You really earn that. But if you lose kid, don’t ever turn back…” Sumukh “Smokey” Mysore started rapping in his teens. But it was basketball that was his first love. “I started playing ...

Former San Diego State basketball coach David “Smokey” Gaines has died. His family announced his death Saturday morning. Gaines suffered a stroke in June 2018 and spent the last month in the ...

Also, two of my more observant literary contributors raised significant questions: Does Smokey have a body double? And has Illinois basketball coach Brad Underwood ever been mistaken for Chris Farley?