Tag: International basketball
Liz Cambage among Australian women to play at Tokyo Olympics
BRISBANE, Australia — Liz Cambage was included Wednesday in the 12-women Australian basketball team for the Tokyo Olympics, ending an earlier saga in which...
National teams wait on NBA stars for Olympic qualifier games
MIES, Switzerland — With the NBA playoffs starting Saturday, national team coaches are watching and waiting to get star players back for last-minute qualification...
Before free agency, Lowry will decide his Olympic future
The next big decision that Toronto guard Kyle Lowry makes won’t be the one that decides his NBA future.
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‘It’s an honor’: The Hall of Fame’s class of 2020 enshrined
UNCASVILLE, Conn. — Vanessa Bryant took Michael Jordan's hand and walked down from the stage, a familiar chant breaking out throughout the arena as...
Former NZ men’s basketball coach Steve McKean dead at 77
WELLINGTON, New Zealand — Steve McKean, a San Jose State University graduate who was a pioneering professional basketball player in New Zealand and later...
Mulkey lures Baylor transfer Gusters to LSU
BATON ROUGE, La. — New LSU coach Kim Mulkey has persuaded one of her top former Baylor recruits to follow her move to the...
When Spoelstra and Popovich face off, the respect is clear
MIAMI — The postgame routine between San Antonio’s Gregg Popovich and Miami’s Erik Spoelstra is almost always the same. A handshake or embrace near...
Carmelo Anthony memoir coming out in September
NEW YORK — Carmelo Anthony's life story includes a great deal besides basketball.
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Connecticut Sun’s Rizzotti to continue as Olympic assistant
UNCASVILLE, Conn. — New Connecticut Sun president Jennifer Rizzotti plans to keep her second job this summer as an assistant coach on the United...
Adebayo, Butler lead Heat by Spurs for third straight win
SAN ANTONIO — Bam Adebayo scored 23 points while Jimmy Butler had 18 points and 11 assists to help the Miami Heat beat the...