Statistical leaders after three games of the preliminary round of women’s basketball in the 2012 London Olympics. Games resume Friday. [Full schedule] Scoring | Rebounding | Assists Updated: Saturday, August 4, 2012 Points Group A…
From the Phoenix Mercury: Phoenix Mercury forward Chardé Houston today underwent successful arthroscopic surgery to repair a torn meniscus in her left knee, the club has announced. The procedure was performed by Dr. Evan Lederman in…
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…
From USA Basketball: A 16-0 run in the fourth quarter helped the 2012 U.S. Olympic Women’s Basketball Team (1-0) erase its shooting woes and finally put away Croatia (0-1) for an 81-56 win in its…
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…
In the wake of the unprecedented sanctions levied against Penn State in the aftermath of the Jerry Sandusky child sex abuse scandal, women’s basketball head coach Coquese Washington issue the following statement on July 24,…
Phoenix Mercury forward Candice Dupree underwent successful arthroscopic surgery on her left knee Tuesday. Her rehabilitation begins immediately. She is expected to take 6 to 8 weeks to recover. The seventh-year veteran is the team’s…
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…
Practice Photo Gallery After beating Great Britain Wednesday in their second exhibition win in the past week and the team’s third overall exhibition victory since being finalized as a 12-member squad this past April, the…
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…
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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)…
Had a great time scrimmaging against our US Olympic women’s bball team.All teams can learn from their work ethic. twitter.com/arneduncan/sta… — Arne Duncan (@arneduncan) July 15, 2012 From USA Basketball: U.S. Secretary of Education Arne…
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…
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