UCLA will honor the late Bill Walton when the Bruins face Ohio State at 3:45 p.m. ET Sunday in a game nationally televised on CBS. Walton died last May at the age of 71 after a prolonged battle with ...

Oftentimes in recent years, the eccentric Bill Walton, a lover of nature and the Grateful Dead, could be seen on a Pac-12 broadcast in a tie-dye shirt, finding new ways to make broadcast partner Dave ...

One day, about 15 years ago, my phone rang. The voice on the other line was distinct. “MISTER FREEEEEMANNNNN. Stop what you’re doing and let’s talk, brother.” It was Bill Walton. I reached out to ...

Fittingly, my favorite Bill Walton encounter involved only his voice. It was in October 2000, the day before John Wooden’s 90th birthday. I was visiting with Coach in his modest Encino condo when the ...

The Hall of Fame center—who evolved into a truly original broadcaster that always had time for a Grateful Dead anecdote or Pac-12 Conference stump speech—died on Monday, leaving behind a legacy ...

Bill Walton, who was one of the best college basketball players ever, won the 1978 NBA MVP award and a two NBA championships with the Portland Trail Blazers and Boston Celtics, has died Monday at the ...