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

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 ...

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 ...

ITALY -- The first Italian basketball team that Kobe Bryant’s father played for has retired the Lakers superstar’s jersey to the rafters in a pregame ceremony. Fans of NPC Rieti held up a huge banner ...

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 ...