Fresh off the success of the 2025 World Winter Games in March in Turin, Italy, Special Olympics has announced their new big international event — a first-ever Unified 3x3 Basketball World Cup.

REQUIRED READING: Follow USA TODAY Sports' coverage of the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris Three-on-three basketball (commonly shortened to 3x3 basketball) is a relative newcomer to the Olympics ...

The United States is off to a poor start in 3x3 basketball at the 2024 Paris Olympics, as the men's and women's teams are winless after their first six combined games. This doesn't mean the ...

When does 3x3 basketball start and end at the 2024 Paris Olympics? 3x3 basketball will start on Tuesday July, 30, and conclude on Monday, Aug. 5. There will be live coverage of 3x3 basketball on the ...

During this year's 2024 Paris Olympics, you may notice a different kind of basketball: a three-on-three (3x3) version that is only played on half a court. YES. HALF A COURT. In 2017, after the ...

As the home of the sport’s top professional league and a sizable majority of its most recognizable players, the United States is unquestionably a basketball country. On the international stage ...

As good as Americans are in basketball, the 3x3 game is a different dynamic. The style, pace, skill set and rules make it uniquely different than the game most people are used to watching.

The irony is the U.S. had been playing really well in the months-long lead-up to the Olympics. The team beat Latvia and Poland; it lost to Serbia, maybe the best 3x3 group, in a one-possession game.

Uh. Team USA is currently leading the medal count at the Paris Olympics, with athletes winning in a diverse range of sports.They're hoping to win a medal in a new version of an old game ...

Special Olympics is bringing an all new basketball tournament to life, a Unified 3x3 World Cup modeled on the FIBA World Cup. Fresh off the success of the 2025 World Winter Games in March in Turin ...

During this year's 2024 Paris Olympics, you may notice a different kind of basketball: a three-on-three (3x3) version that is only played on half a court. YES. HALF A COURT. In 2017, after the ...