The doomed stand of 300 Spartan warriors against the Persian Empire at Thermopylae in 480 B.C.E.—the subject of Zack Snyder’s 2006 film 300—has been particularly influential for figures ...

Racing down to the Warrior end, Tiffany Jackson gave up the ball underneath to Mills' scrambling defense. Great chance for Spartan momentum? Nope; Jackson (game-leading 19 points) snatched the ...