By James CrookJune 26 - World university sport governing body FISU have secured a deal with sports network ESPN which will see Kazan 2013 become the first Universiade to be broadcast live in the United States.

The USA impressed in the pool at the last Summer Universiade, claiming 12 of their 17 gold medals in

aquatics, including a win in the women's 4x200m freestyle relayThe coverage will focus mainly on basketball

By James CrookJune 13 - USA Rugby are the latest to confirm their interest in hosting the 2018 Rugby

USA Rugby director Will Chang, who is also a part-owner of the San Francisco Giants baseball franchise

four.USA Rugby director Will Chang, pictured here with baseball legend Barry Bonds, wil l lead the USA

never been a particularly popular sport in America with sports such as baseball, American football, basketball

By James CrookJune 3 - USA Basketball have named a roster of 29 players that will attend their training

The committee has assembled one of the strongest World University Games training camp rosters USA Basketball

has ever had," said Jim Boeheim, chair of the USA Men's Junior National Team Committee.Duke's Quinn

the training camp hoping to gain selection for Kazan"It includes some of the top players in college basketball

here.Contact the writer of this story at [email protected] storiesMay 2013: USA

Basketball appoint court coaches for Universiade training camp

James CrookMay 22 - Duke University coach Mike Krzyzewski will remain in his role as United States basketball

American's resurgence following their disappointing bronze medal at Athens 2004, only the third time the USA

What he means to USA Basketball is beyond just what we do on the court."

gold medallist LeBron James has expressed his happiness at Krzyzewski's decision to stay on as USA

@insidethegames.bizRelated storiesMay 2012: London 2012 will be my last Olympics admits USA men's

basketball head coach KrzyzewskiJuly 2009: US coach to stay on for London 2012

Colorado head coach Tad Boyle has been appointed as one of the United States court coaches for the men's basketball

The trio - appointed by the USA Basketball Men's Junior National Team committee - will assist the coaching

It's an honour and a privilege to be involved with an organisation like USA Basketball and what it means

I'm highly honoured to have the opportunity to contribute to USA Basketball," he said."

I think USA Basketball is recognising there are a lot of good coaches at this level."

I am thrilled and very honoured to be associated with USA Basketball," Matheny said.Elon Phoenix's Matt

has thrown out a discrimination and assault lawsuit filed against University of Connecticut women's basketball

coach Geno Auriemma, the NBA and USA Basketball saying New York courts lacked the jurisdiction to deal

the writer of this story at [email protected] storiesAugust 2009: US women's basketball

University of Oklahoma head women's coach Sherri Coale will embark on her first head coaching role with USA

Basketball this summer, as it was announced that she will lead the USA women's team at the Kazan 2013

previously experience with the nation's governing body for the sport, serving as an assistant for the 2001 USA

Junior World Championship Team who took bronze and as a USA Basketball Women's Collegiate Committee

It was an absolute honour to serve USA Basketball as both an assistant coach and a selection committee

Basketball Women's Junior National Team Committee and approved by the USA Basketball Board of Directors.University

Team USA women's basketball team dominated at the 2011 Universiade in Shenzhen, winning every single

head of performance Paul Davies has been appointed as performance director for the British wheelchair basketball

with the British Paralympic Association (BPA)"I am looking forward to working with British Wheelchair Basketball

Great Britain's men's team finished fourth at the London 2012 Games, losing to USA in the bronze medal

gameMalcolm Tarkenter, British Wheelchair Basketball Chairman, said: "Paul comes to us on the back of

of this story at [email protected] storiesNovember 2012: British wheelchair basketball

The United States Olympic Committee (USOC) chief of sport performance Alan Ashley has been named Team USA

that involved 170 elite athletes and 125 elite coaches.It is the first time Ashley will serve as Team USA

Chef de Mission with former speed skater Mike Plant having taken up the role at Vancouver 2010 and ex-basketball

Team USA finished third at Vancouver 2010 as they claimed 37 medal, nine of which were gold, to finish

Ashley and the Team USA staff have already suffered an early scare after American Olympic champion alpine

team are set to move to what is soon to be America's largest indoor sports complex, Nook Sports, after USA

after their location on Spooky Nook Road in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, will also host national USA

women's national team will call home in Lancaster County," said Steve Locke, executive director of USA

complex Nook Sports, based in an area of the northeast where hockey is particularly popular, will be USA

well as hockey, the venue also has multiple courts and fields for other sports, including volleyball, basketball

Not only will USA Field Hockey's move to Nook Sports ignite even more excitement for the sport within

By Tom DegunJanuary 13 - Diana Taurasi has been named the 2012 USA Basketball Female Athlete of the Year

The 30-year-old from California took the prestigious prize after leading the USA women's basketball team

Diana Taurasi was named the 2012 USA Basketball Female Athlete of the Year after taking her side to Olympic

USA Basketball is very proud to celebrate Diana's accomplishments in 2012 and we are grateful for all

that she has done as a part of USA Basketball," said USA chief executive Jim Tooley."

The USA Basketball Board of Directors is responsible for selecting USA Basketball's annual awards.LeBron

The women's wheelchair basketball field will become wide openIn years past, there have always been one

or two teams that were clearly the world's best in women's wheelchair basketball.

Australia, Canada and the USA all have the potential to dominate the game as well.8.

By James CrookJanuary 2 - London 2012 Olympic basketball gold medalist LeBron James has been named as

the USA Basketball Male Athlete of the Year 2012.

only the second player in history, after Michael Jordan, to win an Olympic gold medal, an National Basketball

LeBron James has been named USA Basketball Athlete of the Year 2012 The man nicknamed "King James" has

By Tom DegunJanuary 1 - Peter Ueberroth has been honoured for his commitment to the Olympic and Paralympic Movement by the United States Olympic Foundation (USOF) as he received the prestigious William E. Simon Award.

championships and 32 combined Southeastern Conference titles.She ended her career at the helm of the UT women's basketball

Summitt brought that same standard of excellence to USA Basketball, having been a member of the team

By Duncan MackayNovember 13 - Jerry Colangelo was today re-elected as the chairman of USA Basketball,

their second consecutive Olympic gold medal at London 2012 since Jerry Colangelo became chairman of USA

Basketball The women, meanwhile, won their fifth consecutive Olympic gold medal at London 2012. 

"I'm excited to again serve USA Basketball as chairman for the next four years," said Colangelo after

being re-elected.Besides Rio 2016, the next four years will include the 2014 men's FIBA Basketball World

Basketball represented our country on and away from the court.