Category: Canada
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Basketball to life
Photo: Arthur Ward/Arthur Images Jacob Smith Catherine Traer has done a lot throughout her life as an athlete, and the experiences have guided her through other aspects of life. From playing for two different schools at the collegiate level, overcoming injury and adversity to transition to a professional player while beginning life as a mother,…
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Pro Canadian Invitational showcasing all-stars
Jacob Smith There is something mesmerizing about watching a league, watching your favourite players play for their own teams throughout the season, and getting to an all-star game break and suddenly all of your favourite players are on the same floor playing the same game. The Pro Canadian Invitational filled a growing void in Canada…
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Canadian Women’s Program in Good Hands
Jacob Smith The FIBA U19 Women’s World Cup just concluded and Carly Clarke guided her squad to a bronze medal, the second in the tournament’s history for Canada, and both coming from Coach Clarke led teams. After a stretch of the FIBA Women’s AmeriCup, Globl Jam, and now the U19 Women’s World Cup through June…
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USA beats Canada in FIBA AmeriCup semifinal
Photo by FIBA Jacob Smith What a difference setting the opening tone can make. In this case, for the USA, it carried them throughout and put them in a position in the fourth where they could defend their lead until the final buzzer. In a thrilling ending, USA took the 67-63 victory and advanced to…
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Canada takes down tournament hosts in AmeriCup
Photo by FIBA Jacob Smith The Canadian Women’s National Team started their 2023 FIBA Women’s AmeriCup journey on Sunday night when they went up against the hosts in Mexico. Canada came away with a 83-57 convincing victory, and names up and down the roster shined. Let’s start with who opened up the game for the…
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Canada Defeats Dominican Republic 95-75 in World Cup Qualifier
Jacob Smith The Canadian Senior Men’s National Team defeated the Dominican Republic 95-75 on Friday Night in a 2023 FIBA World Cup Olympic Qualifier game. Canada moves to 5-0 in Group C with the Dominican at 3-2. Canada started the first quarter from the perimeter making three of their first four baskets from outside. A Shai Gilgeous-Alezander…
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