Basketball

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — There was a long flight awaiting USA Basketball on Monday. Manila to Los Angeles, about 13 hours on a chartered jet that didn’t have the wi-fi that’s necessary to communicate with the outside world from 30,000 feet.

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — FIBA has confirmed the 19 national teams that used the World Cup to play their way into last-chance qualifying tournaments for the Paris Olympics next summer.

Canada stamped itself on the international stage with its first-ever medal at the FIBA Men's Basketball World Cup on Sunday. And emotions were high. Dillon Brooks scored a game-high 39 points and Canada survived a fourth-quarter comeback by the U.S.

MANILA, Philippines — Dillon Brooks went from receiving boos earlier in the tournament to hearing MVP chants. And he thanked his haters after a scintillating performance.

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Have a summer, Germany. Dirk Nowitzki went into the Basketball Hall of Fame, and now his homeland stands atop the men’s international basketball world.

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — None of the teams that medaled in the 2019 Basketball World Cup made the medal round at this year’s World Cup. And only two quarterfinalists from 2019 made the quarterfinals this year.

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Mikal Bridges pulled off an overtime-forcing miracle. It wasn't enough to keep the U.S.

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Luka Doncic ended his summer schedule with a win.

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Not everybody who plays in the Basketball World Cup goes home with a medal. Most players don't even come close to that level. But everybody goes home with something.

The U.S.-Canada rivalry in men's basketball has been one-sided. The teams have played 22 times in senior men's official competition; the U.S. has a 21-1 record in those games. It hasn't always been as easy as it looks.