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 ...

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 ...

The United States got their quest for an eighth consecutive gold medal off to a perfect start in Lille on Monday with a comprehensive 102-76 victory over an entertaining Japan. The omens were ominous ...

VILLENEUVE-D’ASCQ, France — A’ja Wilson scored 24 points and Breanna Stewart added 22 to help the U.S. beat Japan 102-76 on Monday night in the Olympic opener for both teams. The Americans now have a ...

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 ...

Japan has now lost all three of its games in the opening stages of the Olympics. They fell to Brazil 102-84 on Friday. This was Brazil's first win of the tournament. Neither team is likely to make it ...

Japan men's basketball team head coach Tom Hovasse said Wednesday that he was "disappointed" with Los Angeles Lakers forward Rui Hachimura's criticism on how the team was run by the Japan Basketball ...

In recent years, Japan has started to solidify its place on the global basketball map. The steady ascent began with Rui Hachimura making waves as a lottery pick and has since been sustained by the ...

With the knockout stage virtually out of reach, Japan and Brazil will close out Group B play each hoping to leave the Paris 2024 Olympic Games basketball tournament with a single victory. Brazil is ...