Tag: basketball team
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Caitlin Clark, fever persist, diminish Sky and Angel Reese
In her last regular-season game against fellow rookie wonder Angel Reese, Caitlin Clark had a career-high 31 points and 12 assists, helping the Indiana Fever defeat the struggling Chicago Sky 100-81 on Friday night. For her 11th double-double, Clark went 8 for 14 from the floor, including 5 for 9 from 3-point range. Throughout a…
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Odds, time, line, and Fever vs. Lynx prediction: 2024 WNBA selections, Aug. 24 wagers by dependable expert
On Saturday, Caitlin Clark and the Indiana Fever take on the Minnesota Lynx in a crucial WNBA regular season matchup between teams fighting for postseason positioning. On July 14, Indiana defeated Minnesota 81-74 in their first meeting. Minnesota is currently playing its third game in a four-day span. Fourth in the Eastern Conference, the Fever…
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Forecast, odds, spread, and line for Fever vs. Mercury: 2024 WNBA selections and Caitlin Clark’s top wagers for August 16
The Indiana Fever will face the Phoenix Mercury at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis on Friday as they continue their quest to make it back to the WNBA playoffs. Since losing in the first round of the 2016 playoffs, Indiana has not advanced to the postseason. But this year, the Fever (11-15) are ranked seventh in…
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The United States wins the most medals in the Olympics in Paris.
With an astounding 126 medals won in the Olympics in Paris, including 40 gold ones, the United States emerged victorious. In the end, China and the United States deadlocked at forty gold medals each in the battle for national pride over gold medals, which are seen by many as the most sought prize. China has…
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Olympic basketball in 2024: Four lessons from the USA vs. Serbia match
The star-studded USA men’s basketball team had a fright in Thursday’s semifinal game against Serbia and three-time NBA MVP Nikola Jokic, after winning their first four games of the 2024 Olympics with ease. The squad trailed by as much as 17 points and was down 13 going into the final quarter. Over thirty-five minutes of…
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U.S. overcomes South Sudan to advance to the Olympic basketball quarterfinals.
It is not Team USA’s issue to worry about which great player may not play on any given night; rather, it might become their hallmark. The depth of this squad will continue to cause some awkward situations as the coaching staff tries to figure out how to handle it all, but it will also motivate…
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Former Giants pitcher Reyes Moronta dies aged 31
Former San Francisco Giants pitcher Reyes Moronta died Sunday in his native nation of the Dominican Republic, the Mexican Baseball League said on social media. He was 31 years old.Moronta played with the Giants from 2017 until 2021. After the Giants, he went between the Los Angeles Dodgers, Arizona Diamondbacks and Los Angeles Angels between…
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How Was Joel Embiid, a star player for the Sixers, in his Olympic debut?
Joel Embiid of the Philadelphia 76ers and the rest of Team USA played their first game of the 2024 Olympics on Sunday after a run of exhibition matches. They faced Serbia and Nikola Jokic in the opening round of competition.Before the Olympics, everyone was talking about Embiid because of his unique circumstances. He was able…
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Steve Kerr of Team USA discusses why Jayson Tatum was not included in the 2024 Paris Olympics first match against Serbia.
Jayson Tatum did not play in the starting lineup for Team USA in their first Olympic match in Paris in 2024. The star of the Boston Celtics saw no action during Sunday’s 110-84 victory against Serbia for the United States.Coach Steve Kerr told reporters, via Adam Himmelsbach of the Boston Globe, “I went with the…
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Dylan Travis of USA 3×3 basketball: “The no-name that made it”
Dylan Travis shouldn’t, in theory, be wearing the Team USA logo on his basketball jersey while in Paris this summer.However, the basketball career of this 31-year-old special education instructor defies reason. Despite leading his home state in scoring during his final year of high school, the Omaha, Nebraska, native received no Division I offers. He…
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USA defeats Germany 92-88 to complete their pre-Olympic exhibition trip.
LeBron James will fly the American flag on Friday. He did, however, start the American men’s basketball team.In their penultimate practice before the Paris Games begin later this week, the four-time defending Olympic gold medalists held off World Cup champion Germany 92-88 in London on Monday night. James scored the final 11 points for the…
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USA Basketball Club Championships 2024: Rock Hill, South Carolina, will host the tournament
The 2024 USA Basketball Club Championships, which will take place in Rock Hill, South Carolina, from July 22–30, will revive the national youth tournament cycle for USA Basketball after a frenetic three days during the June U.S. Open Basketball Championships.Taking place at the Rock Hill Sports and Events Center, the tournament route tier of the…
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Clark and Reese are eager to collaborate in the WNBA All-Star Game.
In the WNBA All-Star Game on Saturday, Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark and Chicago Sky forward Angel Reese will set aside their animosity to play together on Team WNBA against the US women’s national team for 40 minutes.Over the course of a weekend that has seen the elite of women’s basketball gather in the scorching…
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NaLyssa Smith, a forward with the Indiana Fever, enjoys the WNBA’s perks.
NaLyssa Smith, a forward with the Indiana Fever, gets to experience the best of both worlds in the WNBA. In Smith’s reality, a planet aspires to be the last playoff position in the league by imitating a rock star band on tour and performing in packed houses. Her other world allows her to shop at…
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USA Basketball Showcase Abu Dhabi Wins Again, Handling Serbia
Knowing Stephen Curry at all meant that, on Wednesday, the 2024 USA Basketball Men’s National Team was going to be in show mode as they prepared for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris.Curry’s heart belonged to Dejan Milojevic. Former professional player Milojevic, a Serbian, was Curry’s assistant coach with the Golden State Warriors. He passed…
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Kobe’s father, Joe “Jellybean” Bryant, 69, passed away.
Officials announced on Tuesday the passing of longtime professional basketball player Joe “Jellybean” Bryant, whose lengthy career in Europe had a significant impact on his Hall of Fame son, Kobe.He was sixty-nine. Joe Bryant played basketball at La Salle University from 1973 to 1975 and served as head coach from 1993 to 1996. “We are…
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Veteran NBA player Patrick Beverley joins an Israeli squad
On social media on Tuesday afternoon, NBA veteran guard Patrick Beverley revealed that he has signed a contract with Hapoel Tel Aviv BC of the Israeli Basketball Premier League.This week, Beverley, who turned 36 this week, revealed on his X account that he was between signing a deal abroad or accepting a veteran minimum NBA…
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UCLA Health has been chosen the official medical provider for the USA Basketball Olympic team.
UCLA Health, a top-notch healthcare facility, and USA Basketball, the national governing body for basketball in the United States, have announced a multiyear relationship that will designate UCLA Health as the official team physician of USA Basketball.The agreement is based on UCLA Health’s ability to provide USA Basketball’s talented roster top-notch orthopaedic and sports medicine…
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Bronny James of the Lakers is in “a little slump” after his 6-of-26 performance in the first three NBA Summer League games.
The Los Angeles Lakers’ Bronny James isn’t having the finest start to the season. Now that he has participated in three Summer League games—two in the California Classic and one in Las Vegas—his offensive statistics are dismal, coming in at 6-of-26 from the field and 0 of 12 from three-point range. Over the course of…
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Paul Skenes shuts out the Brewers in seven shutout innings.
In yet another outstanding outing, Paul Skenes struck out 11 batters in seven scoreless innings, as the Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the Milwaukee Brewers 1-0 on Thursday.In his eleventh big league start, Skenes threw 99 pitches, 65 of which were strikes. The All-Star right-hander cut his ERA to 1.90 and only gave up one walk. “It…
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Derrick White will compete in the Olympics in Paris as Kawhi Leonard leaves Team USA.
The roster of the American men’s basketball squad has been modified.USA Basketball said on Wednesday that guard Derrick White of the Boston Celtics would take Kawhi Leonard’s position as the Los Angeles Clippers forward in the Paris Olympics. “Kawhi Leonard has been ramping up for the Olympics over the past several weeks and had a…
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An overview of the Utah Jazz Summer League
With one of the most spectacular Summer League lineups in recent memory, the Utah Jazz will begin their two-week program for Summer League on Monday.July 8, 9, and 10 are the Utah Jazz’s three consecutive days of play in the Salt Lake City Summer League. The team will be led by third-year center Walker Kessler,…
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Kings Trade For A Six-Time All-Star In A Significant Move DeMar DeRozan
The California Classic opened with a lot of excitement in Sacramento’s Golden 1 Center, but it wasn’t because of anything that transpired on the court; rather, it was all about what was going on in the front office. The news on Saturday that six-time NBA All-Star DeMar DeRozan will be playing for the Sacramento Kings…
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WNBA rookie Caitlin Clark achieves the first triple-double in an Indiana Fever victory.
In an 83-78 win against New York on Saturday at Gainbridge Fieldhouse, Caitlin Clark recorded the first triple-double by a rookie in WNBA history and ended the Fever’s nine-game losing run against the Liberty.For Indiana (9-13), Clark ended with 19 points, 13 assists, and 12 rebounds. The No. 1 choice in the WNBA draft almost…
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In his Lakers summer league debut, Bronny James scores four points.
On Saturday, Bronny James made his NBA summer league debut. He was taken aback by the welcoming crowd in the city where his father had fought some of his hardest NBA Finals matches.“The atmosphere,” was Bronny’s response when asked what had shocked him the most after the Los Angeles Lakers’ opening-round California Classic defeat to…