Jul 30, 2024; Paris, France; United States player Dearica Hamby (5) reacts in the women’s pool basketball 3×3 game during the Paris 2024 Olympic Summer Games at La Concorde 1. Mandatory Credit: Yukihito Taguchi-USA TODAY Sports PARIS — The United States, the reigning champion, suffered a stunning second loss in the women’s 3×3 basketball pool…
PHOTO USA Today Sports Images Team USA was spared the shock of an upset loss to South Sudan in London during their 5-0 run through an exhibition season spanning three countries leading into the Olympics. LeBron James made the game-winner in a 101-100 win this month that opened a lot of eyes to the style…
Jul 10, 2024; Las Vegas, Nevada, USA; USA guard Anthony Edwards (5) looks on in the fourth quarter against Canada in the USA Basketball Showcase at T-Mobile Arena. Mandatory Credit: Candice Ward-USA TODAY Sports 101-100. It’s the lasting impression of Team USA’s run-up to the Paris Olympics. Embarrassing … but in a good way. No…
PHOTO USA Today Sports Images Try as we might, it’s easy to overreact to the disjointed second half turned in by Team USA in a narrow win over Australia in Abu Dhabi. Energy in spurts, effectiveness largely in isolation, and soft interior defense contributed to the white-knuckle finish in the exhibition game that left head…
The North Carolina Tar Heels won their first outright regular season ACC title in seven years with an 84-79 win over archenemy Duke on Saturday. The annual season finale for the conference is one of the best things going in college basketball, yet there’s a sinking feeling that fans should relish this rivalry, and ACC…
Football is finished and the NBA is coming off of a horrific All-Star break. That only means one thing — it’s the time of the year when the masses start paying attention to college basketball. However, many “fans” will be in for a rude awakening when they realize that the men’s game isn’t that exciting….
A former women’s basketball player at the University of Nebraska is suing the program for not stepping in and taking appropriate action when her relationship with an assistant coach became public. Grant Hill looks to repeat Team USA’s 2004 “success” Ashley Scoggin filed a civil lawsuit sharing how her relationship with then-associate head coach Chuck…
There has been a lot said and written about horrible youth sports parents. Just recently, former NBA player Matt Barnes allegedly told a high school student announcing a game between Harvard-Westlake and Crespi Carmelite High School — where the small forward’s son plays — that he’d slap the sh*t out of him. Grant Hill looks…
