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In a society where men and women athletes were valued equally, female basketball players would not need to travel overseas in the offseason to earn extra money. Professional players, whether men or women, would earn good salaries here at home.

Jailed American basketball star Brittney Griner returns to a Russian court Thursday as calls increase for Washington to do more to secure her release

Until Tim Connelly scratched a seven-year itch and abruptly ended a beautiful relationship with Michael Malone to take the money in Minnesota, they were inseparable basketball brothers, a front-office exec and fiery coach joined at the hip in the quest to make the Nuggets a legit championship contender.

The Sky’s Candace Parker was on the cover of last year’s edition of the video game series.

Ms Griner has been detained in Russia for five months and counting

U.S. President Joe Biden told Brittney Griner's wife in a call on Wednesday that he is working to secure the WNBA basketball star's release from Russia as soon as possible, describing her detention on drug charges as "intolerable."

US President Joe Biden has read a letter from Brittney Griner, the women's basketball star who has been detained in Russia since February, and freeing her is a "priority," the White House said Tuesday.

RALEIGH, N.C. — Michael Jordan’s iconic shot against Georgetown 40 years ago that gave North Carolina coach Dean Smith his first NCAA title wasn’t the only championship performance he had that year.

The Celtics are nearly done building a contender while we sort through some trying times beyond basketball, and in this episode of the Celtics Lab podcast, FiveThirtyEight's Jared Dubin helps us do both.