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BASKETBALL

Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Jul 4, 2023
Former NBA player seeking answers after ban for joining Russian club
Jonas Jerebko regrets his decision to join a club in Russia, and said in hindsight it was a mistake, but has been met by silence from the Swedish Basketball Association.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Jun 27, 2023
Victor Wembanyama to skip FIBA World Cup, focus on NBA rookie season
France is the reigning Olympic silver medalist with an eye on winning the World Cup in September.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Jun 8, 2023
Ibu Yamazaki's Radford eager to expand horizons in Japan
The NCAA Division I school will be one of eight participants in August's World University Basketball Series at Yoyogi National Second Gymnasium.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Apr 18, 2023
Transgender basketball player barred from Australian competition
The panel, which included a medical officer and a sports and exercise physician, ruled Lexi Rodgers ineligible, adding that such eligibility was assessed on a case-by-case basis.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Apr 8, 2023
Jill Biden stumbles by inviting NCAA winners (and losers) to White House after Women's Final Four
President Joe Biden said both the men’s and women’s basketball champions would be invited to the White House.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Apr 6, 2023
U.S. college basketball star shuns White House invite
Angel Reese, who scored 15 points and pulled down 10 rebounds in the title game, was named the Final Four's Most Outstanding Player.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Apr 4, 2023
Huskies down San Diego State for fifth NCAA men's basketball crown
UConn's title was its fifth after wins in 1999, 2004, 2011 and 2014.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Apr 3, 2023
LSU overcomes Caitlin Clark and Iowa to win first national title
Louisiana State University blew past Iowa and national player of the year Caitlin Clark 102-85 to win the coveted women's NCAA collegiate basketball crown on Sunday.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / NBA
Apr 2, 2023
Dirk Nowitzki and Pau Gasol head star-studded Hall of Fame class
Spurs coach Gregg Popovich and former assistant Becky Hammon, a six-time WNBA All-Star who coached Las Vegas to the 2022 WNBA Finals crown, will also be inducted.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Mar 13, 2023
South Carolina tops NCAA women’s tournament field
The 2023 tournament will formally open Wednesday when the first play-in games will be contested.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Mar 13, 2023
Seedings for NCAA men’s tournament show wide-open field
The tournament has an on-any-given-Sunday feel, where blue bloods don’t feel so rich, mid-majors don’t feel so middling and every team enters with questions — even at the top.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Feb 27, 2023
Japan beats Bahrain in final FIBA World Cup qualifier
Japan cruised past Bahrain 95-72 in its final match of Asian qualifying for the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup on Sunday.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / NBA
Jan 19, 2023
NBA returns to Paris as French hopes of Olympic gold grow
Tickets to see the Chicago Bulls face the Detroit Pistons at Accor Arena sold out in minutes.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Oct 1, 2022
U.S. clinches record-extending 11th women's basketball World Cup
A'ja Wilson, who plays for the WNBA's Las Vegas Aces, led the U.S. with 19 points and was named MVP of the tournament.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Sep 25, 2022
U.S. reach World Cup quarterfinals as Belgium survives scare
The Americans faced a trickier Group A test against an emerging China, which was tipped to be the United States' biggest threat to an 11th world title.

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