The • 19th December 2024

Scandals, some changes in public perception highlighted the year for sports betting

In the six years since the U.S. Supreme Court cleared the way for states to offer sports betting, each successive year has set a record for the amount of money wagered legally.

Another new high-water mark of close to $130 billion is expected by the end of 2024. It coincides with what has been a year of reckoning rocked by high-profile scandals.

The Associated Press • 10th August 2024

Wembanyama's 1st Olympics ends in tears and a silver medal. But he put his stamp on the Paris Games

PARIS (AP) — Victor Wembanyama’s first Olympics ended with tears, not gold. But he put the U.S. — and the rest of the international basketball community for that matter — on notice that he has arrived.

The Associated Press • 10th August 2024

Serbia's Bogdan Bogdanovic says Carmelo Anthony-inspired 3-point gesture was done out of respect

PARIS (AP) — The video went viral — Bogdan Bogdanovic doing the same “3 to dome” celebration of tapping three fingers to the side of his head after a made 3-point shot that retired Carmelo Anthony popularized during his career.

The Associated Press • 10th August 2024

Nikola Jokic leads Serbia to Olympic basketball bronze medal with a 93-83 win over Germany

PARIS (AP) — When it was all over, Bogdan Bogdanovic pumped his fist and leaped high as his teammates celebrated at midcourt and Serbian flags waved wildly in the Bercy Arena stands.

The Associated Press • 9th August 2024

France has booed Joel Embiid throughout the Olympics. Now the US faces France for basketball gold

PARIS (AP) — It was Joel Embiid’s time to celebrate. And he savored every second.

The Associated Press • 8th August 2024

Serbia threw lots of 3-pointers at Stephen Curry, US in Olympic semifinals. It wasn't quite enough

PARIS (AP) — Trailing and with its streak of four consecutive Olympic gold medals in danger, the U.S. team was trying desperately to mount a semifinal comeback.

The Associated Press • 8th August 2024

France back in men's basketball gold medal game after win over Germany in Paris Olympics

PARIS (AP) — With blue, white and red flags waving in the stands and cheers blaring around them, France’s players took in the moment.

The Associated Press • 7th August 2024

Nikola Jokic quietly has Serbia in the mix for Olympic gold as team faces US in semifinals

PARIS (AP) — Nikola Jokic was headed to the locker room in Bercy Arena after having just helped his team complete the largest comeback in Olympic basketball history in its quarterfinal win over Australia.

the • 5th August 2024

Victor Wembanyama is ready for the spotlight in Paris as France chases an Olympic medal

PARIS (AP) — Victor Wembanyama is finally about to get a taste of the Olympic spotlight — in the host city.

The Associated Press • 4th August 2024

Ant-Man's World: U.S. hoops star Anthony Edwards' Olympics experience is 'everything I dreamed'

VILLENEUVE-D’ASCQ, France -- (AP) — Anthony Edwards is having the time of his life at these Olympics.

The Associated Press • 4th August 2024

South Sudan's Olympics didn't have a storybook ending, but it inspired it to add layers to its story

VILLENEUVE-D’ASCQ, France (AP) — South Sudan’s players trudged through the handshake line after a 96-85 loss to Serbia that eliminated their team from the men’s Olympic basketball tournament.They took in long embraces from opposing players from whom they’d earned total respect. The team lingered near midcourt as the crowd inside Lillie’s Pierre Mauroy Stadium on Saturday night applauded the effort it had shown pulling off a near-upset of a Serbian team ranked fourth in the world by FIBA. Fans –...

The Associated Press • 3rd August 2024

South Sudan coach, basketball federation president accuse refs of bias after Olympic loss to Serbia

VILLENEUVE-D’ASCQ, France (AP) — South Sudan’s coach and basketball federation president said referees were biased against their team after a 96-85 loss to Serbia on Saturday that ended an exciting run for the lone African team in the men’s basketball tournament at the Paris Olympics.

The Associated Press • 2nd August 2024

Giannis Antetokounmpo waited years to be in the Olympics. Setbacks aside, it's been 'incredible'

VILLENEUVE-D’ASCQ, France (AP) — Giannis Antetokounmpo has waited a long time to be on the Olympic stage.

The Associated Press • 31st July 2024

Defeated but not broken, South Sudan basketball has chance to continue its Paris Olympics odyssey

VILLENEUVE-D’ASCQ, France (AP) — South Sudan came to the Paris Olympics riding a wave of firsts.

The Associated Press • 31st July 2024

Paris bound: Canadian basketball team heads to knockout round eyeing first Olympic medal since 1936

VILLENEUVE-D’ASCQ, France (AP) — Canada coach Jordi Fernandez knew his team wasn’t the biggest in what has been called the most talented field in men’s Olympic basketball history. He has banked on it being the toughest.

The Associated Press • 30th July 2024

Talent-rich U.S. men's Olympic basketball team still figuring out how to get the most out its roster

VILLENEUVE-D’ASCQ, France (AP) — The question was apt, but at the same time a little flabbergasting for Stephen Curry to ponder.

The Associated Press • 23rd July 2024

Wembanyama returns home for Olympics. The basketball star will be one of Paris' biggest attractions

PARIS (AP) — Sports often are a secondary attraction in Paris, with athletes having a difficult time standing out in a cultural sphere driven largely by food, fashion and the arts. Victor Wembanyama may use the Paris Olympics to be the first homegrown sports star to dismantle that dynamic.

The Associated Press • 28th July 2024

Anthem glitch disrupts but doesn't spoil South Sudan's Olympic debut in men's basketball

VILLENEUVE-D’ASCQ, France (AP) — South Sudan’s Olympic debut in men’s basketball started with a glitch.

The Associated Press • 28th July 2024

South Sudan stuns Puerto Rico 90-79 to claim its first ever Olympic victory

VILLENEUVE-D’ASCQ, France (AP) — Nuni Omot slowed, stopped and pressed his hand to the Paris 2024 logo embossed across the surface.

The Associated Press • 25th July 2024

Patty Mills has played his best ball for Australia. He's back to take on a stacked Olympic field

MARCQ-EN-BAROEUL, France (AP) — Patty Mills kept putting up shots after Australia finished a two-hour practice at a training facility not far from where it will open the Paris Olympics basketball tournament Saturday against Spain.

The • 24th July 2024

France's Wembanyama and Gobert embracing 'seclusion' of starting basketball tourney outside of Paris

PARIS (AP) — France’s hopes of leaving the Paris Olympics with a men’s basketball gold medal primarily rest on the shoulders of its tallest players.

The Associated Press • 18th June 2024

Celtics have short to-do list as they look to become 1st repeat NBA champion since 2018

It took more than a decade, savvy front office and draft moves, and some free agency luck for the Celtics to ultimately build the roster that brought an end to their 16-year championship drought.

The Associated Press • 18th June 2024

Celtics win 18th NBA championship with 106-88 Game 5 victory over Dallas Mavericks

Jayson Tatum put his hands behind his head, with TD Garden fans standing on their feet cheering around him, and took it all in.

The Associated Press • 18th June 2024

'I trusted him. He trusted me.' Brown and Tatum answered critics while leading Celtics to 18th title

In 2008, the Celtics ended a 22-year championship drought led by a Big 3.

Sixteen years later, they did it again following the play of a dynamic duo.