A quote from your friend and former ...

When asked if it’s true that he had a tryout at N.C. Central and wasn’t taken onto the team, Earl “The Pearl” Monroe smiles and shakes his head. “They’ve got so many stories of me, I’ve been to every ...

"It is imperative that we at CBS Sports, and as an industry, work towards a more diverse and inclusive landscape," said Harold Bryant, Executive Producer and Executive Vice President, CBS Sports said ...