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…
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…
Doug Feinberg has been the Associated Press’s lead writer for women's basketball coverage for several years. He has been to Final Fours and WNBA Finals, and seemingly every other high-profile event, including the 2008 Beijing…
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…
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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…
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…
Brazil qualified for the Olympics by winning the 2011 FIBA Americas Championship in Colombia last fall. They beat Argentina 74-33. Starting center Erike de Souza of the Atlanta Dream led them in the final game…
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While many expect the United States to win their fifth straight gold medal in the women’s basketball competition during the London 2012 Summer Olympics, Diana Taurasi does not think that earning the honor will be…
Video: WNBA Candace Parker dunking during USA Basketball practice, July 14, 2012. American University, Bender Arena.
The last time she was a guest on Dishin & Swishin, Hammon was with fellow legends of Liberty days past: Teresa Weatherspoon, Rebecca Lobo, Vickie Johnson, Sue Wicks, and Kym Hampton. Today's Dishin & Swishin…
As the WNBA heads into the Olympic break and players begin their final preparation for the London games, Congressional lawmakers are furious that Team USA uniforms by Ralph Lauren were made in China. Senate Majority…
Photo courtesy USA Basketball From USA Basketball: The 2012 FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament for Women concluded on July 1 in Ankara, Turkey, completing the 12-nation field for the XXIX Olympic Games women’s basketball competition.…
Canada defeats Japan on Canada Day to earn a berth into the 2012 London Olympics! Congrats ladies! #proud #wintheday twitter.com/CanBball/statu… — Canada Basketball (@CanBball) July 1, 2012 With a 71-63 victory over Japan in the…
Update 6/30/2012 Results, Friday, June 29 Croatia 59, Canada 56 Czech Republic 53, Japan 47 Turkey 72, Argentina 58 France 80, Korea 63 Fifth place quarterfinal matchups for the last spot in the Olympic pool France vs.…
