Sports/Basketball

Sports Many of the WNBA’s young stars like Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese brought deals with them from their playing days in college, including name, image and likeness agreements that became endorsements with such companies as Nike, Reebok and Gatorade. But for all those enjoying their newfound riches, there areContinue Reading

Whatever the WNBA Toronto team names itself, history suggests most people will probably be unhappy initially. The six PWHL franchise recently went through the same process — anecdotally, at least, as the logo-less first season was received coolly, the summer’s nickname announcement mildly and last week’s jersey release appears toContinue Reading

Sports The Indiana Fever hired Stephanie White as coach on Friday, putting her in charge of a team led by WNBA rookie of the year Caitlin Clark. Replaces Christie Sides, who guided Indiana to 1st playoff berth since 2016The Associated Press · Posted: Nov 01, 2024 1:13 PM EDT |Continue Reading

Sports Canadian women’s basketball general manager and high-performance director Denise Dignard recently announced her retirement after 26 years. And with Dignard’s exit signals a full rebuild for a team which has missed the knockout round at each of the past two Olympics and lost all three of its games inContinue Reading

Sports This past summer, a WNBA fan stopped Bridget Carleton on the street in Minnesota to reveal a tattoo of the Canadian player’s name and jersey number on their arm. It was another example of the league’s growing popularity in its most successful season ever. ‘Finally, we’re getting the recognitionContinue Reading

Sports At seven-foot-nine, Olivier Rioux is two inches taller than former NBA giants Gheorghe Muresan and Manute Bol. He embraces the attention and welcomes the stares. Rioux has worked hard but no one expects him to be a Division 1 star, certainly not right away. Florida freshman will make historyContinue Reading

Sports The Connecticut Sun parted ways with head coach Stephanie White on Monday amid reports she could be headed back to the Indiana Fever. 47-year-old reportedly could return to Chicago to replace fired Christie SidesField Level Media · Posted: Oct 28, 2024 4:21 PM EDT | Last Updated: 5 hoursContinue Reading

Sports·Preview Toronto Raptors open a new NBA season Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. ET when they host the Cleveland Cavaliers at Scotiabank Arena. Improved depth is among five things to know about the team. Series of trades, 4 draft picks remade roster and greatly improved club’s depthJohn Chidley-Hill · The CanadianContinue Reading

Sports Canadian swingman RJ Barrett was upgraded to day-to-day and engaged in non-contact practise on Monday, two days before Toronto hosts the Cleveland Cavaliers at Scotiabank Arena. Team plays 1st game against Cleveland at Scotiabank Arena John Chidley-Hill · The Canadian Press · Posted: Oct 22, 2024 8:56 AM EDTContinue Reading