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3-on-3 championship to be played outdoors in Atlanta

The third edition of the Dos Equis 3-on-3 National Championship is headed outdoors

Vague misconduct allegations anger Chicago school parents

R.J. Hampton leaves New Zealand and returns to United States

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Illinois school: Students disciplined over racist chants

Illinois high school officials probe racist insults at game

Basketball player fined for ignoring Chinese national anthem

Former Wizards player Glen Rice Jr. released from NZ club

Former Washington Wizards shooting guard Glen Rice Jr

Glen Rice Jnr. stood down by Australia’s NBL after arrest

Australia’s NBL orders Glen Rice Jnr. to be stood down after arrest in Auckland

FIBA chooses sites for 2020 Olympic qualifying tournaments

FIBA chooses the sites for the last-chance qualifying basketball tournaments for the 2020 Olympic fields

Americans Down Under: Ball stars, R.J. Hampton ejected

LaMelo Ball had a career-high game for his National Basketball League team in Australia on Saturday while R. J. Hampton didn’t last long in his.

Rick Pitino to coach Greek national basketball team

Rick Pitino has agreed to coach the Greek national basketball team and lead its effort to qualify for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics

Canadian Olympic basketball star Eli Pasquale dies at 59

Eds: Eli Pasquale, Olympic basketball star for Canada in 1980s, dies at 59

Kemba Walker returns to UConn for First Night celebration

Former UConn basketball star Kemba Walker returned to campus Friday to get a good look at the next generation of Huskies

Blatt leaves Olympiakos 2 months after MS announcement

Harden has triple-double as Rockets down Sharks 140-71

US keeps top spot in FIBA men's world rankings; Spain No. 2

Still on top: The U.S. has retained the No. 1 spot in the FIBA men’s world rankings, ahead of World Cup champion Spain

Gasol completes historic double, Spain wins World Cup

Perfect year: Gasol gets second title of 2019 as Spain wins the World Cup, beating Argentina 95-75 for gold

FIBA will look to ease travel burdens at 2023 World Cup

FIBA will look to ease travel burdens at 2023 World Cup, after some teams criticized format at this year’s event

France beats Australia 67-59 for bronze medal at World Cup

France defeated Australia 67-59 to take the third-place game in the World Cup

Serbia coach Djordjevic resigning after poor World Cup

Serbia’s national basketball team coach Sasha Djordjevic says he’s resigning after his team settled for fifth place at the World Cup

Gasol, Spain to meet Argentina in World Cup final

For history: Gasol tries to join exclusive title club, when Spain meets Argentina for World Cup championship

US places 7th at World Cup, tops Poland 87-74 in finale

USA Basketball finishes World Cup in 7th place, tops Poland 87-74 in finale

Popovich defends team, US beats Poland for 7th at World Cup

USA Basketball finishes World Cup in 7th place, tops Poland 87-74 in finale _ with Gregg Popovich offering a strong defense afterward

Kobe Bryant: Easy days for USA Basketball are over

‘It’s not going to be easy’: Kobe Bryant thinks USA Basketball romps to gold are things of the past

Spain beats Australia 95-88 in 2OT to reach World Cup final

Spain is back into the final of the basketball World Cup with a chance to match the title it won 13 years ago

US clinches worst big-tourney finish, falls 94-89 to Serbia

USA Basketball assured worst finish in major tournament, falls 94-89 to Serbia at World Cup

Australia tops Czechs 82-70, heads to World Cup semifinals

Australia moves into World Cup semifinals, topping Czech Republic 82-70 behind Patty Mills’ 24 points

A shocker: US beaten by France 89-79 in World Cup quarters

The US will not medal at the basketball World Cup, falling 89-79 to France in the quarterfinals

Argentina ousts Serbia, moves into World Cup semifinals

Argentina ousts Serbia from World Cup contention, moves into semifinals with 97-87 win

Olympic bound: US tops Brazil 89-73 at World Cup

Off to the quarterfinals, and Olympics: US remains unbeaten at World Cup, beating Brazil 89-73