LAS VEGAS (AP) — For USA Basketball, the road to the Paris Olympics has started with a win. Anthony Edwards scored 13 points, Stephen Curry added 12 and the United States opened its tune-up schedule for the Paris Games by topping Canada, 86-72, on Wednesday night, July 10. United States center...
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Kawhi Leonard will not be part of the U.S. men’s basketball team that will compete in the Paris Games after all. Kawhi Leonard (AP) It would have been the first Olympic trip for Leonard, who missed 12 of the Los Angeles Clippers’ final 14 games this past season with right...
LAS VEGAS (AP) — He first played on the U.S. Olympic team as a 19-year-old. He did it again in his 20s, twice. And now, a few months from turning 40, he’s back for one more run. LeBron James, of the Los Angeles Lakers, responds to a question from a reporter during training camp for the United...
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Kevin Durant is dealing with calf soreness that has kept him from being a full participant in USA Basketball’s training camp for the Paris Olympics, though he has assured team officials that he does not expect the issue to be a major one. Kevin Durant (AP/File)...
NEW YORK (AP) — Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese will team up on the WNBA All-Star team to play against the U.S. Olympic team led by A’ja Wilson and Breanna Stewart. Indiana Fever's Caitlin Clark (AP) The pair of remarkable rookies were selected Tuesday, July 2, by a combination of votes from the...
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — They all had a reason to come back. Every single one of them. Simone Biles to move past those wrenching two weeks in Japan three years ago, when the gymnastics superstar prioritized her mental health and safety over glory, a decision that inspired some and maddened others....
Kawhi Leonard, Tyrese Haliburton and Joel Embiid are all good to go for the start of USA Basketball’s men’s national team training camp in Las Vegas next week, the first step toward what the Americans hope is a fifth consecutive Olympic gold medal. Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid (AP)...
PARIS (AP) — Victor Wembanyama plays against the top names in the game with the San Antonio Spurs in the NBA. He can’t wait to do the same for France at the Paris Olympics. France's basketball player Victor Wembanyama, who plays for the NBA San Antonio Spurs, speaks during media day at the...
Japanese-American libero Erik Shoji is still hung over from the warm Filipino reception that Team USA experienced in their first visit to the Philippines for the Volleyball Nations League (VNL) men’s tournament Manila leg. Team USA's libero Erik Shoji (Volleyball World/VNL) The USA...
Coco Gauff will lead the U.S. tennis team at the Paris Olympics three years after missing the Tokyo Games because she tested positive for COVID-19. USA's tennis ace Coco Gauff (AP/File photo) The 20-year-old Gauff, ranked No. 2, will be joined by No. 5 Jessica Pegula, Danielle Collins and Emma...
DALLAS (AP) — Joel Embiid was at the NBA Finals, and said his next stop is the Olympics. Philadelphia 76ers Joel Embiid (AP/File photo) The Philadelphia 76ers center, who missed more than half of the regular season and then was hobbled in the playoffs because of a knee injury, said in a televised...
LeBron James is going back to the Olympics for the first time in 12 years. Stephen Curry is headed to the games for the first time. Kevin Durant will go there with his eyes on history. Los Angeles Lakers forward Anthony Davis (AP) And they’re just part of a star-studded roster the Americans have...
