USA Basketball men's national team managing director Jerry Colangelo has expressed his support for 3x3

basketball being added to the Olympic programme, claiming it would be beneficial in bringing more exposure

It would bring more exposure for basketball."3x3 is a good game."

A 3x3 basketball competition, in which only one basket is used for both teams, was first held at the

inaugural Summer Youth Olympic Games in Singapore in 2010.Successful 3x3 basketball competitions were

As the strongest country in five-a-side basketball which won male and female titles at London 2012, some

had feared the US would be less keen to promote the short-form of the game.USA Basketball, however,

If the 2024 Games eventually come to the United States the Olympic flame will be making its way to California, rather than Oregon. But the latter state is about to revive its own honoured sporting flame - two decades after it died down to embers - as it prepares to host the International Association of Athletics Federations’ (IAAF) World Indoor Championships.

taken away.Vin Lananna, President and Chair of the World Indoor Championship organisers, TrackTown USA

 “In the United States the majority of those indoor meets took place in other venues, like basketball

points for hosting the World Championships in the United States is the rich and deep talent from Team USA

Lennox Lewis, himself a former Olympic boxing gold medallist, calls it "preposterous". Barry McGuigan, another distinguished ex-Olympian  who also became a world champion, condemns it as "crazy".

Rio the gold medal of which he claims he was robbed at Atlanta in 1996.The standard recompense from USA

that as IOC have fully professionalised the Olympics by allowing America’s Dream Team to compete in basketball

Tapping into the American market would help spread the sport of netball across the world and would increase the sport’s chances of securing a place on the Olympic programme, England coach Tracey Neville has claimed.

“The challenging thing for us is that not many nations, especially in the USA, really play this game

lot of work with European netball, building those partnerships up and the biggest one would be the USA

“Women’s sport is dominated by basketball in the States and it’s how they change that mindset that actually

LeBron James and Stephen Curry headline USA Basketball’s 30-strong list of candidates for their country

both of the triumphs, is on course to pursue his fourth Olympic medal, with the four-time National Basketball

containing 10 of the 12 players who were part of the victorious US team at the 2014 International Basketball

The National Wheelchair Basketball Association (NWBA) in the United States has announced Molten as its

official basketball supplier for the next three years.

equipment will be available to the NWBA and the NWBA membership.They will market to the wheelchair basketball

of the International Basketball Federation, which is said to integrate tradition with innovation,

We are excited to partner with Molten USA in the use of Molten basketballs throughout the NWBA," said

The relationship will increase the NWBA's reach and awareness of wheelchair basketball to a larger audience

community will help enable athletes across the nation achieve their highest potential," said Molten USA

bronze medallist Paul Schulte has announced his retirement from the United States’ men’s wheelchair basketball

Paralympians.The 36-year-old will also carry on competing for Miami Heat Wheels, the 2015 National Wheelchair Basketball

"I love the USA team and will be the biggest cheerleader for Team USA."

Federation (IWBF) Under-23 World Championships.He was co-captain of the US men’s wheelchair basketball

basketball."

Schulte became paralysed at the age of 10 following a car crash and started playing wheelchair basketball

Two-time Olympic gold medallist Kobe Bryant is hoping to earn a place on the United States’ Rio 2016 basketball

Asked about Bryant’s interest in competing at Rio 2016, USA Basketball managing director Jerry Colangelo

told USA Today: "This goes back early last summer, I guess, or spring - and the concept being that it

Bryant were to compete at Rio 2016, the shooting guard would become the oldest American Olympic men's basketball

Former National Basketball League (NBL) star and Leon Trimmingham has been named as the third ambassador

South Korea, Israel, Argentina, Germany, Saudi Arabia and France, and now coaches the United States Basketball

American team as, under his guidance, they have been able to field their first-ever men and women’s US basketball

“I feel immensely proud of my voluntary role as program director and coach of the USA ID Basketball

“I have enjoyed a career in basketball that has allowed me to compete around the world, and the excitement

An agreement has been signed between USA Volleyball and Sports Illustrated Play, a digital software business

hundreds of thousands of teams of all shapes and sizes operate with peak efficiency and success".As USA

players.This seeks to enhance communication within affiliated leagues and teams.The agreement between USA

will enhance the off-the-court playing experience for our club directors and junior members," said USA

partner of US Lacrosse and works across a range of other sports, including American football, baseball, basketball

We are proud to welcome USA Volleyball and its loyal membership to our organisation."

World Rugby chief executive Brett Gosper believes it is important that rugby sevens puts on a “big show” when it makes its Olympic debut at Rio 2016 in order to further its case to become a core sport on the Games programme.

“Everyone can’t play baseball, basketball, football and parents are looking at other opportunities to

“USA Rugby has been doing a very good job of identifying those athletes who have that competitiveness

A World Weightlifting Championships 2015 delegation has today taken part in the 66th annual Thanksgiving Day Parade in downtown Houston.

featured seven marching bands, eight performing groups and hundreds of costumed characters.Houston Rockets basketball

Olympic champion's collapse to claim double gold at 2015 World Weightlifting ChampionshipsNovember 2015: USA

Current San Antonio Spurs boss Gregg Popovich will take over from Mike Krzyzewski as head coach of the United States men’s team after next year’s Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, it has been announced.

a different career within the sport and will transition into his new role as a special advisor to USA

“There really wasn't a list of people to talk with,” USA Basketball chairman Jerry Colangelo said of

He represents everything that USA Basketball is all about."

Basketball to leave Colorado Springs for ArizonaMay 2013: Krzyzewski to remain as USA basketball coach

for Rio 2016November 2012: USA Basketball re-elects Colangelo to set-up Rio 2016 hat-trick bid

their favourite athletes and teams, having announced the list of nominees for the 2014 to 2015 Team USA

Jerry Shields face the challenge of the men’s Ice Sledge Hockey team and women’s national wheelchair basketball

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The National Wheelchair Basketball Association (NWBA) in the United States has signed a deal with the

National Basketball Association (NBA) with the aim of attracting more young players to the game.

NWBA intends to work with its existing teams who have an affiliation to the NBA - the world's premier basketball

NBA app and website, serving as the best sources of information for youth basketball players, parents

executive at the USOC for nine years between 2000 and 2009 and, before that, was executive director of USA

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