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CBC Sports is providing a free live stream of the U Sports Final 8 men’s and women’s basketball championships from Ottawa, beginning on Thursday at 1 p.m. ET. CBC | Sports News
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‘I had an identity issue’: Basketball connects urban Indigenous player with his roots
Helping his Nisga’a team win a basketball championship is a victory for Gene Wolff. But connecting to his home First Nation in northern B.C. is an even bigger win. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Canada edges Japan with Olympic women’s basketball berth already secure
Kia Nurse had 19 points to lead Canada past Japan 70-68 on Sunday at a women’s basketball Olympic qualifying tournament. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Tokyo-bound: Canada clinches Olympic women’s basketball berth
Canada will compete at its third consecutive Olympic women’s basketball tournament this summer after qualifying Saturday with a 80-50 win over Sweden in Ostend, Belgium. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Canadian women’s basketball team shows off depth in earning Olympic berth
The Canadian women’s basketball team flexed their muscles and showed off their depth against Sweden in the second half on Saturday in Belgium to punch their ticket to the Olympics with an 80-50 victory. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Canada tops Belgium in opener of Olympic women’s basketball qualifier
Canada’s women’s basketball team survived a scare and held on for a 61-56 win over host Belgium on Thursday at an Olympic qualifying tournament. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Watch Canada’s national team compete at the Olympic women’s basketball qualifier
CBC Sports will bring Canadians coverage of Team Canada’s games at the upcoming FIBA Women’s Olympic Qualification Tournament from Belgium, beginning on Thursday, at 2:30 p.m. ET. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Can the team-first culture within Canada Basketball convince its WNBA stars to keep coming back?
It is cliché for athletes to say the logo on the front of their jerseys is more meaningful than the name on the back. But you’ll never hear that from a woman on the Canadian national basketball team. They don’t require cliché to explain the importance of playing for their country. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Canada’s women’s basketball team commanding attention as serious Olympic medal threats
Through three generations, Canada’s women’s basketball team has fought battles on and off the court. Funding and exposure were long considered insufficient. But with those issues slowly being won, the fourth-ranked squad can finally focus on one long-standing goal: the Olympic podium. CBC | Sports News
Read More »She had next: Gigi Bryant, 13, was going to carry on a basketball legacy
Her name was Gianna Maria Onore Bryant. The world, now and forever, knows her as Gigi. Her dad, Kobe Bryant, called her Mambacita. He was Mamba, of course, and she was going to be basketball’s female version of him. She was going to play at Connecticut and head to the WNBA. That was the plan. CBC | Sports News
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