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Australia falls to France, 64-58, in pre-Olympic exhibition

The French national team took down Australia, 64-58, in an Olympic warm-up game in Lille, France Sunday. France earned the victory just a week after they lost to the Opals, 69-59, in the Standard Life…

2012 London Olympics – Women’s Basketball

2012 London Olympics – Women’s Basketball

Games begin on July 28 and end on August 11. All preliminary and quarterfinal games will be held at the Basketball Arena. The semifinal and final games will be held at the North Greenwich Arena…

USA Basketball faces Turkey and the familiar face of Quanitra Hollingsworth in last exhibition before Olympics

USA Basketball faces Turkey and the familiar face of Quanitra Hollingsworth in last exhibition before Olympics

The United States faces Turkey today in Istanbul in their last warm-up exhibition match before heading to England for the 2012 London Olympics. The Turkish squad features several players who are teammates of U.S. players…

Hoopfeed Daily Twitter Digest for 07-21-2012

Brazil kicks Iziane Castro Marques off the squad for violating team rule (Hoopfeed) http://t.co/xh88tCp4 #london2012 #bra -> Because Castro Marques isn't injured, Brazil will head to the Olympics with only 11 players http://t.co/xh88tCp4 #london2012 #bra…

USA throttles Croatia, 109-55, in exhibition

Additional Quotes | Photo Gallery With Sue Bird back in the lineup, the USA beat Croatia 109-55 in an exhibition game in Istanbul, Turkey on Saturday. Led by Sylvia Fowles, who scored 15 points and…

Australia routs China in Olympic warm-up, 84-53

Four teams are in Lille, France competing in a pre-Olympic exhibition tournament: Australia, Brazil, China and France. Today the Australians defeated China 84-53. Tomorrow they face France in their last game of the warm-up tournament…

USA Basketball faces Croatia today in an exhibition in Istanbul

Exhibition: USA vs. Croatia, July 21, 11 am EDT, Istanbul, Turkey Live Stream on SkyTurk360.com Live Stats The USA will get a taste of what their first game of the 2012 Olympics will be like…

Brazil kicks Iziane Castro Marques off the squad for violating team rule

The Brazilian national team removed Iziane Castro Marques from the squad for a violation of team rules according to the website of the country’s basketball federation. Castro Marques, who was a member of the WNBA…

Hoopfeed Daily Twitter Digest for 07-20-2012

After flight controversy, Basketball Australia to introduce travel equity for Opals and Boomers (Herald Sun) http://t.co/MKsOTEEl #2012 #aus -> Australian Olympic Committee welcomes Basketball Australia travel policy review (AAP) http://t.co/PHRKCG8C #2012 #aus -> Dishin &…

Team USA’s thoughts before heading to Turkey for two more warm-up games before the Olympics

Practice Photo Gallery After beating Great Britain Wednesday in their second exhibition win in the past week and the team’s third overall exhibition victory since being finalized as a 12-member squad this past April, the…

Hoopfeed Daily Twitter Digest for 07-19-2012

Video and photo gallery: Pres. Obama honors Baylor at the White House http://t.co/QA1P4ZOu #ncaaw -> Young Baylor fan with a rare disorder attends White House ceremony for team (AP) http://t.co/xqgMaTMX #ncaaw -> Maryland’s Alyssa Thomas…

Dishin & Swishin 7/19/12 Podcast: AP’s Doug Feinberg breaks down women’s basketball at the 2012 London Olympics

Dishin & Swishin 7/19/12 Podcast: AP’s Doug Feinberg breaks down women’s basketball at the 2012 London Olympics

Doug Feinberg has been the Associated Press’s lead writer for women's basketball coverage for several years. He has been to Final Fours and WNBA Finals, and seemingly every other high-profile event, including the 2008 Beijing…

Hoopfeed Daily Twitter Digest for 07-18-2012

USA vs. Great Britain, ESPN2/ESPN3, 2:00 p.m. ET http://t.co/vWJLTCcd #2012 #london #usa #gbr -> Catch up yesterday's news: Hoopfeed Daily Twitter Digest for 07-17-2012 http://t.co/9CPhm1D7 #2012 #wnba #ncaaw #prep -> Iowa: Hawkeye center Bethany Doolittle…

Maya Moore leads USA past Great Britain in Manchester exhibition

Maya Moore leads USA past Great Britain in Manchester exhibition

Quotes | Box score | Photo Gallery The USA continued its dominance against teams during pre-Olympic exhibition games beating Great Britain 88-63 in Manchester, England on Wednesday. While the Brits came out strong and built…

President Obama honors 2012 NCAA DI champions Baylor at the White House

President Obama honors 2012 NCAA DI champions Baylor at the White House

President Barack Obama honored the Baylor women’s basketball team today for winning the 2012 NCAA National Championship and their historic 40-0 season. After his speech to the team, he asked coach Kim Mulkey to take…

2012 Olympic tune-up: USA vs. Great Britain features international connections from Oregon State to Florida to Australia

2012 Olympic tune-up: USA vs. Great Britain features international connections from Oregon State to Florida to Australia

USA vs. Great Britain, ESPN2/ESPN3, 2:00 p.m. ET  Just two days after routing Brazil, 99-67, the USA’s senior national women’s team is in Manchester, England to face Great Britain in an exhibition game. Australian Tom…

Hoopfeed Daily Twitter Digest for 07-17-2012

Photo gallery: Brazil vs. USA, Monday, July 16, 2012 (Hoopfeed) http://t.co/vvuu4TwT #2012 #london #usa #bra -> Brazil no match for USA in exhibition, suffers 99-67 rout (Hoopfeed) http://t.co/0MOfsqL0 #2012 #london #usa #bra -> Lindsay Whalen,…

Hoopfeed Daily Twitter Digest for 07-16-2012

Brazil’s de Souza, Castro Marques and newcomer Dantas set to face the USA in D.C. (Hoopfeed) http://t.co/lA3cYQvd #2012 #london #bra #usa -> USA Basketball Women’s National Team ready to face Brazil (Hoopfeed) http://t.co/t5wwayca #2012 #london #usa #bra…

Photo gallery: Brazil vs. USA, Monday, July 16, 2012

Photo gallery: Brazil vs. USA, Monday, July 16, 2012

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Brazil no match for USA in exhibition, suffers 99-67 rout

Brazil no match for USA in exhibition, suffers 99-67 rout

President Barack Obama met with team after the game. Video: WNBA Photo gallery | Quotes | Video In the first game of a doubleheader with the women’s and men’s national teams of the USA and…

Two coaches and four players make up Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame Class of 2013

Two coaches and four players make up Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame Class of 2013

The Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame announced the 2013 inductees during the exhibition game between the women’s national teams of Brazil and the USA Monday night. The 2013 class: Gary Blair (coach) Jim Foster (coach)…

U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan scrimmaged with the USA women at practice on July 15, 2012

Had a great time scrimmaging against our US Olympic women’s bball team.All teams can learn from their work ethic. twitter.com/arneduncan/sta… — Arne Duncan (@arneduncan) July 15, 2012 From USA Basketball: U.S. Secretary of Education Arne…

USA Basketball Women’s National Team ready to face Brazil

Photo gallery: USA Basketball Practice, Sunday, July 15, 2012 at American University Video: Diana Taurasi on USA Basketball facing challenges from other teams Video: Candace Parker dunking during USA Basketball practice, July 14, 2012 The…

Brazil’s de Souza, Castro Marques and newcomer Dantas set to face the USA in Washington, D.C.

Brazil’s de Souza, Castro Marques and newcomer Dantas set to face the USA in Washington, D.C.

Brazil qualified for the Olympics by winning the 2011 FIBA Americas Championship in Colombia last fall. They beat Argentina 74-33. Starting center Erike de Souza of the Atlanta Dream led them in the final game…

Hoopfeed Daily Twitter Digest for 07-15-2012

From Texas to Stanford to Los Angeles: Nneka Ogwumike’s impressive trajectory and rookie splash (Hoopfeed) http://t.co/BKywBbH3 #wnba -> Connecticut Sun rise to elite status in WNBA (The Day) http://t.co/Z6CSuv7D #wnba -> Break halts streaking Silver…

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