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The Shimmy and Cheryl Show: Podcast for 8/23/12: The WNBA post-Olympic breakdown, upcoming games plus “Hot Cheetos and Takis”

August 23, 2012 - Welcome to the sixth episode of “The Shimmy and Cheryl Show” with University of Nebraska assistant coach Shimmy Gray-Miller and Cheryl Coward, founder of Hoopfeed.com. Subscribe via RSS and iTunes.

Geno Auriemma talks about his Olympic experience as head coach and his future with USA Basketball

Geno Auriemma talks about his Olympic experience as head coach and his future with USA Basketball

On Thursday, August 16, USA Basketball’s women’s national team and Connecticut head coach Geno Auriemma met with the press to discuss his experiences with the gold-medal-winning Olympic team. Here is a transcript of most of…

Video: Geno Auriemma praises play of Lindsay Whalen and Seimone Augustus during the Olympics

During a press conference Thursday, USA Basketball senior national team and Connecticut head coach Geno Auriemma answered questions from the media about his experience coaching the U.S. to a fifth consecutive gold medal. He discussed…

Dishin & Swishin 8/15/12 Podcast: A Roundtable recap of the Olympics and preview of the returning WNBA season

Dishin & Swishin 8/15/12 Podcast: A Roundtable recap of the Olympics and preview of the returning WNBA season

[display_podcast] I’m so psyched for the return of the WNBA this week that we are not even going to wait until Thursday for this week’s Dishin & Swishin podcast! The roundtable is back this week!…

USA Basketball players and coaches react to winning the gold medal in the 2012 Olympics

From USA Basketball Geno Auriemma (head coach, USA and University of Connecticut) On the game:  You know, you go into every game thinking that there’s going to be some things that you have to do, and…

USA’s perfect run leads to history-making fifth gold, Parker leads in 86-50 win with 21 points

USA’s perfect run leads to history-making fifth gold, Parker leads in 86-50 win with 21 points

Photo Gallery || Box Score || Additional Quotes The U.S. capped a perfect run in the Olympics with an 86-50 win over France in the gold medal game Saturday. Both teams came into the game undefeated in the…

U.S. extends streak to 40-0 in Olympic competition, beats Australia 86-73 to reach gold medal round

U.S. extends streak to 40-0 in Olympic competition, beats Australia 86-73 to reach gold medal round

The U.S. overcame a halftime deficit to defeat Australia 86-73 in the semifinals of the 2012 London Games. The Americans seek to win their fifth straight gold medal after extending their Olympic winning streak to…

Opals vs. USA preview: Assistant coach Doug Bruno scouts the Australians

Opals vs. USA preview: Assistant coach Doug Bruno scouts the Australians

The U.S. (6-0) faces longtime foe Australia (5-1) in the semifinals of the 2012 London Games as the Americans seeks to win their fifth straight gold medal. The U.S. is riding a 39-0 winning streak…

Australian Opal Lauren Jackson breaks Olympic scoring record

Australian Opal Lauren Jackson breaks Olympic scoring record

From Basketball Australia: Australian Opals women’s basketball star Lauren Jackson last night broke the record for most career points scored by a women’s basketballer at the Olympic Games. Jackson scored 12 points in the Opals…

2012 Olympics: Australia and the U.S. to meet in the semifinals; Russia to take on undefeated France

2012 Olympics: Australia and the U.S. to meet in the semifinals; Russia to take on undefeated France

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…

U.S. shakes off rocky first quarter to rout Czechs, 88-61

U.S. shakes off rocky first quarter to rout Czechs, 88-61

Trailing 28-26 after the first quarter, the U.S. Olympic Women's Basketball Team's (4-0) shooting warmed up and its defense buckled down to help push the U.S. to an 88-61 win over Czech Republic (1-3) in…

U.S. assistant coach Doug Bruno scouts the Czech Republic

The U.S. faces the Czech Republic in the last game of Friday’s preliminary matches in the 2012 Olympics. The last time the two teams met it was in the gold medal game of the 2010…

Australian Liz Cambage’s dunk in win over Russia is first for women’s basketball in Olympic history

Australian Liz Cambage’s dunk in win over Russia is first for women’s basketball in Olympic history

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…

USA takes down previously unbeaten Turkey, 89-58, in third win of 2012 Olympics

USA takes down previously unbeaten Turkey, 89-58, in third win of 2012 Olympics

Full results/schedule From USA Basketball: A trio of double-digit scorers and stifling defense helped the U.S. Olympic Women’s Basketball Team (3-0) top previously unbeaten Turkey (2-1) 89-58 in the 2012 Olympic Games at the Olympic…

2012 Olympics: Women’s basketball statistical leaders

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…

2012 Olympics preliminary round game three: U.S. faces Turkey, Marynell Meadors scouts the opponent

2012 Olympics preliminary round game three: U.S. faces Turkey, Marynell Meadors scouts the opponent

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…

The USA crushes Angola 90-38, Candace Parker leads team

The USA crushes Angola 90-38, Candace Parker leads team

Photo Gallery | Full Schedule/Results From USA Basketball: Fourteen points, 12 rebounds and a U.S. Women’s Olympic single-game record four blocked shots from Candace Parker (Los Angeles Sparks) helped lead the 2012 U.S. Olympic Women’s Basketball Team…

U.S. ready for the running game of Angola

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…

2012 Olympics: Women’s basketball, day one recap and results

2012 Olympics: Women’s basketball, day one recap and results

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…

The U.S. outlasts Croatia in preliminary round of the 2012 London Games

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…

Russian national team member Becky Hammon checks in from London, talks about Olympic prep, the toughest foes and more

Russian national team member Becky Hammon checks in from London, talks about Olympic prep, the toughest foes and more

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…

USA Basketball women’s team meets the press in London

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,…

Lauren Jackson named flag bearer of the Australian Olympic team for the 2012 London Games

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,…

Mariel Zagunis selected as U.S. flag bearer for the 2012 Summer Olympics

Mariel Zagunis selected as U.S. flag bearer for the 2012 Summer Olympics

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…

From 1976 to 2012: A brief look at women’s basketball at the Olympics

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…

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