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US women’s basketball team retains assistants for Olympics
STORRS, Conn. (AP) — Geno Auriemma was happy to have his staff back together for the 2016 Olympics in Rio.©2015 The Artesia Daily Press / Associated Press
View ArticleLouisville’s Pitino named to coach Puerto Rico team
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Puerto Rico has named Louisville coach Rick Pitino to coach its national team in two international tournaments this summer.©2015 The Artesia Daily Press / Associated Press
View ArticleFIBA: 2019 Basketball World Cup to be played in Asia
MIES, Switzerland (AP) — Basketball's governing body says the 2019 World Cup will be played in Asia, with China and the Philippines bidding to host the tournament.©2015 The Artesia Daily Press /...
View ArticleMarbury leads Beijing to 2nd consecutive China championship
BEIJING (AP) — Stephon Marbury's professional rebirth in China continued to bear fruit, as he led the Beijing Ducks to their second consecutive title and third overall championship since joining the...
View ArticleMetta World Peace heading for Italy in ‘coup of the century’
CANTU, Italy (AP) — Former NBA All-Star Metta World Peace has signed for Italian team Pallacanestro Cantu for the remainder of the season.©2015 The Artesia Daily Press / Associated Press
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Billions for March Madness, but pennies for Olympic gold
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Nobody will be thinking about Olympic gold medals when Duke and Wisconsin meet Monday night for the national title.©2015 The Artesia Daily Press / Associated Press
View ArticleRubio will wait to decide on Spanish National team
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Injured Minnesota Timberwolves point guard Ricky Rubio says he will wait for the NBA season to end before turning his thoughts to playing with the Spanish national team this...
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3-Peat: UConn beats Notre Dame 63-53 for 3rd straight title
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Geno Auriemma and his UConn Huskies are a perfect 10.©2015 The Artesia Daily Press / Associated Press
View ArticleWorld team beat US 103-101 at Hoop Summit
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Canada's Jamal Murray had 30 points and Italy's Frederico Mussini scored the go-ahead points on three free throws with 2:04 remaining to help the World Selects beat the United...
View ArticleGermany’s World Cup team wins Laureus team award
SHANGHAI (AP) — Germany's World Cup-winning national squad won the team of the year prize at the Laureus Sports Awards on Wednesday.©2015 The Artesia Daily Press / Associated Press
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Steve Nash: Injuries allowed him to prepare for retirement
TORONTO (AP) — Suffering through three injury-plagued seasons in Los Angeles is not exactly how Steve Nash wanted to end his professional basketball career.©2015 The Artesia Daily Press / Associated Press
View ArticleKansas to play Canada in World University Games tuneup
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Kansas will play Team Canada in a pair of exhibition games at Sprint Center in June before heading to South Korea as Team USA for the World University Games.©2015 The Artesia...
View ArticleNBA announces exhibition game in South Africa on Aug. 1
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Luol Deng and Chris Paul will play in an NBA exhibition game in South Africa on Aug. 1, the league said on Wednesday in its biggest step to win some territory on the soccer-mad...
View ArticleGriner opts out of US women’s basketball training camp
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Brittney Griner opted out of the U.S. women's national basketball team training camp that began Monday.©2015 The Artesia Daily Press / Associated Press
View ArticleOklahoma’s Williams invited to USA Basketball team tryouts
NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — University of Oklahoma forward Kaylon Williams is one of 54 women's college basketball players invited to tryouts for the USA Basketball Women's Pan American Games and World...
View Article3 South Carolina athletes invited to try out for US teams
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — University of South Carolina women's basketball players Tiffany Mitchell, Alaina Coates and A'ja Wilson are heading to U.S. tryout camps to earn spots on national teams competing...
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Top WNBA players use new leverage to demand trades, sit out
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Several of the WNBA's marquee players are flexing newly gained leverage to make demands on the league, including forcing trades and dictating when they'll play.©2015 The Artesia Daily...
View ArticleArkansas’ Jackson invited to USA Basketball women’s tryouts
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) — University of Arkansas forward Jessica Jackson is one of 54 women's college basketball players invited to tryouts for the USA Basketball Women's Pan American Games and World...
View ArticleScariolo to return as coach of Spain’s basketball team
MADRID (AP) — Italian coach Sergio Scariolo will take over Spain's national basketball team for a second stint.©2015 The Artesia Daily Press / Associated Press
View ArticleKHL looks to expand into China
MOSCOW (AP) — The Kontinental Hockey League wants to expand into China, hoping to use a successful Chinese Winter Olympic bid to conquer the vast market.©2015 The Artesia Daily Press / Associated Press
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