After decades of silence, renowned Georgetown Hoyas basketball coach John Thompson decided to write his autobiography to show what went on behind the scenes of his extraordinary life. From becoming ...

Georgetown icon John Thompson Jr. cast a looming aura over college basketball. In person, his stature intimidated with his vintage sideline look — a towel slung over this shoulder and his face in a ...

During games, Georgetown basketball coach John Thompson slung a white towel over his shoulder, in tribute to his mother. (John McDonnell/The Washington Post) Review by George Solomon John Thompson, ...

John Thompson Jr. won a single NCAA basketball title. He never appeared in another Final Four after his Georgetown teams reached three national title games in four seasons from 1982 through 1985. And ...

Trymaine Lee: It's been a tough year. And along the way, we've had to say goodbye to some of the greats. John Lewis, Kobe Bryant, Little Richard. And over the weekend, the actor Chadwick Boseman, our ...