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Team USA basketball player admits getting sick from Covid-19 and will now miss Tokyo Olympics From CNNs David Close (Srdjan Stevanovic/Getty Images/FILE) Katie Lou Samuelson, a member of the US Olympic 3x3 women’s basketball team, will not be able to compete in the Tokyo Games after being diagnosed with Covid-19. "I am devastated to share that after getting sick with COVID-19, I will not be able to go and compete in Tokyo," Samuelson stated on her Instagram account. Samuelson says she is “...

A visit to Rio wouldn’t be complete without a trip to see the famous Christ the Redeemer statue. The U.S. women’s basketball team visited one of the new seven Wonders of the World after practice Thursday. They were in awe of the breathtaking views offered from the top of Mount Corcovado. The men’s basketball team had gone to see the... London Jul 27, 2016 Coach Geno Auriemma wanted to have the best talent available to him. So it was no coincidence that when the U.S. Olymp...

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There are several reasons why a player’s year-by-year production might improve: health, a change of scenery or simply that player’s own growth. Here are a group of WNBA players we expect to take their games to the next level in 2021.

Michael J. LeBrecht II/NBAE via Getty Images As the Sky and coach James Wade prepare for the second virtual WNBA Draft, Thursday at 6 p.m. on ESPN, here’s a look back at the team’s first-round selections over the last five years. 2020: No. 8 Ruthy Hebard, Oregon, Forward The Chicago Sky’s most recent draft pick was an instant contributor, and that’s something Wade is looking to emulate in this year’s draft. Hebard came in and despite challenges presented by the 2020 season, averaged ...

Photo courtesy of EuroLeague Women via Twitter After an exciting week of group play in EuroLeague Women, seven of the eight playoff spots for the 2020-21 season have been decided. Only Group A’s second seed remains up for grabs: Turkish club Izmit Belediyespor still has two games to play after arriving late to Group A host Salamanca. But the biggest story of group competition is the undefeated records (6-0) of three teams — Perfumerias Avenida, UMMC Ekaterinburg and Sopron Basket — that e...