The Oregon star spoke with deep respect for Gianna's game. "She had a fadeaway better than mine," she said. "If I represented the present of the women's game, Gigi was the future, and Kobe knew it."
Friends, family and fans mourned the death of retired basketball superstar Kobe Bryant and his daughter Gianna during Wednesday's public memorial in Los Angeles.
Mary Ann Wakefield, who's in her 80s, had to make a long putt if she wanted to win a new car. The golf ball rolled 94 feet from one end of the court to the other. She nailed it.
Scott Frantz hopes to make it in the NFL. If he does, he could be the first openly gay athlete to play a game in professional football's regular season. He also doesn't want his sexuality to matter.
Some 20,000 people got tickets to say farewell to NBA great Kobe Bryant and his daughter Gianna at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. People without tickets were being urged to watch at home.
David Ayres, 42, is a NHL emergency goalie. Over the weekend, two goalies got injured in a game between the Carolina Hurricanes and Toronto Maple Leafs — and Ayres stepped in. He helped Carolina win.
Huge crowds are expected to turn out Monday for the memorial service honoring Kobe Bryant and his daughter Gianna in Los Angeles. The city is encouraging those without tickets to watch it on TV.