basketball
Harlem Globetrotters’ 2024 world tour stopping in Okanagan
The world famous Harlem Globetrotters have announced their 2024 world tour and have included a…
Kamloops-grown NBA star has university number retired
Kelly Olynyk's number was raised to the rafters at his former university last night. Olynyk…
Harlem Globetrotters include Penticton on world tour
The Harlem Globetrotters – the world’s winningest basketball team – are returning to Penticton to…
Olynyk steps into interim coaching position with TRU women’s basketball
Thompson Rivers University women's basketball team has a new coach with an all-star legacy. Ken…
Harlem Globetrotters will be slam dunking in Penticton
The laws of physics are always left behind when the Harlem Globetrotters come to town.…
‘It’s my dream:’ The pandemic is dimming the dreams of an Okanagan high school basketball star
West Kelowna teen Cole Wyllie has played basketball nearly every day for the last five…
Okanagan Heat basketball thrills fans with second-half comeback
KELOWNA – Heat basketball fans watching last night's game against Brandon were in for a…
NBA star plays some one-on-one with local kids at Riverside
KAMLOOPS – Boston Celtics centre and Kamloops native Kelly Olynyk was in town today to shoot hoops with aspiring young basketball players on the courts at Riverside Park. While the skies were overcast and the wind was brisk, the kids didn’t seem to mind. About 100 showed up for the hour-long event held by the...
Center of Gravity set to take over downtown Kelowna this weekend
KELOWNA – Canada’s hottest beach party, an annual music and sports festival that continues to grow every year, is back in City Park again this weekend. Monster Energy’s Center of Gravity is a 100 per cent local event started by Kelowna native Scott Emslie eight years ago. Since that time it has grown to attract...
Olynyk again named to Rising Stars All-Star team
KAMLOOPS - It is just his second year as a National Basketball Association player but Kelly Olynyk continues to make waves, posting numerous personal bests and getting named to the Rising Stars team for the second straight year. Olynyk has played 40 games this season, but has sat out the last few games after spraining...