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FILE - In this March 10, 2020, file photo, Chicago Bulls coach Jim Boylen cheers on players during the first half of the team's NBA basketball game against the Cleveland Cavaliers in Chicago. Boylen will remain as coach for USA Basketball for the next window of World Cup qualifying, coming up later this month with games against Uruguay and Colombia. (AP Photo/Paul Beaty, File)
USA Basketball picks roster for August World Cup qualifiers

Aug. 11, 2022 11:09 AM EDT

Sportlight-Week Ahead, Aug. 12-18

By The Associated Press Aug. 11, 2022 10:00 AM EDT
Aug. 12 1876 — Madeleine wins two straight heats over Canada’s Countess of Dufferin to defend the America’s Cup. 1936 — Rosalind, driven...

Sportlight-Babe Ruth is the first to hit 500 home runs.

By The Associated Press Aug. 10, 2022 10:00 AM EDT
Aug. 11 1929 — Babe Ruth is the first MLB player to hit 500 home runs. 1943 — Volo Song, driven by Ben White, wins the Hambletonian...

FILE - Brooklyn Nets head coach Steve Nash coaches against the Milwaukee Bucks during the first half of an NBA basketball game on March 31, 2022, in New York. The East Asia Super League has started production on a reality TV series covering the inaugural season of the pan-regional basketball competition. Korean film director John H. Lee will lead the project and work with executive producers Ezra Holland, a director of CTRL Media owned by NBA great Nash. (AP Photo/Noah K. Murray, File)
Milwaukee Bucks at Brooklyn Nets 3/31/2022

Aug. 10, 2022 01:34 AM EDT

FILE - Brooklyn Nets head coach Steve Nash coaches against the Milwaukee Bucks during the first half of an NBA basketball game on March 31, 2022, in New York. The East Asia Super League has started production on a reality TV series covering the inaugural season of the pan-regional basketball competition. Korean film director John H. Lee will lead the project and work with executive producers Ezra Holland, a director of CTRL Media owned by NBA great Nash. (AP Photo/Noah K. Murray, File)
Dragons complete roster with 3 players from Chinese league

Aug. 10, 2022 01:31 AM EDT

Sportlight-Week Ahead, Aug. 5-11

By The Associated Press Aug. 04, 2022 10:00 AM EDT
Aug. 9 1936 — Jesse Owens becomes the first American to win four Olympic gold medals as the United States sets a world record in the 4x100 relay at the...

Sportlight-The National Basketball Association is formed

By The Associated Press Aug. 02, 2022 10:00 AM EDT
Aug. 3 1852 — The first intercollegiate rowing race is held on Lake Winnipesaukee, N.H., where Harvard beats Yale by four lengths on the 2-mile course....

FILE - Lauren Jackson, left, is presented with a jersey by Seattle Storm co-owner Lisa Brummel after the Storm defeated the Washington Mystics 80-51 in a WNBA basketball game, Friday, July 15, 2016, in Seattle. The team formally retired her jersey No. 15. The jersey was unveiled in the arena's rafters, next to the two banners signifying the WNBA championships she helped win in 2004 and 2010. Jackson is savoring every minute of her basketball comeback, in 2022, even though the battle-tested Australian hoops icon knows she can't do things that once captivated fans before retiring from the sport in 2016. (Lindsey Wasson/The Seattle Times via AP, File)
Ex-WNBA star Lauren Jackson savors each day of her comeback

By Doug Feinberg Aug. 02, 2022 03:02 AM EDT

Sportlight-Jackie Joyner sets heptathlon world record

By The Associated Press Aug. 01, 2022 10:00 AM EDT
Aug. 2 1864 — The first Travers Stakes at Saratoga is won by Kentucky, a horse that scores 20 consecutive victories. 1912 — John...

Sportlight

By The Associated Press Jul. 28, 2022 10:00 AM EDT
Aug. 2 1864 — The first Travers Stakes at Saratoga is won by Kentucky, a horse that scores 20 consecutive victories. 1912 — John...

Sportlight-Week Ahead, July 29-Aug.4

By The Associated Press Jul. 28, 2022 10:00 AM EDT
July 29 1751 — The first International World Title Prize Fight takes place in Harlston, England. The champion, Jack Slack of England, beats the...

Los Angeles Sparks center Liz Cambage (1) defends against Dallas Wings guard Arike Ogunbowale during the second half of a WNBA basketball game Friday, July 1, 2022 in Arlington, Texas. (Shafkat Anowar/The Dallas Morning News via AP)
FC Dallas vs Los Angeles FC 6/29/2022

Jul. 26, 2022 11:32 AM EDT

Los Angeles Sparks center Liz Cambage (1) defends against Dallas Wings guard Arike Ogunbowale during the second half of a WNBA basketball game Friday, July 1, 2022 in Arlington, Texas. (Shafkat Anowar/The Dallas Morning News via AP)
Los Angeles Sparks part ways with 6-foot-8 Liz Cambage

Jul. 26, 2022 11:31 AM EDT

Swimmer Katie Ledecky arrives at the ESPY Awards on Wednesday, July 20, 2022, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)
Katie Ledecky wins best women's athlete at The ESPYS

By Beth Harris Jul. 20, 2022 10:20 PM EDT

Jim Thorpe wins the decathlon at the Stockholm Olympics

By The Associated Press Jul. 14, 2022 10:00 AM EDT
July 15 1912 — Jim Thorpe wins the decathlon at the Stockholm Olympics and, in the closing ceremony, Sweden’s King Gustav proclaims Thorpe the world’s...

Willian Davis of the U.S. dunks the ball as Cuba's Marlon Diaz looks on during the FIBA Americas qualifiers for the 2023 Basketball World Cup, In Havana, Cuba, Monday, July 4, 2022. The U.S. defeated Cuba 87-64 .(AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)
Davis Cup

Jul. 04, 2022 11:42 PM EDT

FILE - United States' John Jenkins dribbles the ball during a men's basketball practice at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, in Saitama, Japan, Thursday, July 22, 2021. Jenkins and the U.S. finished first-round World Cup qualifying against Cuba on Monday, July 4, 2022, in Havana. (AP Photo/David Goldman, File)
A win on the 4th: USA Basketball pulls away, tops Cuba 87-64

Jul. 04, 2022 09:14 PM EDT

US closes in on basketball World Cup, tops Puerto Rico 83-75

Jul. 01, 2022 10:26 PM EDT
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Justin Jackson scored 26 points, Langston Galloway added 18 and the U.S. men's basketball team took another step toward qualifying for...

FILE - Slovakia's Juraj Slafkovsky scores an empty net goal against Sweden during the men's bronze medal hockey game at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Saturday, Feb. 19, 2022, in Beijing. The new 3ICE 3-on-3 league debuted in mid-June with Hall of Famers Bryan Trottier, Grant Fuhr, Joe Mullen and Larry Murphy among the coaches. The International Ice Hockey Federation and IOC have discussed the possibility of bringing 3-on-3 to the Olympics for another medal event after the same happened with basketball at the Tokyo Games. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
3-on-3 hockey league launches, could be step toward Olympics

By Stephen Whyno Jun. 29, 2022 04:28 PM EDT

Rutgers hires Nikki McCray-Penson as assistant hoops coach

Jun. 28, 2022 01:08 PM EDT
PISCATAWAY, N.J. (AP) — Rutgers has hired former Tennessee star Nikki McCray-Penson as an assistant coach for the women’s basketball team. Scarlet...