Articles filed under WNBA
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Coaching tree: Hughes' impact includes Olympic staff, othersJul 24, 2021 7:00 am - SAITAMA, Japan (AP) - U.S. assistant Dan Hughes is not the face of the Olympic women's basketball team and he couldn't be happier in his supporting role. The 66-year-old...
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Sue Bird sees no hypocrisy in US staying on court for anthemJul 24, 2021 7:00 am - SAITAMA, Japan (AP) - Sue Bird sees no contradiction with the U.S. team staying on the court during the national anthem at the Olympics. It's a change for the four-time...
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Go-to woman: Callan's stealthy impact keeps US hoops rollingJul 21, 2021 7:00 am - LAS VEGAS (AP) - Carol Callan has excelled in many roles during her decades-long career as women's national team director for USA Basketball. From planning all the logis...
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Court of Arbitration for Sport rejects Ogwumike's appealJul 20, 2021 7:00 am - LAS VEGAS (AP) - Nneka Ogwumike and Elizabeth Williams won't be playing for Nigeria in the Tokyo Olympics after the Court of Arbitration for Sport rejected their appeal....
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Samuelson tests positive for COVID-19, out of OlympicsJul 19, 2021 7:00 am - LAS VEGAS (AP) - Katie Lou Samuelson is out of 3-on-3 basketball at the Olympics after contracting COVID-19 while training in Las Vegas. 'œI will not be able to go and c...
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Replacement named for Liz Cambage in Australian Olympic teamJul 19, 2021 7:00 am - SYDNEY (AP) - Sara Blicavs has been given a late call-up to the Tokyo Olympics after WNBA star Liz Cambage's withdrawal from the Australian women's basketball squad. Bli...
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Dolson's Diary: Pre-Olympic training full of protocolsJul 19, 2021 7:00 am - LAS VEGAS (AP) - Wow, it's been an awesome week of training in Las Vegas getting ready for my first Olympics. USA Basketball has done a great job of making practices fee...
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US women earn first exhibition win, routing Nigeria 93-62Jul 18, 2021 7:00 am - LAS VEGAS (AP) - The U.S. women's Olympic team was in unfamiliar territory having dropped two exhibition games in a row for the first time in a decade. The Americans reb...
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Australia stuns US women 70-67 in pre-Olympic exhibitionJul 16, 2021 7:00 am - LAS VEGAS (AP) - Breanna Stewart and her U.S. Olympic teammates aren't panicking, even though they've lost consecutive games for the first time in a decade. Two days aft...
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AP sources: Ogwumike files appeal to play in OlympicsJul 16, 2021 7:00 am - LAS VEGAS (AP) - Nneka Ogwumike and Elizabeth Williams have filed appeals to the Court of Arbitration for Sport in a last-ditch effort to play basketball for Nigeria in ...