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FIBA has named FOURTEEN as the global apparel supplier for its 3x3 basketball events (FIBA, FOURTEEN)

FIBA Names FOURTEEN Official Apparel Supplier for 3×3 Basketball Events

FIBA has partnered with premium Swiss sportswear brand FOURTEEN to serve as the official apparel supplier for all FIBA’s 3×3 basketball global events. Launching for the 2026 season, the collaboration will see players kitted out in specific 3×3 basketball apparel that reflects the sport’s fast-paced action and urban culture roots, balanced with the FOURTEEN brand’s […]

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Southern Conference Inks 10-Year Basketball Extension with Asheville

Asheville, North Carolina, will remain the host of the Ingles Southern Conference Basketball Championships through 2035, under a new agreement between the collegiate conference, the city of Asheville, Explore Asheville powered by the Buncombe County Tourism Development Authority and the Asheville-Buncombe Regional Sports Commission. The deal continues a long-standing partnership between the four entities. “This […]

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Marriott Bonvoy Gains Title Sponsorship of Battle 4 Atlantis

Marriott Bonvoy has been named the title sponsor of Battle 4 Atlantis, a premier early-season college basketball tournament. The partnership with Atlantis Paradise Island will rename the event the Marriott Bonvoy Battle 4 Atlantis, which will feature elite Division I men’s and women’s college basketball programs competing over Thanksgiving week at the resort in the […]

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Armed Forces Classic
UConn was set to face Louisville in the Armed Forces Classic in Germany, an event that has now been moved to Maryland. (AP Photo/Michael Caterina)

Government Shutdown Forces Relocation of Armed Forces Classic

The United States federal government shutdown has forced the relocation of a premier women’s college basketball event from an Air Force base in Germany to the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland. The 2025 Peraton Armed Forces Classic had originally been scheduled to be held at Ramstein Air Base in Germany on November 4, with […]

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USA Basketball

College Park, Georgia, Selected for FIBA World Cup Qualifier

USA Basketball has announced that The Gateway Center Arena in College Park, Georgia, will host a USA FIBA Men’s World Cup Qualifying game against Nicaragua on December 1. The arena is home to the WNBA Atlanta Dream and NBA G League College Park Skyhawks. “USA Basketball is excited to begin the journey to the 2027 […]

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Indiana Fever Sports Performance Center
The Indiana Fever Sports Performance Center will feature practice courts, a full–service spa, childcare space, Hall of Excellence and more. Rendering courtesy of Pacers Sports & Entertainment

Pacers Sports & Entertainment Breaks Ground on Indiana Fever Sports Performance Center

Pacers Sports & Entertainment has officially broken ground on the $78 million Indiana Fever Sports Performance Center, which is set to open ahead of the 2027 WNBA season in downtown Indianapolis and connect to Gainbridge Fieldhouse via skybridge. The 108,000–square–foot, three–story venue will include spaces for performance and conditioning, recovery and rehabilitation, and mental health […]

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With Caitlin Clark and WNBA, Indianapolis Positions Itself as Home of Women’s Sports

At sporting events, there can be noise … and there can be noise. You know the distinction. It’s when one player, or team, gets a special sound, the recognition that while in theory amongst equals, there is one that resonates just that bit more. One of those moments came in Indianapolis ahead of the WNBA […]

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Explore Edmonton will host the FIBA 3x3 men's and women's tours this week for the third consecutive years. Photo courtesy Explore Edmonton

FIBA 3×3 World Tour Returns to Edmonton as Part of Global Strategy

With a burgeoning basketball scene around Canada and the return of two home-grown stars, Edmonton will transform into a home for basketball and entertainment fans this week when the FIBA 3×3 World Tour returns to the Alberta destination for the third consecutive year. The Ice Palace at West Edmonton Mall will have a basketball court […]

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Ray Allen and Leroy Arrington on Being a Youth Sports Dad, Organizing Events at the ESPN Wide World of Sports and Life After the NBA

Ray Allen played 18 seasons in the NBA and was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame as a player in 2018. Allen was a 10-time NBA All-Star and won an Olympic gold medal as a member of the 2000 United States men’s basketball team. In 2021, he was selected to the NBA […]

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