On another scorching day in the Las Vegas July heat, the 2006 USA Basketball men’s team was holding training camp for the FIBA World Championship, set for later that summer in Japan. Jerry Colangelo, ...

Every four years, countries all around the world gather their nation’s top athletes in each sport to compete at the Olympics The United States men’s basketball team has been the most successful team ...

"I'm past history" - Larry Bird initially rejected the Dream Team because he believed it was for younger players Larry Bird initially believed his place in basketball history meant it was time for ...

In the mid-2000s, Team USA men's basketball was in poor shape. It had just won a mere bronze medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics and narrowly avoided a semifinal round loss in the 2000 Olympics, and ...

As Tropical Storm Fay wreaks havoc in Cuba and rapidly charging towards Southeast Florida, the Cuban Olympic boxing team has rained down on its competition in East Asia, racking up one blowout after ...

The Redeem Team Had One Goal at the 2008 Olympics. Its Final Reward Awaits in the Hall of Fame Jerry Colangelo still remembers all the meetings. They were in 2005 and 2006, sit-down sessions, often ...