"Just how proud he is to represent his country." One month ago, Syla Swords spoke these words about her father and current basketball coach, Shawn Swords. Just a few days from then, Canada ...

A fellow Rainbow District School Board alumnus who attended RL Beattie Public and Lo-Ellen Park Secondary, Swords delivered a speech on Friday, followed by a question-and-answer session with students ...

Buy this photo. INDIANAPOLIS — Three. Freshman guard Syla Swords caught an outlet pass from freshman guard Mila Holloway in transition. Two. Swords neared the 3-point line on the left wing as No. 1 ...

Those two girls were Syla Swords and her younger sister, Savannah. “My mom was completing her MBA when we were younger, so we’d have to follow my dad to his practices in the gym,” Syla told The ...

Canadian Olympic athlete and Michigan freshman guard Syla Swords made a significant mark in the Wolverines' season opener against the defending champions, the top-ranked South Carolina Gamecocks.

At least it got a closer look at Syla Swords — the future of its women's basketball program. The 18-year-old Swords became the youngest Canadian basketball player to compete in the Olympics.

From JuJu Watkins' bloody nose to freshman Syla Swords and Michigan nearly upsetting No.1 ranked South Carolina, the opening day of college basketball was a good one. If you missed any of the ...

But not Syla Swords. She is about to become the youngest ever Canadian basketball player to go to the Olympics. “The Olympics was always the goal for me even before I chose basketball,” said ...