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Hideki Matsuyama, of Japan, waves his cap after winning the Masters golf tournament on Sunday, April 11, 2021, in Augusta, Ga. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
Japan's champion: Matsuyama wins the Masters for his nation

By Tim Reynolds Apr. 12, 2021 02:30 AM EDT
AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — Hideki Matsuyama almost turned down his first chance to

FILE - In this Aug. 3, 1996 file photo, Dream Team members Charles Barkley, left, and Grant Hill share a laugh with teammates after receiving their gold medals at the Centennial Summer Olympic Games in Atlanta. USA Basketball announced Saturday, April 3, 2021, that Hill will take over as managing director of the men’s national team after this summer’s Tokyo Olympics. (AP Photo/Hans Deryk, File)
USA Basketball picks Grant Hill as Colangelo's replacement

By Tim Reynolds Apr. 03, 2021 12:03 PM EDT
Grant Hill helped the U.S. win Olympic gold in 1996. He would have been on the

No World Cup bobsled, skeleton in North America next season

By Tim Reynolds Apr. 01, 2021 03:40 PM EDT
Bobsledders and skeleton athletes from North America might be logging a lot of

Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James celebrates during the first half of basketball's NBA All-Star Game in Atlanta, Sunday, March 7, 2021. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)
USA Basketball picks 57 players for men's Tokyo Games pool

By Tim Reynolds Mar. 12, 2021 02:58 AM EST
USA Basketball is a step closer to choosing the team that will play in this

San Antonio Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich, center, talks with his team during the second half of an NBA basketball game against the Oklahoma City Thunder in San Antonio, Thursday, March 4, 2021. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
Kawhi and Popovich reunited? Leonard wants to go to Olympics

By Tim Reynolds Mar. 07, 2021 02:52 PM EST
Kawhi Leonard is planning to play for Gregg Popovich again and chase a gold

Atlanta Hawks head coach Lloyd Pierce talks to his players on the court in the second half of an NBA basketball game against the Boston Celtics Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2021, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)
As Tokyo nears, the plans for USA Basketball continue

By Tim Reynolds Mar. 01, 2021 02:12 AM EST
MIAMI (AP) — Atlanta coach and USA Basketball men’s national team assistant

Toronto Raptors guard Kyle Lowry (7) talks with head coach Eric Nurse during the second half of an NBA basketball game against the Miami Heat, Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2021, in Miami. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)
Virus sidelines Raptors coaches, Siakam for Rockets game

By Tim Reynolds Feb. 26, 2021 06:39 PM EST
The Toronto Raptors were without six members of their coaching staff, including

United State's bobsleigh pilot Kaillie Humphries speeds down the track during the women's monobob race at the Bobsleigh and Skeleton World Championships in Altenberg, Germany, Saturday, Feb.13, 2021. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)
Humphries in contention midway through monobob title race

By Tim Reynolds Feb. 13, 2021 10:22 AM EST
Kaillie Humphries is headed into the final day of the major international

Kaillie Humphries and Lolo Jones of the United States celebrate after winning the two women's bobsleigh race at the Bobsleigh and Skeleton World Championships in Altenberg, Germany, Saturday, Feb. 6, 2021. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)
Humphries, Jones win historic world bobsled title for US

By Tim Reynolds Feb. 06, 2021 12:13 PM EST
Kaillie Humphries got some help from a U.S. bobsled legend on her way to making

FILE - Kaillie Humphries of the United States reacts after the women's monobob World Series in St. Moritz, Switzerland, in this Saturday, Jan. 16, 2021. Humphries will seek a record fourth women’s bobsled world championship this weekend in Altenberg, Germany.(Gian Ehrenzeller/Keystone via AP, File)
Humphries seeking record 4th women's bobsled world title

By Tim Reynolds Feb. 04, 2021 02:16 PM EST
Kaillie Humphries didn’t need long to answer when asked who she considers to be

San Antonio Spurs coach Gregg Popovich signals to players during the first half of an NBA basketball game against the Denver Nuggets in San Antonio, Friday, Jan. 29, 2021. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
FIBA holds draws for Olympic basketball tournaments

By Tim Reynolds Feb. 02, 2021 05:38 AM EST
USA Basketball won’t have to wait long for intrigue at the Tokyo Olympics.

San Antonio Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich directs his team against the Minnesota Timberwolves in the second half of an NBA basketball game Saturday, Jan. 9, 2021, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Jim Mone)
AP sources: USA Basketball eyeing 60 players in Olympic pool

By Tim Reynolds Jan. 23, 2021 04:37 PM EST
MIAMI (AP) — USA Basketball is casting a wider-than-usual net in its roster

Dallas Mavericks guard Luka Doncic goes up for a shot in the first half of an NBA preseason basketball game against the Minnesota Timberwolves in Dallas, Thursday, Dec. 17, 2020. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)
NBA studying ways to bring games back overseas in future

By Tim Reynolds Dec. 22, 2020 06:01 PM EST
The NBA is still looking at scenarios that could allow teams to play in Europe

FILE - In this Sept. 1, 2019, file photo, U.S. coach Gregg Popovich talks to players before a Group E match against the Czech Republic in the FIBA Basketball World Cup in Shanghai. Popovich, coach of the San Antonio Spurs, knows that the NBA schedule and how it comes very close to the start of the rescheduled Tokyo Games will be a challenge for USA Basketball to navigate next year when choosing the 12 players who will try to win a fourth consecutive men’s Olympic gold medal. Popovich will be head coach of the Olympic team for the first time. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan, File)
Popovich knows filling US Olympic roster may be a challenge

By Tim Reynolds Dec. 02, 2020 02:17 AM EST
Game 7 of the 2021 NBA Finals, as of now, would be played on July 22.

USA Basketball clinches AmeriCup berth, beats Mexico 94-78

By Tim Reynolds Nov. 30, 2020 10:07 PM EST
USA Basketball went into a bubble and emerged with a berth in the 2022 FIBA

Dominik Dvorak and Jakub Nosek of Czech Republic speed down the track during their first run of the two man Bobsled World Cup race in Sigulda, Latvia, Saturday, Nov. 28, 2020. (AP Photo/Roman Koksarov)
Olympic test event in China called off amid travel concerns

By Tim Reynolds Nov. 28, 2020 10:26 AM EST
Another test event for the 2022 Beijing Olympics was called off Saturday, when

FILE - In this Saturday, Sept. 13, 2008, file photo, Lolo Jones, of the United States, right, and Sally McLellan, from Australia, clear a hurdle in the women's 100-meter hurdles race at the IAAF World Athletics Final in Stuttgart, Germany. Jones hasn’t returned to China since 2008, since one bad step in what was then the biggest race of her life cost her an Olympic gold medal. Her stance might change in 2022. (AP Photo/Thomas Kienzle, File)
Lolo Jones back in bobsledding, seeks elusive Olympic medal

By Tim Reynolds Nov. 27, 2020 11:42 AM EST
Lolo Jones hasn’t returned to China since 2008, since one bad step in what was

Michael Vogt and Sandro Michel of Switzerland finish their second run of the two man Bobsled World Cup race in Sigulda, Latvia, Sunday, Nov. 22, 2020. (AP Photo/Roman Koksarov)
Luge federation calls off plans to race in China this season

By Tim Reynolds Nov. 25, 2020 01:13 PM EST
Luge officials have called off plans to hold a World Cup race this season on

John Daly returns to skeleton, wins Day 1 of US team trials

By Tim Reynolds Nov. 20, 2020 05:04 PM EST
John Daly had not been in a skeleton race for nearly three years. He wasn’t

NBA players approve plan to start season on Dec. 22

By Tim Reynolds Nov. 05, 2020 11:50 PM EST
The National Basketball Players Association voted Thursday to support the