Sports NBA Ceremonially Drafts Terrence Clarke, A Rising Star Who Died In An April Car Crash Earlier this year, the basketball guard was preparing for the NBA draft after completing his freshman year at the University of Kentucky. He had signed to an agency associated with LeBron James. Joe Hernandez
Sports A Texas Native Competes For Japan At The Tokyo Olympics How did a kid from Corsicana, Texas end up playing under the Japanese flag at the Olympics. It was an athlete's journey to a chosen home. Leila Fadel
Sports The U.S. Will Likely Medal In 3x3 Basketball. What To Know About The New Sport Traditional basketball's scrappy cousin is making its Olympic debut in Tokyo, introducing the world to the dizzyingly fast, more compact play of the game of driveways and public parks. Merrit Kennedy
Business Vanessa Bryant Says Nike, Without Consent, Made Shoes She Designed To Honor Her Child The widow of the late basketball legend Kobe Bryant says she decided not to sell the shoe she designed to honor her late daughter, Gianna, yet has seen photos of people in possession of the sneaker. Joe Hernandez
Gonzaga falls short of perfect season The magic of a nearly perfect season ran out Monday night for the Gonzaga men’s basketball team. The Bulldogs lost to the Baylor Bears, 86-70, in the N-C-A-A championship game in Indianapolis. Doug Nadvornick Angela King Katie Campbell
Business She helped Storm win it all. Now Stewie is out for the season The Most Valuable Player in the WNBA is expected to miss the upcoming season due to injury. Paige Browning
Business A Blown-Out Sneaker, An Injured Superstar And A Night To Forget For Nike In the most highly anticipated college basketball game of the season, Duke star Zion Williamson was injured when his sneaker ripped apart at the seams — an embarrassment for Nike. Uri Berliner
World North Korea Promotes Basketball As 'An Important Project' "We must rush to elevate the sport to global levels," North Korea's official newspaper reportedly stated this week. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has a well-known love for the sport. Sasha Ingber
Seattle Storm's Sue Bird sets new franchise scoring record On Sunday night, Seattle Storm point guard Sue Bird smashed through the team's all-time leading scorer record. She put up 21 points against the Mystics.... Bill Radke Alison Bruzek
Law intended to help homeless students used instead to stack high school sports Bill Radke speaks with Seatle Times staff reporter Claudia Rowe about her investigation into how football and basketball teams at Seattle Public Schools... Matt Martin Bill Radke
