Recapping the most essential highlights from Olympic basketball history, from the event's origin and timeline to all the most iconic moments & athletes, a comprehensive list of year-by-year results, and the current records for basketball ahead of the 2024 Games in Paris.

The U.S. men's basketball team, led by Stephen Curry, Kevin Durant and LeBron James, won its fifth straight gold medal at the Paris Olympics, defeating France 98 to 87.

The topic came into question as Team USA women's hockey coach John Wroblewski was emotional after winning gold.

In a matchup between two teams ranked in the top-five of the FIBA Women’s World Rankings, USA takes on France in Women’s Olympic Basketball on Monday at 12:40 am ET. The spread at PointsBet Sportsbook is USA -13.5 with the Total fluctuating between 155 ...

In what is possibly the most star-studded men's basketball field in Olympic history, who's shown the brightest as we enter the knockout stage?

With the Olympics adding a 3-on-3 format for the 2020 Tokyo Games, count Breanna Stewart as one WNBA player who would love the chance to play in both basketball events. "Sure, I'd love to do it,'' said Stewart, who won her first Olympic gold medal at the ...

The Athletic has live coverage of Canada vs. USA women’s Olympic hockey game. MILAN — A women’s Olympic hockey game between Canada and Finland, the debut for both teams at the Milan Cortina Games, was postponed Thursday after members of the Finland ...

U.S. alpine skiing star Mikaela Shiffrin turned heads on Wednesday with her stellar performance in the women’s slalom final. The 30-year-old also drew the attention of the Olympics after she rewrote the history books.

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