Hovasse coached the Japanese women to a silver medal at the Tokyo Olympics. As the men's basketball coach, he wants Japan to "shock the world" in Paris. TOKYO | Tom Hovasse’s voice vibrated through ...

PARIS, France — The USA men's and women's basketball teams will be the favorites to win gold in Paris, but several other teams will have players from the Pacific Northwest on their rosters. Washington ...

Penn State has developed a strong basketball presence in Japan, where the country's best professional player and its men's national team coach are former Nittany Lions. D.J. Newbill, one of the top ...

On Monday, the quest for an eighth consecutive Olympic gold medal starts for the U.S. women's basketball. Led by Brittney Griner, A'Ja Wilson, Breanna Stewart and other WNBA stars, the USA will take ...

To say it’s been a busy couple of weeks for Mark Smith would be an understatement. The former Mr. Basketball of Illinois and Edwardsville High School standout has signed to continue his playing career ...

As Japan’s men’s basketball team attempts to rebound from some losses at the Paris Olympics, one player’s presence on the team has generated some buzz among surprised fans. Josh Hawkinson, a U.S.-born ...

Coming off their best-ever Olympic performance, the Japanese women's basketball team will look to build on their silver medal of 2020 when they battle the United States in a rematch of the gold medal ...

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - Keisei Tominaga is headed to Paris. The former Husker made the 12-man Olympic roster for the Japanese National Team, it was announced Monday morning. He will compete for gold ...

NEW DELHI: Being away from home never gets easier. Every day, you stand in front of the mirror, wondering what your family is doing. The pain doesn’t fade, it quietly settles in. Your mother’s warmth ...

The United States women's basketball team opened play at the 2024 Paris Olympics with a rematch of the gold medal game from the previous Summer Games. Once again, it was Team USA that emerged ...

LILLE, France, July 30 (Reuters) - France prevailed 94-90 against Japan in their men's Group B Olympics basketball clash after their opponents held true to their team motto to "shock the world" by ...