The first semifinal for women’s basketball in the 2012 Olympics is set. After defeating their opponents in the quarterfinals, Australia and the U.S. will face each other Thursday at noon EDT. Overall, the Opals are…
Australian 20-year-old center Liz Cambage became the first woman to dunk in Olympic history in a 70-66 victory over previously unbeaten Russia at the 2012 London Games. [Video] At 6:18 in the third quarter, Cambage…
The U.S. faces Turkey tomorrow and the familiar face of Quanitra Hollingsworth in their third game of the Olympics preliminary round. Like the U.S., Turkey is off to a 2-0 start in the Games. They…
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 of the preliminary round. Angola qualified for the Olympics by winning the 2011…
China started the day on a 15-4 run against the Czech Republic and won their first game of the Games, 66-57. The Czechs tried to get back into the match and at the end of…
After helping the San Antonio Silver Stars win a franchise-record ninth straight game on July 13, South Dakota native Becky Hammon hopped a plane to Europe to begin training for the Olympics with the Russian…
The U.S. Olympic women’s basketball team arrived in London on July 24. The next day they trained and met the press. They begin competing on July 28 against Croatia. Press conference transcript: Geno Auriemma (head coach,…
Australia’s Olympic team’s chef de mission Nick Green named three-time Olympian and two-time WNBA champion Lauren Jackson as the country’s flag bearer for the 2012 London Olympics. Jackson, 31, debuted with the Australian national team, the Opals,…
Members of Team USA selected fencer Mariel Zagunis to carry the flag for the U.S. during Friday’s opening ceremony of the 2012 Summer Olympics. The former Notre Dame fencing All-American, national champion and two-time Olympic…
Smith College physical education director Senda Berenson taught basketball to students in the winter of 1892. The college held its first women’s college basketball championship game on March 22, 1893 and 84 years later females…
After winning all five games on its exhibition schedule leading up to the 2012 Summer Olympics, the U.S. women’s basketball team is in the midst of practices before arriving in London on Thursday, July 26.…
Exhibition Games/Results May 12, 2012 – China – 100-62 July 16, 2012 – Brazil – 99-67 July 18, 2012 Â – Great Britain – 88-63 July 21, 2012 – Croatia – 109-55 July 22, 2012 –…
USA Basketball’s Women’s National Team  faced a tough opponent in Turkey Sunday during an exhibition game in Istanbul. While the U.S. emerged victorious with an 80-61 win, it was a battle from the tip. Turkey started…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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 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…
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…
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…
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)…
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…
