In April, Maiga was appointed president of FIBA’s council for children’s basketball, or mini-basketball, in Africa. His sister Hamchetou Maiga-Ba played at Old Dominion, was…
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Three-on-Three Basketball at the Olympics: What to Watch For
Eighty-five years after basketball’s debut in the Olympics, at the 1936 Berlin Games, a twist on the sport makes its Olympic debut in Tokyo. Three-on-three…
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Alex Rodriguez Joins Ownership Group for Timberwolves and Lynx
Alex Rodriguez, the former Yankees star, and Marc Lore, an e-commerce billionaire, officially joined the ownership group of the N.B.A.’s Minnesota Timberwolves and the W.N.B.A.’s…
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Alex Rodriguez Joins Ownership Group for Timberwolves and Lynx
Alex Rodriguez, the former Yankees star, and Marc Lore, an e-commerce billionaire, officially joined the ownership group of the N.B.A.’s Minnesota Timberwolves and the W.N.B.A.’s…
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W.N.B.A. All-Stars Beat Olympians in Gold Medal Game of Their Own
With her group of All-Stars huddled around and bouncing up and down, Team W.N.B.A. Coach Lisa Leslie urged the players to keep up their energy.…
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The Liberty’s Role in Making W.N.B.A. Players ‘Top Dogs’ of Activism
“He’s a year older than me, he’s 6’8,” strong — he could be seen as a threat,” Stokes said. “They asked, ‘Will you be OK…
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A Gay N.F.L. Player Broke a Barrier. Will Others Follow?
Congratulatory posts flooded social media on Monday when Las Vegas Raiders defensive lineman Carl Nassib announced on Instagram that he is gay, becoming the first…
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‘I Surely Can Stand in Front of Men and Lead Them’
It’s about time. The N.B.A. sits poised to be the first American men’s professional sports league to hire a woman as a head coach. The…
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FIBA President Hamane Niang Steps Aside Amid Sexual Abuse Investigation
A 16-year-old player told The Times that Bamba sexually assaulted her at the 2020 U-18 African championships held last December in Egypt. While the team…
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Women’s Basketball Is on the Rise. Is Anyone Paying Attention?
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