Olympics

Lisa Thomaidis named head coach of Canada’s senior national team

Canada Basketball  announces the appointment of Lisa Thomaidis as the new head coach of the Senior Women’s National Team (SWN). From Canada Basketball: Canada Basketball President and CEO, ...

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Dishin & Swishin 2012 in review: A fun year of podcasts

What a year it was for women’s basketball! The year 2012 brought more than its share of thrills and excitement, and ...

Allison McNeill steps down as coach of Canada’s women’s basketball team

From Canada Basketball: Allison McNeill, who culminated her 11th year at the helm by leading Canada on an inspiring run to the quarter-finals ...

Dishin & Swishin 9/20/12 Podcast: 40-0 and counting, Baylor’s Kim Mulkey looks for more

The air is getting colder, the leaves are changing color and the WNBA regular season is coming to a close. All ...

The WNBA honors the women of Team USA

The WNBA honored the women of Team USA and handed out two scholarships at its seventh annual “Inspiring Women” luncheon at ...

The Shimmy and Cheryl Show: Podcast for 8/31/12: The week in review, upcoming games plus “what would Taj do?”

Recorded Wednesday, August 29, 2012 Welcome to the seventh episode of “The Shimmy and Cheryl Show” with University of Nebraska assistant coach ...

Lynx fan’s campaign for USA Basketball gear commemorating the women’s gold-medal winning team gets hot start

In February Nike unveiled 2012 jerseys for USA Basketball and featured Indiana Fever player and senior national team member Tamika Catchings ...

The Shimmy and Cheryl Show: Podcast for 8/23/12: The WNBA post-Olympic breakdown, upcoming games plus “Hot Cheetos and Takis”

Recorded Wednesday, August 23, 2012 Welcome to the sixth episode of “The Shimmy and Cheryl Show” with University of Nebraska assistant coach ...

Geno Auriemma talks about his Olympic experience as head coach and his future with USA Basketball

On Thursday, August 16, USA Basketball’s women’s national team and Connecticut head coach Geno Auriemma met with the press to discuss ...

Video: Geno Auriemma praises play of Lindsay Whalen and Seimone Augustus during the Olympics

During a press conference Thursday, USA Basketball senior national team and Connecticut head coach Geno Auriemma answered questions from ...

Dishin & Swishin 8/15/12 Podcast: A Roundtable recap of the Olympics and preview of the returning WNBA season

I'm so psyched for the return of the WNBA this week that we are not even going to wait until Thursday ...

USA Basketball players and coaches react to winning the gold medal in the 2012 Olympics

From USA Basketball Geno Auriemma (head coach, USA and University of Connecticut) On the game:  You know, you go into every game thinking that there’s ...

USA’s perfect run leads to history-making fifth gold, Parker leads in 86-50 win with 21 points

Photo Gallery || Box Score || Additional Quotes The U.S. capped a perfect run in the Olympics with an 86-50 win over France in the ...

U.S. extends streak to 40-0 in Olympic competition, beats Australia 86-73 to reach gold medal round

[Full Schedule and Previous Results] The U.S. overcame a halftime deficit to defeat Australia 86-73 in the semifinals of the 2012 London ...

Opals vs. USA preview: Assistant coach Doug Bruno scouts the Australians

The U.S. (6-0) faces longtime foe Australia (5-1) in the semifinals of the 2012 London Games as the Americans seeks to ...

Australian Opal Lauren Jackson breaks Olympic scoring record

From Basketball Australia: Australian Opals women’s basketball star Lauren Jackson last night broke the record for most career points scored by a ...

2012 Olympics: Australia and the U.S. to meet in the semifinals; Russia to take on undefeated France

The first semifinal for women’s basketball in the 2012 Olympics is set. After defeating their opponents in the quarterfinals, Australia and ...

U.S. shakes off rocky first quarter to rout Czechs, 88-61

Photo Gallery || Box Score From USA Basketball: Trailing 28-26 after the first quarter, the U.S. Olympic Women's Basketball Team's (4-0) shooting warmed up and ...

U.S. assistant coach Doug Bruno scouts the Czech Republic

The U.S. faces the Czech Republic in the last game of Friday’s preliminary matches in the 2012 Olympics. The last time ...

Australian Liz Cambage’s dunk in win over Russia is first for women’s basketball in Olympic history

Australian 20-year-old center Liz Cambage became the first woman to dunk in Olympic history in a 70-66 victory over previously unbeaten ...

USA takes down previously unbeaten Turkey, 89-58, in third win of 2012 Olympics

Full results/schedule From USA Basketball: A trio of double-digit scorers and stifling defense helped the U.S. Olympic Women's Basketball Team (3-0) top previously ...

2012 Olympics: Women’s basketball statistical leaders

Statistical leaders after three games of the preliminary round of women's basketball in the 2012 London Olympics. Games resume Friday. [Full ...

2012 Olympics preliminary round game three: U.S. faces Turkey, Marynell Meadors scouts the opponent

Probable starters for the U.S.: Sue Bird, Tamika Catchings, Diana Taurasi, Tina Charles, Candace Parker U.S. roster Probable starters for Turkey: Tugba Palazoglu, ...

The USA crushes Angola 90-38, Candace Parker leads team

Photo Gallery | Full Schedule/Results From USA Basketball: Fourteen points, 12 rebounds and a U.S. Women’s Olympic single-game record four blocked shots from Candace Parker ...

U.S. ready for the running game of Angola

Full Schedule and TV/Streaming links The U.S. women’s national team faces Olympic women’s basketball first-timers Angola on Monday during the second day ...

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