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Opals legend Lauren Jackson has urged her side to “fire up” and leave nothing to chance as they enter their knockout quarter-final against Belgium on Thursday night. The Opals have rebounded from losing their opening game to France by 13 points to…
FIBA has opened an investigation into a fight between two Mali players following their loss to Serbia at the FIBA Women’s World Cup on Monday. Malian players Salimatou Kourouma and Kamite Elisabeth Dabou were caught on camera wrestling and throwing wild punches…
A WNBA title, a finals MVP and now a world record score – Team USA superstar A’Ja Wilson has had an impressive seven days. The 26-year-old sported a smile from ear to ear after her USA side set a new FIBA Women’s…
For Australian Opals coach Sandy Brondello, a little toughness could go a long way towards getting her side out of their group of death in the FIBA Women’s World Cup in Sydney. The Opals face Serbia on Sunday in a game that…
The Australian Opals have found their shooting stroke and built some confidence ahead of their most important games of the FIBA Women’s World Cup. The Opals thrashed Mali 118-58 at Qudos Bank Arena on Friday night to take their record to 1-1…
LOS ANGELES — Greg Lee, who helped UCLA to consecutive national championships in 1972 and ’73 as a starting guard under coach John Wooden, has died. He was 70. Lee died at a San Diego hospital on Wednesday from an infection related…
Covers college basketball Joined ESPN.com in 2011 Graduate of Minnesota State University, Mankato The University of Connecticut and former men’s basketball coach Kevin Ollie have reached a settlement of $3.9 million for claimed reputational damages and attorney’s fees to conclude the lengthy…
The WNBL will have 68 regular season games plus selected finals livestreamed nationally on 9Now along with 16 games plus finals shown live on ESPN under a two-year broadcast deal. For the first time, the WNBL will be paid a modest rights…
Nicholas Sanders, son of Hall of Fame running back Barry Sanders, is joining the Michigan State men’s basketball team as a freshman walk-on. The Spartans on Friday released their 2022-23 men’s basketball roster, which shows Sanders wearing No. 20 — the same…
First Lauren Jackson returned to the Opals, now she is back in the WNBL. The Southside Flyers will announce Jackson’s signing on Wednesday morning with the 41-year-old legend returning to the Australian league for the first time since injuries forced her to…
Basketball recruiting insider. Joined ESPN in 2014. Graduate of University of Delaware. For just the second and third times since 1938, the NIT semifinals and championship won’t be held at Madison Square Garden. The postseason tournament is moving out of New York,…
Michigan State has signed men’s college basketball coach Tom Izzo to a new five-year deal valued at $6.2 million per season, giving him about $2 million more each year. The school announced the deal Thursday, saying the rollover contract will need to…