U.S. women win record 27th consecutive FIBA World Cup game
SYDNEY — There’s been a long legacy of success for the U.S. women’s basketball team at the World Cup.
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USA set basketball World Cup record with 145-69 thumping of South Korea
A rampant United States set a new all-time women's basketball World Cup scoring record Monday with a 145-69 demolition of South Korea, while Belgium booked their place in the quarter-finals.
U.S., still short-handed, routs Puerto Rico at FIBA Women’s World Cup
SYDNEY — The United States is quickly identifying itself as a stellar defensive squad by using its athleticism to make it difficult for opponents to score.
U.S. women’s basketball team wins FIBA World Cup opener missing players
SYDNEY — It’s been a whirlwind week for Alyssa Thomas.
Team USA players 'honor' teammate Brittney Griner at FIBA Women's World Cup
By Alasdair Howorth, CNN
Team USA has new look, new coach and plenty of new faces for 2022 FIBA World Cup
Just over a week before USA Basketball travels to Australia for the 2022 FIBA World Cup, multiple faces of the storied program — some for the past two decades — are nowhere to be seen at the training camp in Las Vegas.
Brittney Griner weighs heavily on mind of Team USA as FIBA Women's World Cup begins
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'Gentle soul' Brittney Griner's fate on USA minds at basketball World Cup: Coach Cheryl Reeve
Brittney Griner was weighing heavily on the USA team at the basketball World Cup in Sydney and the jailed star's number 15 jersey would not be worn at the tournament. Griner, a standout when they won gold at the Tokyo Olympics last year, would normally be with the squad as they attempt to claim a fourth straight title and 11th overall, starting Thursday against Belgium. But the 31-year-old is instead in a Russian prison, sentenced to nine years in a penal colony after being arrested at a Moscow airport in February for possessing vape cartridges with a small amount of cannabis oil.