Basketball star Lauren Jackson will compete at her fifth Olympics after being selected in Australia’s 12-player squad just three months after again coming out of retirement.

The WNBA has evolved to an era where more and more post players are diversifying their game to be able to step out and shoot 3s, handle the basketball and not just play with their back-to-the-basket.

Breanna Stewart won the WNBA’s Most Valuable Player award for the second time in her career Tuesday in a very close race.

For more than 20 seasons, Sue Bird was the face of the Seattle Storm and for two separate stretches she was joined by arguably the best players in the world at that time in Lauren Jackson and Breanna Stewart.

For more than two hours, Sue Bird was back commanding the middle of the court.

Lauren Jackson capped her storied international basketball career with another bronze medal and scored 30 points to lead Australia to a 95-65 win over Canada in the third-place game at the women’s World Cup.

Canada has advanced to its first World Cup semifinals since 1986 as Kia Nurse scored 17 points in a 79-60 win over Puerto Rico.

Australian Lauren Jackson says nothing can top playing in what is likely her final international women's basketball competition in front of adoring fans at the World Cup Sydney.

New York has long been known as a melting pot.

Bec Allen was instrumental in Australia’s 69-54 win over Serbia scoring 16 points in the World Cup.

Lauren Jackson had one basket in her first game for Australia in 12 years as the Opals lost to France 70-57 on the opening day of the women's World Cup.

Breanna Stewart scored 22 points and Alyssa Thomas had 14 points, nine assists and seven rebounds in her debut for the United States, which beat Belgium 87-72 in its World Cup opener.

A’ja Wilson has earned WNBA MVP honors for the second time in her young career.

Lauren Jackson has been named on her fifth FIBA World Cup roster for Australia in a comeback to international basketball.

Sue Bird knows she made the right decision announcing publicly what she knew inside — that this would be her last WNBA season.

Australian basketball star Lauren Jackson is making a comeback after retiring six years ago.

Four months after the pandemic-delayed induction of the Class of 2020, the Basketball Hall of Fame gathered to enshrine 16 more new members.

Boston Celtics star Paul Pierce was in a class of 16 scheduled to be inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame this weekend.

The WNBA playoff chase may come down to the final day of the regular season on Sept. 19.

San Antonio Spurs guard Patty Mills and swimmer Cate Campbell have been named as flag bearers for the Australian Olympic team at the opening ceremony for the Tokyo Games.

Jay Wright used to sell tickets to games in the long-defunct United States Football League.