Articles filed under Basketball
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Caitlin Clark breaks WNBA rookie assists record as Fever beat Storm 92-75Aug 18, 2024 8:52 pm - INDIANAPOLIS — Kelsey Mitchell scored 27 points, Caitlin Clark added 23 points and nine assists, and Lexie Hull scored 12 of her career-high 22 points in the fourth quart...
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Sky rallies in 4th quarter for 90-86 victory, handing Sparks fifth straight home defeatAug 17, 2024 8:14 pm - Lindsay Allen scored 16 points, Kamilla Cardoso and rookie Angel Reese posted double-doubles and the Chicago Sky rallied in the fourth quarter to beat Los Angeles 90-86, handing the Sparks their fifth straight loss at home.
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Sky’s research, faith in Carter paying off in surprising waysAug 17, 2024 4:13 pm - The Sky offered guard Chennedy Carter a training camp contract with a chance to earn a roster spot. She’s now the team’s leading scorer. Here’s a closer look at how this WNBA redemption story came about.
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New-look Sky thinking playoffs as WNBA season resumesAug 14, 2024 8:13 pm - The last time the Sky took the court, it pulled off an impressive win at Las Vegas. Now after the month-long Olympic break and a significant trade, it will try to pick up where it left off.
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Clark takes advantage of WNBA’s Olympic break to reset for sprint to playoffsAug 14, 2024 3:29 pm - INDIANAPOLIS — Caitlin Clark took full advantage of her snub by the U.S. Olympic team. She visited Mexico, attended a friend's wedding in Iowa, and even got to see the Ne...
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The WNBA break is ending. Here are the big stories coming out of it.Aug 14, 2024 7:55 am - The U.S. women’s basketball team celebrated its eighth consecutive Olympic gold medal Sunday in Paris, so that means the final stretch of the WNBA season is near. After a...
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A'ja Wilson, U.S. women hold off France to win eighth straight Olympic basketball gold medalAug 11, 2024 12:18 pm - PARIS — The U.S. women's basketball team had to overcome its greatest challenge in 32 years before extending the Americans' unprecedented run to eight straight Olympic go...
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U.S. ties China in Paris Olympics gold medal count after Americans' nail-biting women's hoops winAug 11, 2024 12:05 pm - PARIS — The U.S. women's basketball team held off France on Sunday to win gold in the final event of the Paris Olympics, and that hardware was needed for the Americans to...
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Golden Steph: Curry's late barrage seals another Olympic men's basketball title, as US beats FranceAug 10, 2024 4:48 pm - Stephen Curry was thinking about this two years ago, after winning his fourth NBA title. The only thing left for him to win was Olympic gold. And in the ultimate moment, he made sure that medal would be his. The U.S. is atop the international men's basketball world once again, after 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.
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France has booed Joel Embiid throughout the Olympics. Now the U.S. faces France for basketball goldAug 09, 2024 4:01 pm - PARIS — It was Joel Embiid's time to celebrate. And he savored every second. One of two U.S. players left on the court following their 95-91 comeback victory over Serbia ...