Your town. Your news. Your take.

Local News: Los Angeles, CA 

 | 

Sign Up

 | 

Sign In

 
Advertisment

Olympic Basketball News

News on Olympic Basketball continually updated from thousands of sources around the net.

15 hrs ago | China Daily

London scales back Olympic plans on credit crunch

The credit crunch could have a silver lining for the hard-pressed organisers of the London 2012 Olympics who can now scale back their grand designs with the full blessing of the public and the IOC.

Comment?

Related Topix: Sports, Olympics, Olympic Summer Games, Summer Sports

Tue Oct 14, 2008

MediLexicon

Canterbury Christ Church University Receives Seal Of Approval As...

The London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games Ltd has presented Canterbury Christ Church University with a certificate which officially confirms the University's status as a London ...

Comment?

Related Topix: Olympic Badminton, Summer Sports, Olympic Volleyball, Olympic Fencing, Olympic Table Tennis, Olympic Tennis

Mon Oct 13, 2008

Los Angeles Times

NBA to design, operate multipurpose arenas in Chinese cities

The NBA will announce today plans for a multibillion-dollar real estate venture to design and operate a dozen multipurpose arenas in major Chinese cities for a future affiliated basketball league.

Comment?

Related Topix: Kobe Bryant (2008 Beijing Olympics), Yao Ming (2008 Beijing Olympics), Summer Sports, Lebron James (2008 Beijing Olympics), David Carter, Sports, Olympics

Sun Oct 12, 2008

<![CDATA[Sportsnet.ca - Basketball]]>

Dalembert talks about Rautins feud

Samuel Dalembert hasn't closed the door on playing basketball for Canada again but says he won't don a Canadian jersey so long as Leo Rautins is coaching.

Comment?

Related Topix: Sports, Philadelphia 76ers, NBA Basketball, Summer Sports, Samuel Dalembert, NBA Players, Olympics

Sat Oct 11, 2008

WKYC-TV - Iraq News

Brecksville: High schooler goes after Olympic-sized dream

You might call Nick Robinson a sports nut. "Sports has been my life," says the senior from Brecksville Broadview Heights High School.

Comment?

Related Topix: Summer Sports

Fri Oct 10, 2008

The Courier-Journal

USA Basketball still looking at Louisville

Louisville remains a contender for the headquarters of USA Basketball, nearly two months after the organization reportedly was close to announcing a deal with Glendale, Ariz.

Comment?

Related Topix: Summer Sports, Sports, Olympics

Thu Oct 09, 2008

News Chief

Report: Countries fail to share athletes' location

Published: Thursday, October 9, 2008 at 8:28 p.m. Last Modified: Thursday, October 9, 2008 at 8:28 p.m. Nearly half the countries that participated in the Beijing Olympics failed to tell organizers where their ...

Comment?

Related Topix: Sports, Olympics, Summer Sports, Olympic Summer Games

Trend Hunter Magazine

Olympic Runway Models - Leryn Franco Catwalk Photos

Well, it looks like it was more of an intentional fashion design than a Janet Jackson wardrobe malfunction.

Comment?

Related Topix: Summer Sports, Lebron James (2008 Beijing Olympics), Sports, Olympics, Olympic Summer Games

Wed Oct 08, 2008

SI.com

WADA removes baldness drug from banned list

The drug that got American skeleton racer Zach Lund barred from the Turin Olympics hours before the opening ceremony is being removed from the World Anti-Doping Agency's banned list.

Comment?

Related Topix: Sports, Olympics, Zach Lund, Winter Sports, Summer Sports, Olympic Winter Games

Times Online

Britain faces Olympic coaching crunch

As time runs out and no new money comes in, Great Britain faces an immediate and increasing risk of losing some of the best coaches in Olympic sport.

Comment?

Related Topix: Sports, Summer Sports, Olympic Canoe/Kayak, Olympic Volleyball, Olympic Water Polo, Olympics, Olympic Summer Games

Tue Oct 07, 2008

Hartford Business

U.S. Basketball's Slam Dunk

A leader may sometimes climb to unparalleled heights in perhaps a single sport and in just one competitive arena.

Comment?

Related Topix: Summer Sports, Sports, Olympics, Olympic Summer Games

Sun Oct 05, 2008

The Flint Journal

Continue reading "Olympic marathoner Brian Sell will be part of inaugural Brooksie Way field"

Brian Sell doesn't have to run the Brooksie Way Half Marathon . He certainly deserves the down time after competing in the Olympic marathon on Aug.

Comment?

Related Topix: Brian Sell, Summer Sports, Olympic Baseball

Fri Oct 03, 2008

BBC

Exhibition hails Olympic success

An exhibition celebrating the success of "often forgotten" Welsh Olympic athletes has been launched.

Comment?

Related Topix: Sports, Olympics, Olympic Rowing, Summer Sports, Olympic Summer Games, Tom James

Wed Oct 01, 2008

Denver Post

Denver fostering Olympic dreams

Denver's got its eyes on the gold and on the Winter Games as a host city. Who's backing the bid and why? Could it work? Article Last Updated: 09/27/2008 11:40:40 AM MDT A quiet bid to host the Winter Olympics ...

Comment?

Related Topix: Sports, Olympics, Olympic Winter Games, Summer Sports

Mon Sep 29, 2008

St. Tammany News

2008 Covington Elementary IV Olympiad

As the blare of the Olympic theme played in the background, athletes from 24 countries, led by the traditional first country of Greece, filed into the gym at Covington Elementary School.

Comment?

Related Topix: Sports, Olympics, Summer Sports, Olympic Summer Games

Sun Sep 28, 2008

USA Gymnastics

Post-Olympics Q&A - Alexander Artemev

Gymnastics.org caught up with some of the Olympic gymnasts during a recent stop on their post-Olympic tours.

Comment?

Related Topix: Sports, Olympics, Alexander Artemev, Olympic Tennis, Summer Sports

Fri Sep 26, 2008

USA Today

After Olympic Games, it's red, white and Blue for Coach K

A few days after guiding the U.S. men's basketball team to an Olympic gold medal in Beijing, Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski hit the college recruiting trail.

Comment?

Related Topix: Sports, Olympics, Summer Sports, Olympic Summer Games, Kobe Bryant (2008 Beijing Olympics), Dwyane Wade (2008 Beijing Olympics)

Wed Sep 24, 2008

USA Today

On ice or off, 'Great One' is a class act

It's staggering, really, how unfailingly polite Wayne Gretzky remains to this day, nine years removed from a hockey career that shaped one of professional sports' greatest legacies.

Comment?

Related Topix: Sports, Ice Hockey, Winter Sports, Summer Sports

Mon Sep 22, 2008

Regina Leader Post

Dedication to improvement

Coming up behind you is Sam Acton, a Regina swimmer who has the intentions to go far and make his dreams of the 2012 London Summer Olympic Games a reality.

Comment?

Related Topix: Sports, Olympics, Olympic Summer Games, Swimming, Summer Sports, Olympic Swimming

Sat Sep 20, 2008

Home - Redlands Daily Facts

Get ready for the Senior Olympics

Are you ready? It's time again for the Senior Olympics. From Friday, Sept. 26, to Friday, Oct.

Comment?

Related Topix: Sports, Swimming, Olympics, Summer Sports, Olympic Volleyball, Olympic Table Tennis, Olympic Swimming

↑ Back to top

More Olympic Basketball News

Archives

Read more articles in the Olympic Basketball News Archives.

For up to the minute news, check out the Olympic Basketball News Wire.

Want to add Olympic Basketball News headlines to your web site? Get the widget here.

RSS icon mobile icon

Olympic Basketball Photos

Olympic Basketball News Editors

RoboBlogger

I edit this news page on Topix when no humans are available to help.

People just like you make Olympic Basketball News on Topix better every day. If you're interested in becoming an editor, apply today!

Edits History | Editor Blog

Olympic Basketball Poll

created by: Topix Pollster | May 15, 2008

Click on an option to vote

26,964

votes

  • 1 year
  • 2 years
  • 5 years
  • 10 years
  • 20 years
  • 50 years
  • 100+ years

Olympic Medal Count

    Total
1 China 51 21 28 100
2 United States 36 38 36 110
3 Russian Fed. 23 21 28 72
4 Great Britain 19 13 15 47
5 Germany 16 10 15 41
6 Australia 14 15 17 46
7 Korea 13 10 8 31
8 Japan 9 6 10 25
9 Italy 8 10 10 28
10 France 7 16 17 40

Topix Extras