Basketball Archives - The Six Fifty

From MV to the TV: How Sean Patrick Small went from hooping at Los Altos High to playing NBA legend Larry Bird

The Six Fifty talks with actor Sean Patrick Small about his Peninsula upbringing, how he got into character to play Larry Bird in the HBO series "Winning Time," and what he hopes people take away from the show.

1,107 and counting: Stanford’s Tara VanDerveer reflects on her record of most wins in women’s hoops

Talking success, pandemic play and social justice activism with basketball’s winningest female coach. Story by Julia Brown Stanford University women’s basketball coach Tara VanDerveer speaks to her team after the Stanford Cardinal defeats the Tennessee Lady Vols 78–51 at Maples Pavilion on the Stanford campus, on December 18, 2019. (2019 Don Feria/ISI Photos) On Sunday, January 24, Stanford University women’s basketball coach Tara VanDerveer did something she’s done over 1,100 times in her ...