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CTV News
07-07-2025
- Sport
- CTV News
Rising basketball star from Sudbury scores in OT, leads Canada to bronze medal
Syla Swords celebrates after scoring the winning basket Sunday, giving Canada a 76-75 win and a bronze medal at the FIBA Women's AmeriCup 2025. Syla Swords, a rising basketball star who hails from Sudbury, led Canada to a 76-75 double-overtime victory over Argentina last weekend. Swords, 18, not only led the team with 23 points, she scored the winning basket with 2.8 seconds left in Sunday's game, giving Canada the bronze medal in the FIBA Women's AmeriCup 2025. Team Canada Team Canada poses for a photo after its bronze-medal win Sunday. (Canada Basketball photo) Swords scored on a play drawn up during a timeout with Argentina up 75-74. Canada's Delaney Gibb executed an inbound pass, finding Swords under the rim for the winning basket. 'I'm so excited to bring this medal home. It's been 30 days of hard work. It's amazing to have this,' Swords said in an interview with FIBA after the game. 'The best thing about this team is that we played together.' Swords also had six rebounds and three assists. 'The 18-year-old led all players with a +17 plus-minus and knocked down a career-best five three-pointers, tied for the second-most ever by a Canadian in an AmeriCup game,' Canada Basketball said on its website. 'She finished the tournament with a team-leading 13 made threes and now has 124 points in 23 appearances for the program.' Canada matched its third-place finish from the 2023 AmeriCup, while Argentina improved from a seventh-place result in that edition in Mexico, climbing three spots. Both teams achieved their initial goal of securing a berth in the FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup 2026 Qualifying Tournaments.
Yahoo
07-07-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Iowa State women's basketball star Audi Crooks wins gold medal at FIBA Women's AmeriCup
Iowa State women's basketball player Audi Crooks is coming back to Ames with a gold medal. Crooks scored four points and grabbed one rebound on July 6 as the United States beat Brazil 92-84 to win the gold in the 2025 FIBA Women's AmeriCup in Santiago, Chile. Iowa State basketball player Audi Crooks signs an autograph for a fan during an Iowa Cubs game at Principal Park on June 14, 2025, in Des Moines. It's the fifth gold medal victory for the United States at the FIBA Women's AmeriCup and it clinches a berth at the 2026 Women's World Cup in Berlin. Advertisement More: Iowa State women's basketball star Audi Crooks tells why she decided to return to Cyclones Crooks, an Algona native, averaged 3.8 points, 1.8 rebounds and 0.5 assists per game during the event. In the finals, she logged six minutes and connected on her lone shot from the field and made both of her free throws. Crooks made the United States squad after she and Iowa State teammate Addy Brown were invited to the 2025 USA Women's AmeriCup Team Training Camp from June 16-24 in Colorado. The training camp included a tryout process for the team selection. Brown, who had suffered an injury, didn't make the team. But Crooks shined at the event and landed one of the 12 coveted roster spots. Advertisement A junior-to-be this upcoming season, Crooks is coming off her best season at Iowa State. She led the Big 12 Conference in scoring with 23.4 points per game during the 2024-25 campaign. Tommy Birch, the Register's sports enterprise and features reporter, has been working at the newspaper since 2008. He's the 2018, 2020 and 2023 Iowa Sportswriter of the Year. Reach him at tbirch@ or 515-284-8468. This article originally appeared on Des Moines Register: Iowa State basketball's Audi Crooks wins gold at FIBA Women's AmeriCup
Yahoo
07-07-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Sky Player on Temporary Leave Gets Message From Chicago Coach Tyler Marsh
Sky Player on Temporary Leave Gets Message From Chicago Coach Tyler Marsh originally appeared on Athlon Sports. Brazil is moving on to the semifinal of the 2025 FIBA Women's AmeriCup after a dominant 84-61 victory against Mexico on Friday. Advertisement This was thanks in large part to a monster performance from Chicago Sky center Kamilla Cardoso, who exploded for 22 points on 9-of-12 shooting, 16 rebounds, an assist and two blocks, as she helped lead Brazil to their fifth consecutive win in the tournament. Cardoso's big outing made all sorts of waves online, and it also drew the attention of Sky head coach Tyler Marsh. The first-year Chicago shot-caller reposted a screenshot of Cardoso's statline from the win against Mexico. Marsh had a wordless message for his center, too, adding three hyped emojis to his post. Cardoso's performance clearly pumped up Marsh, and the Sky coach just had to express his emotions on Instagram. Advertisement Cardoso has missed Chicago's last two games amid her international obligations. She's made sure to make the most out of her time away from her team, though, averaging 13.8 points on 65.9% shooting, 10.4 rebounds, 2.4 assists, 1.2 steals and 2.2 blocks as one of the most important players on Brazil's roster. Chicago Sky center Kamilla Cardoso (10) during a Gorski-Imagn Images With their win against Mexico, Cardoso and Co. are headed to the semifinal, where they will face off against rivals Argentina on Saturday. Should they win that game, Brazil will fight for the gold medal on Sunday against either the United States or Canada. The Sky, on the other hand, return to action on Sunday in a pivotal matchup against the league-best Minnesota Lynx, and they will still be without Cardoso for that one. Advertisement Related: Chicago Sky Player on Temporary Leave Turns Heads on Wednesday Related: Angel Reese Gets Strong Message From Teammate Who Temporarily Left Chicago Sky Related: Ranking the 25 Best WNBA Players of All Time This story was originally reported by Athlon Sports on Jul 5, 2025, where it first appeared.
Yahoo
06-07-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Indiana Fever Player on Temporary Leave Was 'in a Lot of Pain' After Injury Scare
Indiana Fever Player on Temporary Leave Was 'in a Lot of Pain' After Injury Scare originally appeared on Athlon Sports. Given Caitlin Clark's five-game absence due to a lingering groin problem, the last thing the Indiana Fever need right now is another injured player on their roster. Advertisement But it appears that the Fever may have another one after veteran center-forward Damiris Dantas suffered a painful injury in the Brazil and Mexico's FIBA Women's AmeriCup quarterfinal game last Friday. According to Brazilian-American WNBA reporter Roberta F. Rodrigues, Dantas had to be "helped out of the court" after twisting her ankle in the first half of Friday's contest. The 32-year-old was reportedly "in a lot of pain" as she lay on the ground before being forced to exit the game. Damiris Dantas of the Indiana Fever shoots the ball during a game. Christine Tannous/IndyStar / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images The good news for Dantas is that the injury did not appear to be as serious as initially suspected. Rodrigues reported minutes later that the Brazilian federation told her that the veteran was "doing well" and that there was "nothing serious going on with her ankle." Advertisement Dantas was able to start the second half for Brazil. She reportedly "looked normal" and did not have a noticeable limp. It also did not look like she was bothered by the issue, as Dantas led her squad to an 84-61 blowout win with 24 points, six rebounds, four assists, three steals and two triples in 34 minutes of play. Brazil is back in action on Saturday in its semifinal matchup against rivals Argentina, and there has been no indication that Dantas, who is one of the frontrunners for the tournament's MVP title, will sit out the pivotal matchup. If Dantas and Co. win against Argentina, they will play in the gold-medal match against United States on Sunday. Related: Fever Player on Temporary Leave Draws 'Problem' Statement From FIBA AmeriCup Related: Stephanie White Reveals 'Biggest Thing' Holding Caitlin Clark Back From Injury Return Related: Lexie Hull Steals the Show With Her Outfit for Fever-Sparks This story was originally reported by Athlon Sports on Jul 5, 2025, where it first appeared.
Yahoo
03-07-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Chicago Sky Coach Sends Strong Message on Kamilla Cardoso
Chicago Sky Coach Sends Strong Message on Kamilla Cardoso originally appeared on Athlon Sports. As Brazil opened its FIBA Women's AmeriCup campaign in Santiago, Chile, longtime center and 2023 tournament MVP Kamilla Cardoso immediately reminded fans why she's arguably the most dynamic threat on the floor. Advertisement In four group‑stage games, the 24‑year‑old averaged 11.8 points, 9.0 rebounds, 2.8 assists, 2.3 blocks and 1.5 steals across a 21.5 efficiency rating, the highest rating in the tournament. Brazil remains unbeaten through the preliminary round, with Cardoso's interior presence playing a pivotal role in the country's dominant run thus far (+114 plus-minus rating). On Wednesday, Chicago Sky head coach Tyler Marsh praised Cardoso's impressive play for Brazil. "I think that she's been aggressive, they've been winning games," Marsh said. "So she's having fun out there, she's staying healthy. And so we're looking forward to continuing to see what she does, but also we're looking forward to having her back as well." Advertisement Since drafting Cardoso third overall in the 2024 WNBA draft, the Sky have leaned on her versatility as a rim protector and secondary scorer, earning All-Rookie team honors last season. She is again off to a strong start this year. In her 14 games this season before departing for AmeriCup, she averaged 12.7 points, 6.6 rebounds and 1.7 assists in just 23.1 minutes per contest, shooting an efficient 56.1% from the field. Chicago Sky's Kamilla Cardoso (10) is putting up impressive numbers for Brazil in the FIBA Gorski-Imagn Images Brazil's quarterfinal clash is set for Friday, with the semi-finals taking place on Saturday before the championship game on Sunday, should Brazil advance that far. Chicago's next matchups are Sunday against the Minnesota Lynx, next Tuesday against the Washington Mystics and a home matchup with the Dallas Wings on July 9. Advertisement With Chicago sitting at 5-11 and in need of a spark, Cardoso's upcoming return could shift momentum. Related: New DeWanna Bonner Update Emerges After Release From Indiana Fever Related: WNBA Responds to Big Caitlin Clark News on Sunday This story was originally reported by Athlon Sports on Jul 2, 2025, where it first appeared.
