To fully understand today’s NBA, you must familiarize yourself with the American Basketball Association. The league, which existed from 1967 to 1976, ushered in a new era and provided much of the ...

Earl Foreman marched slowly down the red carpet that covered Scope’s mezzanine hallway. That night, the Virginia Squires’ owner was to help host the sold-out, nationally televised 1974 American ...

PORTSMOUTH, Va. (WAVY) — They were budding superstars and now they are legends, basketball greats such as Julius Erving — you might recall him as Dr. J — George “the Iceman” Gervin and Charlie Scott, ...

PORTSMOUTH, VA (WTKR)- The Virginia Squires were not in Norfolk very long, but created a memorable history during their time in the Mermaid City. The ABA team was home to some of basketball's biggest ...

Editor’s note: As we wait for the sports world to return, we’re occasionally looking back at some of our favorite Virginian-Pilot and Daily Press Sports stories. The following story appeared in The ...

NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — Earl Foreman, the man who brought the Virginia Squires professional basketball team to Hampton Roads, has died, one of his sons said Tuesday. Stuart M. Foreman confirmed his father ...

VIRGINIA BEACH — After graduating from the University of Virginia in 1973, Barry Parkhill had identical contract offers from the NBA’s Portland Trail Blazers and ABA’s Virginia Squires. He chose the ...

PORTSMOUTH, Va. (WAVY) – The City of Portsmouth is partnering with Sports Inside and Out to honor the Virginia Squires, for the team’s contribution to basketball. They played in the former American ...

If a new arena and entertainment district is built in the Potomac Yard section of Alexandria for the Washington Wizards and Capitals, that won’t be the first time a professional sports team moved from ...

Julius Erving is at center court at Scope in Norfolk at a Virginia Squires game in the early 1970s. Eric Futterman is behind the scorer’s table, the young teen wearing a white belt. Squires owner Earl ...

NORFOLK, Va. (AP) - Earl Foreman, the man who brought the Virginia Squires professional basketball team to Hampton Roads, has died, one of his sons said Tuesday. Stuart M. Foreman confirmed his father ...