Sep 19 Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese transform WNBA and its future By Michael Marot, Associated Press Year 1 of the Clark & Reese Show has been unlike anything the WNBA has ever seen and with the playoffs looming, the final chapter is still unscripted. It's just what the league needed. Continue reading
Aug 19 WATCH: NBA coach Steve Kerr tells Trump 'night night' at the 2024 Democratic National Convention By Joshua Barajas “As a coach and former player, as a husband, a son, a father, even a grandfather, and as an American, I believe in a certain kind of leadership. I believe leaders must display dignity. I believe that leaders must tell… Continue reading
Aug 11 U.S. women's basketball team holds off France to win eighth straight Olympic gold medal By Doug Feinberg, Associated Press A’ja Wilson scored 21 points and the U.S. survived a last-second shot by former UConn standout Gabby Williams that was just inside the 3-point line to hold off France for a 67-66 win. Continue reading
Aug 10 Team USA defeats France to win fifth straight gold medal in men's basketball By Tim Reynolds, Associated Press The U.S. is atop the international men's basketball world once again, after Stephen Curry scored 24 points and led the way to a 98-87 win over France in the final at the Paris Games on Saturday night. Continue reading
Jul 19 Watch 5:46 WNBA's popularity surge helps league land breakthrough TV contract By John Yang, Ryan Connelly Holmes It’s the midpoint of a WNBA season that’s been like no other with record-setting numbers on the court, in the stands and on television. Now a big television deal may signal a new era for the league. John Yang discussed… Continue watching
Jul 10 Jontay Porter pleads guilty in case tied to gambling scandal that tanked his NBA career By Jennifer Peltz, Associated Press Former NBA player Jontay Porter admitted Wednesday that he schemed to take himself out of games for gambling's sake, pleading guilty to a federal conspiracy crime in the scandal that already got him banned from the league. Continue reading
Jun 12 NBA great Jerry West dies at 86 By Tim Reynolds, Associated Press He was a 14-time All-Star, a 12-time All-NBA selection, part of the 1972 Lakers team that won a championship, an NBA Finals MVP as part of a losing team in 1969 and was selected as part of the NBA’s 75th… Continue reading
May 27 Bill Walton, Hall of Fame player who became a star broadcaster, dies at 71 By Tim Reynolds, Associated Press Walton was the NBA's MVP in the 1977-78 season, a two-time champion and a member of both the NBA's 50th anniversary and 75th anniversary teams. Continue reading
May 07 Watch 6:47 Brittney Griner describes release from Russia and readjusting to life at home By Amna Nawaz, Anne Azzi Davenport Monday, we spoke with basketball star Brittney Griner about what it was like being detained by Russian authorities for ten months. In the second part of our interview, Amna Nawaz talks with Griner about her release from Russian custody, readjusting… Continue watching
May 06 Watch 8:48 'You don't feel like a human,' Brittney Griner describes her life in Russian confinement By Amna Nawaz, Anne Azzi Davenport She went from being the center of attention on professional basketball courts to the center of a global power struggle. Two years after she was first detained in Russia, Brittney Griner is sharing new details about her time held captive… Continue watching