Steve Downing , who was inducted into the Indiana University Athletics Hall of Fame in the spring, has spent pretty much his entire life involved in athletics. He played his high school basketball ...

It is also the birthday of ex-Celtic center Steve Downing, who won a title with Cowens as a backup big behind him in 1974.

Athletic director Steve Downing, a former Indiana University basketball player under coach Bob Knight, did not share such doubt. Downing had persuaded Holman to stay two extra seasons to mentor Wise.

On this day in Boston Celtics history, the storied franchise traded star center Dave Cowens to the Milwaukee Bucks for point guard Quinn Buckner in 1982. Cowens had retired from the ball club as a ...