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Katie Lou Samuelson, Ariel Atkins and Tiffany Mitchell added to rosters for upcoming USA Women’s National Team competitions

[caption id="attachment_57940" align="alignnone" width="590"] Katie Lou Samuelson. Photo: USA Basketball[/caption] From an announcement by USA Basketball: Three athletes with previous USA Basketball experience have been added to the ...

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USA Basketball Women’s National Team to play Connecticut, Louisville in 2020

[caption id="attachment_57245" align="alignnone" width="590"] STANFORD, Calif. (11/01/19) - Nneka Ogwumike talks to media before practice.[/caption] Adding on to their college tour heading ...

Ogwumike leads USA over Stanford, 95-80, national team kicks off campaign for gold in Tokyo

Pac-12 to enjoy heightened visibility during USA Basketball November tour; Ogwumike and Clarendon represent STANFORD, Calif. – "It was probably everything ...

Allisha Gray added to USA National Team’s November tour roster

[caption id="attachment_57214" align="alignnone" width="590"] Allisha Gray. Copyright 2018 NBAE (Photo by Ned Dishman/NBAE via Getty Images)[/caption] USA Basketball added Dallas Wings guard ...

How long can the USA hang on to the top spot in women’s basketball?

[gallery type="slideshow" link="none" ids="53146,53147,53148,53149,53150,53151,53153,53154,53155,53156,53157"] SANTA CRUZ DE TENERIFE, SPAIN – Are Team USA’s days as the dominant force in the international women’s ...

USA Basketball 2018 Women’s World Cup Team finalized

[caption id="attachment_53038" align="alignnone" width="590"] RIO - AUGUST 19: USA Womens National Team. Copyright 2016 NBAE (Photo by Jesse D. Garrabrant/NBAE via ...

NBA TV to televise 2018 USA Women’s National Team’s three domestic exhibition games

[caption id="attachment_52953" align="alignnone" width="590"] 2018 USA Basketball Women's National Team / USA World Cup Team training camp practice at University of ...

Roster Set for USA Basketball Women’s National Team Camp in Seattle

[caption id="attachment_51833" align="alignnone" width="590"] Photo: USA Basketball.[/caption] The roster for the USA Women’s National Team’s April 24-26 training camp in Seattle is ...

Rest in Peace Daedra Charles-Furlow; Lady Vol legend passes away at 49

Daedra Charles-Furlow passes away at 49 https://twitter.com/karalawson20/status/985329701962047489 4/17/18 update from Tennessee: A viewing will be held, beginning at 2 p.m., on Friday, April 20, at McFall ...

Australia’s World University Games Team includes six NCAA athletes and two participants in Opals camp

The Emerging Opals, Australia's team for the upcoming 2017 World University Games, includes six players from NCAA programs. The full roster: ...

USA Basketball Team Selection Committees Picked for 2017-20

USA Basketball announced that the committees which will select coaches and athletes for various USA Basketball teams for the 2017-2020 period ...

Mercury’s Sandy Brondello named head coach of Australian women’s national team

Basketball Australia appointed Phoenix Mercury head coach Sandy Brondello to lead the Australian Opals. As a former Opal, Brondello won three straight Olympic ...

Dawn Staley named head coach of the USA Basketball Women’s National Team through 2020

Press conference video || Reactions from Staley's former coach and teammates USA Basketball announced South Carolina head coach Dawn Staley as the new ...

#Rio2016: USA wins sixth straight gold, beats Spain 101-72

By Cheryl Coward and Lee Michaelson [gallery type="slideshow" link="none" ids="43648,43642,43643,43647,43649"] Quotes || Seimone Augustus Video ||  Medal Presenters The USA won its sixth straight Olympic ...

#Rio2016: Serbia beats France 70-63 to win bronze

[caption id="attachment_43635" align="alignnone" width="590"] August 20, 2016 (Rio de Janeiro) - Serbia after winning the bronze medal vs. France. Photo: FIBA.[/caption] Quotes RIO ...

#Rio2016 Gold medal game notes: USA vs. Spain by the numbers

Gold Medal Game, 2:30 p.m. ET/11:30 a.m. PT In order to win the gold medal, the USA will have to go through ...

#Rio2016: U.S. overcomes feisty French squad 86-67 to reach sixth-straight gold medal game

By Cheryl Coward and Lee Michaelson [gallery type="slideshow" link="none" ids="43611,43608"] Quotes RIO DE JANEIRO - Even though the U.S. defeated France by a hefty ...

#Rio2016: Spain reaches medal round for first time, women’s basketball heydays are back for the Spaniards

[caption id="attachment_43599" align="alignnone" width="590"] Spain after beating Serbia in the semifinals of the Rio Games. Photo: FIBA.[/caption] RIO DE JANEIRO - With ...

#Rio2016 Semifinal Game Notes: France vs. USA

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 ...

#Rio2016: Statistical breakdown of teams in the semifinals

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 ...

#Rio2016: Rankings, Notes and Statistics of Teams Ousted Before the Semifinals

[gallery type="slideshow" link="none" ids="43438,43499"] Final Standings of Teams Ousted Before the Semifinals1 Ousted In Quarterfinals 5. Australia (5-1) Group A, lost to Serbia 6. Turkey ...

#Rio2016: Sue Bird injury update

From USA Basketball: USA guard Sue Bird injured her right knee during the USA’s Aug. 16 game against Japan. She underwent an ...

U.S. Sets Another Record In 110-64 Quarterfinal Win Over Japan

[caption id="attachment_43557" align="alignnone" width="590"] August 16, 2016. USA vs. Japan. Photo: FIBA.[/caption] Box Score Additional Quotes Photo Gallery Recap from USA Basketball: RIO DE ...

#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 ...

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 ...

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