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Belgium women beat Australia 85-70 in their Olympic debutJul 27, 2021 7:00 am - SAITAMA, Japan (AP) - Emma Meesseman led Belgium to an impressive win in its Olympic debut. She had 32 points, nine rebounds and five assists to help Belgium beat Austra...
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US women win 50th straight Olympic game, beat Nigeria 81-72Jul 27, 2021 7:00 am - SAITAMA, Japan (AP) - The U.S. women won, as usual. It just wasn't in the dominant fashion that the Americans are accustomed to. The winning streak for the world's top-r...
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Staley feels no added pressure as first Black US hoops coachJul 26, 2021 7:00 am - SAITAMA, Japan (AP) - Dawn Staley doesn't feel any added pressure being the first Black head coach of the U.S. women's basketball Olympic team. She has had to handle the...
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Gillom sisters: Black ex-assistants paved way for StaleyJul 26, 2021 7:00 am - SAITAMA, Japan (AP) - The Gillom sisters are part of a small group that made big strides in the role of Black female coaches with USA Basketball. Peggie Gillom-Granderso...
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Dolson's Diary: Arriving in Tokyo and meeting the first ladyJul 26, 2021 7:00 am - TOKYO (AP) - Wow, it's been a busy few days here in Tokyo. After flying from Las Vegas, we had a couple of days to recover, get used to the time difference and practice ...
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Vasic, Dabovic lead Serbia to 72-68 win over CanadaJul 26, 2021 7:00 am - SAITAMA, Japan (AP) - Sonja Vasic scored 16 points and Ana Dabovic keyed a late run to help Serbia beat Canada 72-68 on Monday in the Olympic opener for both teams. With...
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Japan women beat France 74-70 in their Olympic hoops openerJul 26, 2021 7:00 am - SAITAMA, Japan (AP) - Saki Hayashi scored 12 points and Moeko Nagaoka added 11 to help Japan beat France 74-70 on Tuesday in the Olympic opener for both teams. It was a ...
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Ndour has double-double as Spain beats South Korea 73-69Jul 25, 2021 7:00 am - SAITAMA, Japan (AP) - Astou Ndour scored 28 points and had 10 rebounds as Spain held on to beat South Korea 73-69 Monday in the first game of the women's Olympic basketb...
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US women favorite to win 7th consecutive gold medal in JapanJul 25, 2021 7:00 am - SAITAMA, Japan (AP) - It's been nearly 30 years since the U.S. women's basketball team lost a game in the Olympics, yet the Americans showed they may be a little bit vul...
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Petersen steps down as coach of Dream for health reasonsJul 24, 2021 7:00 am - ATLANTA (AP) - Atlanta Dream interim head coach Mike Petersen stepped down because of health reasons Saturday night and will be replaced by assistant Darius Taylor. 'œFo...