The bright lights of March were no problem for one of Canada's upcoming hardwood superstars. Sudbury, Ont. native Syla Swords turned in a strong all-around performance to help the No. 6 Michigan ...

INDIANAPOLIS — Olivia Olson scored 21 points, fellow freshman Syla Swords added 15 and No. 5 seed Michigan beat No. 12 seed Washington 66-58 on Thursday in the second round of the Big Ten ...

Paris was supposed to be a renaissance for Canadian basketball, featuring three teams all with legitimate medal hopes.

The rest of the world is catching up to American basketball, and Canada's been at the forefront of that," Swords said. Tara is a Toronto-based journalist who writes and produces athlete features ...