Shortly after the NBA Draft concluded Thursday night, former UConn center Samson Johnson signed with the Indiana Pacers on an Exhibit 10 contract.

1971 — Muhammad Ali wins a four-year legal battle to overturn his 1967 conviction for draft evasion in an 8-0 vote by the U.S. Supreme Court. 1992 — Connie Price-Smith, who earlier won the discus, ...

In 1947, the first draft of the Basketball Association of America was held at The Leland Hotel in Detroit, MI. The BAA would ...