The explosion of basketball's worldwide popularity can be traced back to the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. Jordan and the "Dream Team" led the USA to a gold medal and sparked the ...

Hall of Famer Michael Jordan is often applauded for never facing a Game 7 in the NBA Finals. He did, however, play in three of those situations during previous rounds of the postseason.

Also named to the Canadian roster for Perth is University of Victoria Vikes star Carissa Norsten, the Paris Olympics silver-medallist, who has played in the first two HSBC World Series Sevens ...