A lanky 6-foot-4 center and the star of France's U18 women's basketball team, Tournebize is of the new breed of women's basketball stars who can legitimately play above the rim. At just 17 years old, Tournebize has already dunked in games at both the ...

PARIS, Aug 9 (Reuters) - France is set to bring the Paris Olympics to a spellbinding end with both men's and women's basketball teams headed for a hoops golden double showdown with the United States to close out the Games. A day after the French men ...

PARIS — Way back on July 27, Diana Taurasi told a group of reporters she thought France could push the U.S. women's basketball team as the Americans sought an unprecedented eighth straight Olympic gold medal. Turns out, the most decorated basketball ...

Most recently in Tokyo, the U.S. met France in the gold medal game, which it won 87-82. The U.S. roster in Tokyo missed several vital players, however, as LeBron James, Stephen Curry, Anthony Davis and more did not commit. Kevin Durant was the lead star ...

PARIS, Aug 6 (Reuters) - The French men's basketball team announced their arrival in Paris with a rip-roaring 82-73 win over Canada on Tuesday that propelled the hosts into the Olympic semi-finals riding a wave of national emotion. After group play in ...