Cassius, an Australian saltwater crocodile (Crocodylus porosus), is the largest crocodile in captivity at 5.48 m (17 ft 11.75 in). The Australian saltwater crocodile is the largest and most fearsome of today's species.
Pearl Washington, 52, Dies; Dazzling Guard Put Syracuse on Basketball Map. Dwayne Washington, better known as Pearl, passing for Syracuse in a game against Cornell. A point guard, Washington played three seasons for the Orange, from 1983 to 1986.
November 1, 1946. Henry Biasatti of Italy, the first international player in the league, played in the very first game of the Basketball Association of America, the NBAs predecessor, for the Toronto Huskies, who lost to the New York Knicks 68-66.