The Harlem Globetrotters won their first World Basketball Championship in 1940, topping the Chicago Bruins. By the midcentury, the Globetrotters were recognized as the world's best basketball team.

Sonny Hill recalls a time when he and his childhood friend, Wilt Chamberlain, would go to the movies to watch newsreels where the Harlem Globetrotters often appeared. Seeing players like Reece ...

The Harlem Globetrotters will hoop and ham it up at 2 and 7 p.m. Friday at the Schottenstein Center, 555 Borror Drive. Tickets can be found on ticketmaster.com. [email protected].