PARIS, France — The USA men's and women's basketball teams will be the favorites to win gold in Paris, but several other teams will have players from the Pacific Northwest on their rosters. Washington ...

On Monday, the quest for an eighth consecutive Olympic gold medal starts for the U.S. women's basketball. Led by Brittney Griner, A'Ja Wilson, Breanna Stewart and other WNBA stars, the USA will take ...

Penn State has developed a strong basketball presence in Japan, where the country's best professional player and its men's national team coach are former Nittany Lions. D.J. Newbill, one of the top ...

Indian basketball prodigy Arvinder Singh left Punjab for Japan to play professionally, chasing a dream India’s inconsistent ...

The United States women's basketball team opened play at the 2024 Paris Olympics with a rematch of the gold medal game from the previous Summer Games. Once again, it was Team USA that emerged ...

With the knockout stage virtually out of reach, Japan and Brazil will close out Group B play each hoping to leave the Paris 2024 Olympic Games basketball tournament with a single victory. Brazil is ...

LILLE, France, July 30 (Reuters) - France prevailed 94-90 against Japan in their men's Group B Olympics basketball clash after their opponents held true to their team motto to "shock the world" by ...

The most dominant women's basketball team in the world hit the hardwood for the first time at the 2024 Paris Summer Olympics on Monday. But Team USA handled its first challenge with ease, defeating ...

Here is more background on the game from the Associated Press: One of the challenges that the U.S. women’s basketball team faces at the Paris Olympics with limited practice time is getting everyone on ...

A Japanese women’s basketball fan brought a Caitlin Clark sign to take a shot at the American team ahead of their Paris Olympics matchup on Monday. NBC Sports Bay Area reporter Kerith Burke caught ...

The Japanese men’s national team laid an egg in its first game at this year’s Olympic Games, falling 97-77 to a seasoned German squad over the weekend. Now, the test will get even tougher against the ...