Sports Impact

MarvinWebster, known to Knicks fans in the 1980's as the "Human Eraser" forhis shot-blocking prowess, died on Saturday in a Tulsa hotel. He was 56.

Webster,a 7-1 center, was a Knick for eight seasons, from 1979 through theearly part of the 1986 season, mainly used in a reserve role behindstarting center Bill Cartwright on teams coached by Willis Reed, RedHolzman (in his second tour of duty) and Hubie Br...

NORMAN, Okla. - Oklahoma forward Blake Griffin will give up his finaltwo years of eligibility and head to the NBA after a sophomore seasonthat ended with him being recognized as college basketball’s top player.

Griffin announced his decision Tuesday at a campus news conferencealongside coach Jeff Capel, saying it was time to take his game to thenext level.

Griffin helped the Sooners...