Tag: USA Basketball
HIGHLIGHTS: Shiffrin wins fourth Alpine Worlds medal, mystery meet produces 10,000 m world leaders,...
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THE TICKER: Bach’s path to re-election is clear; Tokyo move to 2021 costs $2.82...
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HIGHLIGHTS: Winter season starts in earnest, first World Cup medal for U.S.’s Moltzan; U.S....
Headline results of noteworthy competitions around the world:
● Alpine Skiing ● The re-scheduled parallel races at Lech in Austria saw Slovakia’s Petra Vlhova extend...
HEARD AT HALFTIME: How high can Mondo go? Plus a new heart for Greg...
News, views and noise from the non-stop, worldwide circus of Olympic sport:
● Athletics ● The amazing world-record performance by Mondo Duplantis of Sweden (and...
TSX DAILY: U.S. wins five medals at IAAF Worlds on Monday; famed coach Salazar...
≡ TSX DAILY ~ 1 October 2019 ≡
| 1. | LEADING OFF: Warholm beats Benjamin in 400 m hurdles on five-medal day for U.S. at...
TSX DAILY: USOPC is saying the right things, but will it have cash to...
≡ TSX DAILY ~ 16 September 2019 ≡
| 1. | LANE ONE: The USOPC is working, changing, but its reach is shorter than its desires
The...
TSX DAILY: U.S. men lose again at FIBA World Cup, but better days are...
≡ TSX DAILY ~ 13 September 2019 ≡
| 1. | LANE ONE: How the U.S. failure at the 2019 World Cup could be the start...
LANE ONE: How the U.S. failure at the 2019 FIBA World Cup could be...
There wasn’t a lot of attention given to the U.S. team in advance of the 2019 FIBA World Cup in China. It was a...
TSX DAILY: France tops U.S. in FIBA World Cup; Quintana back in La Vuelta...
≡ TSX DAILY ~ 12 September 2019 ≡
| 1. | LEADING OFF: France’s fourth-quarter 22-5 run ends U.S. hopes at FIBA World Cup
Even though undefeated, the...
BASKETBALL: U.S. swamps Brazil, Australia stomps France and Czechs advance in World Cup
None of the crazy possible scenarios came to pass on Monday in the FIBA men’s World Cup in China and a great elimination tournament...
BASKETBALL: Shocker as Spain takes down favored Serbia; U.S. plays Brazil on Monday
With the struggles of the U.S. team against Turkey in group play, it looked like Serbia was the team to beat in the FIBA...
BASKETBALL: Six clinch FIBA World Cup quarterfinal spots; U.S. throttles Greece, 69-53
We are finally coming to the moments of truth in the 2019 FIBA World Cup in China. After the first two days of second-round...
BASKETBALL: U.S. somehow survives, beats Turkey, 93-92, to clinch second-round berth
“The game was in our hands; we gave them the game.”
That comment from Turkish forward Furkan Korkmaz summed up the monumental struggle that was...
BASKETBALL: U.S. skips past Czech Rep., 88-67 to open World Cup play in China
There were no upsets, but a lot of very competitive games on the opening days of the FIBA World Cup in China.
The United States...
BASKETBALL Preview: U.S. favored over Serbia, Greece and Spain in 18th FIBA World Cup
What used to be called the FIBA World Championship is now the FIBA World Cup and after a five-year hiatus, will be played in...
TSX DAILY: Amazing story of 17-year-old Nevin Harrison’s World title win ~ U.S. men’s...
≡ TSX DAILY ~ 27 August 2019 ≡
| 1. | CANOEING: Nevin Harrison’s journey from junior competitions to World Champion in one year!
One of the...
BASKETBALL: U.S. World Cup team starts quickly, holds off Canada, 84-68 in Sydney
Back in the friendly confines of an arena instead of an outdoor football stadium, the U.S. men’s World Cup team got off to a...
BASKETBALL: Australia beats U.S. in Melbourne on Patty Mills’ 30 points before 52,079
Another record crowd of 52,079 filled the Marvel Stadium in Melbourne on Saturday to see history and they got it: Australia defeated the U.S....
TSX DAILY: Track & field fans who want the sport to be more popular...
≡ TSX DAILY ~ 23 August 2019 ≡
| 1. | LANE ONE: If you think track & field could once again be a high-profile sport,...