Olympic Basketball News

The 2014 USA Basketball Men's National Team will hold its training camp July 28-31 at the University of Nevada-Las Vegas' Mendenhall Center in preparation for the upcoming FIBA World Cup tournament in Spain later this summer.

Seattle-bound: Jenna O'Hea will concentrate on her career in the US with the Storm this year.

Marc Gasol definitely got the better of that matchup during the playoffs last season.

The worst season in Los Angeles Lakers history ended. Two days of exit interviews ensued.

Brittney Griner had a busy WNBA offseason. She played in China, vacationed in Miami and watched from courtside while favorite player LeBron James beat her hometown Houston Rockets.

In a recent column I asked readers to send me a fifth. No bourbon, vodka or scotch were involved.

McDonald's Corp. is looking to beef up its image in China to lure diners amid an economic slowdown that could send them looking for cheaper alternatives.

John Curtis' Tia Charles and St. Thomas Aquinas' Meg Gambel battle for the ball in the first half during the Girls Class 2A championship at Fant-Ewing Coliseum in Monroe, LA.

Collegiate head coaches Stefanie Pemper of the U.S. Naval Academy and Jackie Carson of Furman University today were announced as court coaches for the 2014 USA Basketball Women's U18 National Team Trials, which will take place May 23-27 at the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colo.

NBA star Rajon Rondo knows firsthand the pain that last year's Boston Marathon bombing inflicted upon the city where he plays point guard for the Celtics.

The Vancouver Canucks have the sixth overall pick in the June 27-28 NHL Entry Draft.

The 2014 USA Basketball Men's National Team will hold its training camp July 28-31 at the University of Nevada-Las Vegas' Mendenhall Center in preparation for the upcoming FIBA World Cup tournament in Spain later this summer.

Hamilton Heights sophomore post Abdulhakim Ado, who already has been offered a scholarship by Vanderbilt, has been selected to play with the USA Elite National Under-20 team at the World Championships in Tourcoing, France.

Thanks to the peculiar configuration of an otherwise unremarkable Beverly strip mall, the kitchen of Million Thai restaurant enjoys a full-length glass storefront looking onto the parking lot, from where, should you choose, you can watch every detail of your food, and everyone else's, being prepared.

Natalie Achonwa ditched her bulky knee brace for her walk up to the stage at the WNBA draft this week.

The video opens with Luol Deng on the Quicken Loans Arena basketball court. A catchy, syncopated rhythm that sounds like clapping plays in the background.

Everything the Nets did last summer - from hiring Jason Kidd to trading for Paul Pierce and Kevin Garnett to signing Andrei Kirilenko, among other moves - was done with one idea in mind: to give Deron Williams every opportunity to become an elite player once again.

After 45 seasons of being the area's basketball wallflower, the playoff-bound Nets shared New York's NBA spotlight for one last time this season when they hosted the crosstown Knicks at Barclays Center on Tuesday night.

The Anaheim Ducks celebrate Ryan Getzlaf's game winning goal in overtime against the Tampa Bay Lightning at Honda Center on November 22, 2013 in Anaheim, California.

A'ja Wilson of the East team drives against Alyssa Rice of the West team during the 2014 McDonald's All American game.