An Italian basketball team was left with just one player on the court during a European game, leading to an automatic loss ...

Italian professional men's basketball team Trapani Shark forfeited a FIBA Champions League playoff game against Israeli team ...

ROME (AP) — For a city already familiar with losing a basketball hero, Kobe Bryant’s death made a particularly strong impact in the Italian town of Rieti. Nicknamed “the center of Italy” for its ...

After the end of the Showtime Los Angeles Lakers dynasty, defensive ace Michael Cooper found himself playing professional ball in Italy. It was a brand-new experience for Cooper, which he embraced ...

Paolo Banchero will play for Team USA in the Basketball World Cup. Team Italy isn't happy about it. Gianni Petrucci on @Pp_doesit decision on La Gazzetta dello Sport. "In recent days, he was in Milan ...

Italian basketball fans joined Great Britain's team in a moment of silence at San Siro Stadium in Milan Natasha Dye is a writer-reporter for PEOPLE covering sports. Her previous work appears in The ...

SPOKANE, Wash. — Hooptown USA. Capital city for hoopers. Hotbed of hoops. Hoopfest. Spokane. The Lilac City is known for many things, but basketball is likely the biggest. Every March the Gonzaga ...

ROME, Italy — Europe’s soccer leagues are so full of teams owned and operated by American investors that the market could soon be saturated. That’s why an eclectic group of professionals studying in ...

Kobe Bryant was an American legend who grew up overseas in Europe. Bryant was a basketball superstar for his entire adult life. He entered the NBA draft straight out of high school in 1996 after a ...

ROME (AP) — In the country where he grew up, Kobe Bryant will be mourned for an entire week. The Italian basketball federation said Monday it has ordered a minute’s silence to be observed for all ...

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Losing a game at the Basketball World Cup, the U.S. national team said, was quite the wake-up call. It brought a renewed focus, an extra level of commitment, even some ...