The NBA trade-deadline deal today, in which the Brooklyn Nets sent James Harden to the Philadelphia 76ers in exchange for Ben Simmons, two other players and two first-round draft picks, got us ...

SERVICES INFO ADDED-- Stock car racing wouldn't have gotten so big so fast in Southern California if it hadn't been for Les Richter. Richter, who died of a brain aneurysm on June 12 at age 79, almost ...

Les Richter was an imposing figure at 6-foot-3 and almost 240 lbs., size that made him one of the most physical linebackers in the NFL and earned him the nickname "Dirty Les" for his aggressive play.

Los Angeles Times Wednesday April 28, 2004 Home Edition Main News Part A Page 2 National Desk 2 inches; 63 words Type of Material: Correction Auto racing -- An article in Tuesday’s Sports section ...

CANTON, Ohio (AP) - Linebacker Les Richter, once traded for 11 players, has been inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Richter, who died last year, is a senior committee nominee. He played nine ...

Why we ranked him here: Richter assembled a remarkable NFL career that had a unique beginning. He was chosen No. 2 overall in the 1952 NFL Draft by the New York Yanks, who subsequently folded before ...

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (Feb. 5, 2011) — Les Richter, who served as a senior executive for NASCAR following his All-Pro NFL career, was elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame, it was announced Saturday ...

Northeast Ohio is still buzzing over the National Basketball Association trade that sent Kyrie Irving from the Cleveland Cavaliers to the Boston Celtics. Trades are part of the business side of any ...

FONTANA >> When Les Richter worked as a NASCAR vice president of competition, not many competitors were anxious to be called into his office. It was quite opposite for Southern California race fans.

A lot of people got upset last week about a report that Junior Seau's family would not be able to speak at his Pro Football Hall of Fame induction ceremony on Aug. 8. Jon Richter is not among those ...