By Cheryl Coward and Lee Michaelson Quotes RIO DE JANEIRO – Even though the U.S. defeated France by a hefty margin, 86-67, to reach its sixth straight Olympic gold medal game, it was not an…
RIO DE JANEIRO – With a 68-54 win over Serbia in the semifinals of the Rio Games, Spain is set to play for an Olympic medal for the first time ever. A great deal has…
France (4-2) vs. USA (6-0), 6 p.m. ET/3 p.m PT, Barra Carioca Arena 1 Full list of Rio Olympic broadcasters || NBC Stations/Streams The USA and France have met nine times in the Olympics and FIBA World…
From the New York Liberty: The New York Liberty will celebrate the career of forward Swin Cash, one of the most decorated and influential women’s basketball players in history, with a retirement ceremony following its…
Europe's top Olympic official arrested in Rio over ticket sales (BBC) https://t.co/cMoWsGlX7e #Rio2016 -> #Rio2016: World's greatest athletes, tall and small: Liz Cambage @ecambage standing next to gymnast Aly Raisman https://t.co/TFapI0BtzN -> #Rio2016: Sue Bird…
Semifinals Spain (5-1) vs. Serbia (3-3), 2 p.m. ET/11 a.m. PT Barra Carioca Arena 1 France (4-2) vs. USA (6-0), 6 p.m. ET/3 p.m PT Barra Carioca Arena 1 Full list of Rio Olympic broadcasters ||…
Final Standings of Teams Ousted Before the Semifinals1 Ousted In Quarterfinals 5. Australia (5-1) Group A, lost to Serbia 6. Turkey (3-3) Group A, lost to Spain 7. Canada (3-3) Group B, lost to France…
From USA Basketball: USA guard Sue Bird injured her right knee during the USA’s Aug. 16 game against Japan. She underwent an MRI on Aug. 17, which showed a knee capsule sprain. She is listed…
Box Score Additional Quotes Photo Gallery Recap from USA Basketball: RIO DE JANEIRO (Aug. 16, 2016) – Leading by just two points, 48-46, with 1:30 to go before halftime, the 2016 U.S. Olympic Women’s Basketball Team…
Serbia stuns Australia, advances to semifinals. Final: #SRB 73, #AUS 71 https://t.co/gcolflwsAB #Rio2016 -> Serbia led by Los Angeles Sparks' Ana Dabovic 24pts in upsetting Australia. Jelena Milovanovic 17pts, Sonja Petrovic 13pts/4rebs/5asts. -> #SRB came…
#Rio2016 Women's #Basketball Quarterfinals Schedule https://t.co/NOBUTCqiSE https://t.co/GXCboVsBb2 -> Tennessee guard Diamond DeShields has regained her health, confidence (AP) https://t.co/Ly1jhf7fjI #ncaaw -> Retiring veteran Penny Taylor determined to go out on top (Herald Sun) https://t.co/PXQxqMtwTO #Rio2016…
Full Schedule and Group Standings Teams that advanced to the quarterfinals of the Rio Games begin play Tuesday. The U.S. and Australia are the only teams to advance undefeated at 5-0. The Aussies face Serbia…
#Rio2016: Today's games: #CHN vs. #USA, #SEN vs. #SRB, #ESP vs. #CAN Full schedule: https://t.co/NOBUTCqiSE -> #USA 43, #CHN 19 at 5:18 in 2Q https://t.co/vaae4d2O1c #Rio2016 Prelims Group B -> Halftime: #USA 60, #CHN 26…
Today's games: #AUS vs. #BLR || #TUR vs. #BRA || #JPN vs. #FRA Full schedule: https://t.co/NOBUTCqiSE -> Final: #AUS 74, #BLR 66 https://t.co/MpjQ4xa2no #Rio2016 Prelims Group A -> Feature: Brazil’s captain, Iziane Castro Marques, set…
RIO DE JANEIRO – In the summer of 2012, the Olympic journey of fiery Brazilian shooting guard Iziane (“Izi”) Castro Marques was over even before it began. Castro, who has played for several teams in…
Today's #Rio2016 games: #SRB vs. #CHN ||| #CAN vs. #USA ||| #ESP vs. #SEN. Full schedule: https://t.co/NOBUTCqiSE -> Halftime: Serbia #SRB 40, China #CHN 34 https://t.co/wASDTYXU63 #RioGames Prelims Group B -> Serbia gets its 1st…
By Cheryl Coward and Lee Michaelson Box score || USA Quotes || Canada Quotes || Full Schedule and Group Standings RIO DE JANEIRO – The U.S. continued its march towards the medal round of the Rio…
Chris Sienko announced today he will step down from his position as vice president, general manager and COO of the Connecticut Sun at the end of September. Release from the Sun: “This has been an…
Today's games: #BLR vs. #TUR ||| #FRA vs. #BRA ||| #JPN vs. #AUS Full schedule: https://t.co/NOBUTCqiSE #Rio2016 -> Catch up on yesterday's news: Hoopfeed Daily Twitter Digest for 08-10-2016 https://t.co/BpcXzGyvo3 -> ICYMI: #Rio2016 Group Phase…
Catch up on yesterday's news: Hoopfeed Daily Twitter Digest for 08-09-2016 https://t.co/7Bk2zydJLv #ncaaw #Rio2016 -> ICYMI: #Rio2016 Group Phase Day 4 Notes: Penny Taylor leads Australia past France, Opals stay undefeated https://t.co/z9mxlGuqGb #PFT -> Penny…
By Cheryl Coward and Lee Michaelson Full Schedule and Group Standings Group B – Spain 89, China 68 Box Score RIO DE JANEIRO – Spain recovered from rout on Monday against the United States to beat…
By Cheryl Coward and Lee Michaelson Full Schedule and Group Standings Group A – Australia 89, France 71 Box Score RIO DE JANEIRO – The Australian Opals became the first team to move to 3-0 after…
Australia off to a great start vs. France, 32-19, 5:10 in 2Q https://t.co/EyywnQtXP1 #Rio2016 Prelims Group A -> RT @JenRizzotti: Scout Day!! Australia vs France about to tip…..both are potential medal round opponents ???? https://t.co/CRwIwTB8nM…
Bus in Rio shot at carrying journalists RIO DE JANEIRO — An Olympic media transport bus came under gunfire on Tuesday night, as it made the trip from the venue cluster at Deodoro Olympic Park…
A media bus carrying journalists on the way back from the last Rio Games women’s basketball game of the day was hit by gunfire this evening. The passengers included Lee Michaelson, on assignment in Rio…
