Basketball
Sue Bird and Eddy Alvarez Selected as Team USA’s Flag Bearers
Four-time Olympic gold medalist Sue Bird and baseball player Eddy Alvarez, a 2014 Olympic silver medalist in speedskating, were selected as Team USA’s flag bearers for the Opening Ceremony of the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020, the United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee today announced. The Opening Ceremony will be held Friday, July 23, at Olympic Stadium in Tokyo. […]
USA Men’s National Basketball Team downs Spain, 83- 76
Considering what the USA Basketball Men’s National Team has been through the past week, the second half of Sunday’s exhibition finale before heading to Tokyo for the Olympic Games almost felt like a huge release of energy and emotion. Sparked by new addition to the U.S. Olympic Team Keldon Johnson, the U.S. used an 11-0 third-quarter run […]
USA Men’s National Team Defeats Argentina, 108-80
From the beginning against Argentina, the USA Basketball Men’s National Team players made sure they wouldn’t be losing three games in row. Just seconds after controlling the opening tip, Bradley Beal found forward Bam Adebayo for an emphatic alley-oop. The U.S. was off and running … and shooting … and dunking, en route to a 108-80 victory over the […]
USA Men Hold Off France 83-81 to Secure the Gold Medal at the FIBA U19 World Cup
In a game that came down to the wire, the USA men (7-0) continued with their balanced team efforts and unselfish play to hold off France (5-2) 83-81 and win the gold medal on Sunday at the 2021 FIBA U19 World Cup for Men in Riga, Latvia. With the win, the Americans claimed back-to-back gold […]
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