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The final Olympic medals tally puts the U.S. on top
The US women’s basketball team won its eighth straight gold medal at the Olympics after beating France 67-66 in the final on Sunday. This is the first time in Olympic history that a basketball team won eight consecutive gold medals. The last time a women’s hoops team won eight consecutive gold medals was at the…
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The men’s basketball team beats France to win its fifth straight gold medal
The United States women’s basketball team beat France on Sunday, 67-66, becoming the first basketball team in Olympic history to win eight consecutive gold medals. Led by A’Ja Wilson, who scored 21 points, the US became the first basketball team to win eight consecutive gold medals. Team USA has won at least one gold medal…
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The Disney Plus and Virtual Reality sports games are coming to Apple Vision Pro
Apple’s Vision Pro headset is designed to be worn on the face and display a 3D view of football, basketball, and sports in Virtual Reality (VR). The headset has a front-facing display with light pulsing with light and can be used up to two hours a day. The Disney Plus users will be able to…
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Angel Reese labeled the idea of inviting LSU and Iowa to the White House as a Joke, and that’s why the suggestion was thrown back by the Vice President
US First Lady Melania Trump on Monday said that the White House will invite both the women’s and men’s basketball champions to the White House. This comes after LSU player Angel Reese called out the double standard in the reaction to her gesture towards Iowa guard Caitlin Clark. “I think Iowa should come…because they played…
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The NCAA men’s basketball final will feature San Diego State and the University of Connecticut
San Diego State University defeated Florida Atlantic University (FAU) 68-55 in the men’s Final Four on Sunday. The Aztecs are now three wins away from their first national title in the men’s basketball tournament. San Diego State’s Devin Watson, who hit the game-winning three-pointer against Texas in semi-final, had scored a game-high 23 points against…
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In the men’s basketball championship tournament, the University of Connecticut defeats the University of Miami
For the first time ever, no top-three seeds in the men’s basketball tournament reached the Final Four. In 44 years since the NCAA started seeding every team, this is the first time any top-three seeds have made it to the Final Four. This is also the first time that none of the top-three seeds have…
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The LSU women defeated Virginia Tech in the Final Four to reach their first title game
South Carolina senior guard Caitlin Clark, who became the first woman to win the AP Player of the Year award in men’s or women’s basketball, said, “It’s like a dream.” “It’s crazy how much my life has changed in one year,” she added. South Carolina will face LSU in the women’s NCAA final on Sunday…
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South Carolina will make the Final Four for the third straight year
The final eight spots in the round of 16 of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (N.C.A.A) women’s basketball tournament have been decided. Florida Gulf Coast entered the tournament as a 12 seed and for the second year in a row, the Eagles beat a No. 5 seed. In Villanova’s 76-59 first-round win against Cleveland State,…
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The men’s and women’s Sweet 16 set were played in March Madness
The first top-seeded US women’s basketball team to lose in the Sweet 16 of the NCAA basketball tournament in the last four years is Stanford. Fairleigh Dickinson lost to Florida Atlantic in the second round of the tournament on Thursday. It’s the first No 1 seed to not make the Sweet 16 of the women’s…
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Mac is the NBA slam dunk champ
Mac McClung, who won the NBA’s dunk contest this season, was working at a fast food restaurant during the lunch rush. He bounced a basketball into a miniature basketball net and sometimes dunked a ball into a mini basketball net. McClung also signed a two-way contract with Philadelphia 76ers, after playing for their G League…
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The woman was freed from a Russian prison.
US’ Vice President Joe Biden on Friday announced the release of a Russian basketball player Brittney Griner and said that he was on her way home after months of being wrongly held in Russia. “I’m overwhelmed with emotions,” Griner’s wife Cherelle said. Griner had arrived in the US in February to play in the Russian…