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Amihere’s viral dunk at 15 drew global attention, but she has since become a vital player for Canada in basketball, with a range of impressive skills. CBC | Sports News
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Caitlin Clark breaks Lynette Woodard’s all-time women’s college basketball scoring record
Caitlin Clark has another career record on her astounding resumé: the most points by any major college women’s player to ever take the court. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Iowa’s Caitlin Clark breaks NCAA women’s basketball all-time scoring record
Caitlin Clark broke the NCAA women’s career scoring record, making a long three-pointer in the first quarter for No. 4 Iowa against visiting Michigan on Thursday night. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Canadian women’s basketball team needs help to qualify for Olympics after loss to Japan
The Canadian women’s basketball team will need to wait to find out if they’re Olympics-bound after an 86-82 loss to Japan on Sunday at the FIBA Olympic qualifying tournament in Sopron, Hungary. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Canadian women lose to Spain in Olympic basketball qualifier
Kayla Alexander had 17 points and 14 rebounds but Canada fell 60-55 to Spain on Friday in FIBA Olympic qualifying tournament action in Sopron, Hungary. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Canada downs host Hungary to open Olympic women’s basketball qualifier
Kayla Alexander led the way with 15 points and 13 rebounds as Canada defeated host Hungary 67-55 Thursday to open a FIBA Olympic Qualifying tournament. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Canada’s women’s basketball team approaching Olympic qualifier with level of naiveté
As the Canadian women’s basketball team settles in Sopron, Hungary, for its Olympic qualifying tournament, its veterans are leaning on the younger players as much as the opposite is true. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Canadian men’s basketball squad, which finally qualified for the Olympics, is CP’s team of the year
The Canadian senior men’s basketball squad has been voted The Canadian Press team of the year. After years of underwhelming showings, and without qualifying for the Olympics since the Sydney Games in 2000, the men finally broke through in 2023. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Aaliyah Edwards’ homecoming game at TMU extends connectivity of Canadian women’s basketball
It was a taste of what could have been, and a glimpse at the future. UConn, the storied women’s college basketball team, played against the undefeated Toronto Metropolitan University in Toronto on Wednesday at the Mattamy Athletic Centre, where passion for the sport was on full display. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Canadian men’s, women’s basketball offers glimpse of prosperous future in 2023
A corner was turned on the heels of disappointment for Canada Basketball. The Canadian senior men’s attempt to qualify for the Tokyo Games ended in July 2021, when it lost to Czechia in the semifinals of the FIBA Olympic Qualifying tournament in Victoria. CBC | Sports News
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