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#Rio2016: USA practice quotes before quarterfinals begin, game vs. Japan on tap

[caption id="attachment_43537" align="alignnone" width="590"] Diana Taurasi talks to the media at practice during the Rio 2016 Olympic. Photo: Jesse D. Garrabrant/NBAE via Getty Images.[/caption] Full Schedule and ...

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Brazil’s captain, Iziane Castro Marques, set to retire after team’s final contest in Rio Games

[gallery type="slideshow" link="none" ids="43500,43499,43501"] RIO DE JANEIRO - In the summer of 2012, the Olympic journey of fiery Brazilian shooting guard Iziane ...

2016 Rio Olympic Games: Group Phase Day 7 Notes: USA moves to 4-0, Canada suffers first loss

[caption id="attachment_43488" align="alignnone" width="590"] August 12, 2016 - USA vs. Canada. Photo: FIBA.[/caption] By Cheryl Coward and Lee Michaelson Box score || USA ...

2016 Rio Olympic Games: Group Phase Day 5 Notes: USA and Canada move to 3-0 ahead of Friday matchup, Spain holds off China

[caption id="attachment_43452" align="alignnone" width="590"] August 10, 2016 - Spain's Alba Torrens. Photo: FIBA.[/caption] By Cheryl Coward and Lee Michaelson Full Schedule and Group ...

2016 Rio Olympic Games: Group Phase Day 4 Notes: Penny Taylor leads Australia as Opals stay undefeated

By Cheryl Coward and Lee Michaelson [caption id="attachment_43438" align="alignnone" width="590"] August 9, 2016. Penny Taylor. Photo: FIBA.[/caption] Full Schedule and Group Standings Group A ...

2016 Rio Olympic Games: Group Phase Day 3 Notes: USA hits 100 again

By Cheryl Coward and Lee Michaelson [caption id="attachment_43432" align="alignnone" width="590"] August 8, 2016. Diana Taurasi, USA vs. Spain. Photo: FIBA.[/caption] Full Schedule and ...

2016 Rio Olympic Games: Group Phase Day 2 Notes: USA sets records; Spain, Australia and France fight for wins

By Cheryl Coward and Lee Michaelson [caption id="attachment_43387" align="alignnone" width="590"] August 7, 2016. Diana Taurasi, USA vs. Senegal. Photo: FIBA.[/caption] Full Schedule and ...

2016 Rio Olympic Games: Group Phase Day 1 Notes: France, Canada, Australia, Japan open with wins

By Cheryl Coward and Lee Michaelson [caption id="attachment_43366" align="alignnone" width="590"] Australian guard Leilani Mitchell. Photo: Basketball Australia.[/caption] Full Schedule and Group Standings || ...

2016 Rio Olympic Games Women’s Basketball Competition Groups and Schedule

Groups Group A W-L Australia2 5-1 France 4-2 Turkey2 3-3 Japan2 3-3 Belarus1 1-4 Brazil1 0-5 Group B W-L USA 6-0 Spain 5-1 Canada2 3-3 Serbia 3-3 China1 1-4 Senegal1 0-5 Expanded Group Standings 1Failed to qualify for quarterfinals ...

Rio Games: NBC moves Ros Gold-Onwude to men’s team coverage, Kerith Burke takes over sideline reporting for women’s team

https://twitter.com/ROSGO21/status/760169404126683141 NBC announced that Ros Gold-Onwude will handle sideline reporting for Team USA men’s basketball games during the Rio Games. Previously, Craig ...

Team USA’s Olympic opening ceremony uniforms revealed for Rio Games

[gallery type="slideshow" link="none" ids="43210,43209,43211,43212"] The United States Olympic Committee (USOC) and Ralph Lauren Corporation unveiled the opening ceremony parade uniforms for Team ...

USA fends off feisty Select Team, 88-84

[caption id="attachment_43156" align="alignnone" width="590"] Elena Delle Donne chats with Lisa Leslie and Vince Cellini postgame. Photo: USA Basketball Twitter.[/caption] In their first ...

United States Olympic Committee announces 555-member 2016 U.S. Olympic Team

The United States Olympic Committee announced the 2016 U.S. Olympic Team that will compete at the upcoming Rio Olympic Games during ...

Quotes: 2016 USA Women’s National Team on practicing together for the first time

[caption id="attachment_43127" align="alignnone" width="590"] Breanna Stewart. Photo: USA Basketball.[/caption] Saturday, June 23, 2016 Practice Quotes Sunday, June 24, 2016 Practice Quotes ...

Basketball Canada announces 2016 women’s national team for Rio Olympic Games

[caption id="attachment_43097" align="alignnone" width="590"] Kia Nurse during the gold medal game at the Toronto 2015 Pan Am Games. Photo: Jason Ransom/COC.[/caption] The ...

Atlanta Dream forward Sancho Lyttle to miss rest of season due to broken foot

Atlanta Dream forward Sancho Lyttle is expected to miss the remainder of the 2016 regular season after suffering a break in ...

NBA TV to televise four USA Women’s National Team exhibition games prior to Rio

[caption id="attachment_42895" align="alignnone" width="590"] Feb. 21, 2016 - Geno Auriemma, USA Women's National Team and University of Connecticut head coach, directs ...

Australia announces 2016 Olympic women’s basketball team

The Australian Women’s Olympic basketball team that will compete for gold at the 2016 Rio Games was announced today. The squad ...

USA Select Team unveiled, future Olympic hopefuls will compete against national team in exhibition

From USA Basketball: Featuring eight athletes who have won gold as a member of at least one USA Basketball team, the 11-member ...

With conclusion of qualifying tournament, 2016 Summer Olympics women’s basketball field set

With the conclusion of the 2016 FIBA Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament (WOQT), the full 12-team field for the women's basketball competition ...

Daily Results: 2016 FIBA Women’s Olympic Qualifying Tournament

The seven-day FIBA Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament includes twelve teams that are vying for the remaining five slots in the 2016 Summer ...

2016 USA Basketball Women’s National Team to host Australia, Canada, France in four-team exhibition tournament

[caption id="attachment_41547" align="alignnone" width="590"] 2016 U.S. Olympic Team. Image: USA Basketball.[/caption] The USA Basketball Women's National Team will host Australia, Canada and ...

The 2016 USA Basketball Women’s U18 National Team trials feature 30 players

The 2016 USA Basketball Women’s U18 National Team Trials will feature 30 players from May 28-30 at the United States Olympic ...

Basketball Canada’s Olympics training camp includes 24 athletes

[caption id="attachment_41776" align="alignnone" width="360"] Photo: Basketball Canada.[/caption] Canada basketball invited 24 athletes to participate in an Olympic training camp in late May. ...

USA Basketball announces participants in 2016 USA Women’s U18 National Team Trials

USA Basketball  announced the participants in the 2016 Women's U18 National Team Trials that will take place May 28-30 at the ...

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