U.S. women’s basketball team wins FIBA World Cup opener missing players
SYDNEY — It’s been a whirlwind week for Alyssa Thomas.
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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.
Sylvia Fowles sees legendary WNBA career end as Minnesota Lynx fall in regular-season finale
UNCASVILLE, Conn. — WNBA all-time great Sylvia Fowles concluded her career Sunday as the Minnesota Lynx fell 90-83 to the Connecticut Sun in their regular-season finale, which eliminated the Lynx from playoff contention.
Washington Mystics coach Mike Thibault apologizes for dig about Minnesota Lynx's travel issues
Mystics coach Mike Thibault apologized via social media to the Minnesota Lynx and coach Cheryl Reeve after comments he made about their travel issues in getting to Sunday's game in Washington, D.C.
‘Natural-born leader’ Angel McCoughtry steps into veteran role as Lynx chase fifth WNBA title
Just six months ago as the 2021 season came to a close, five-time All-Star and two-time Olympian Angel McCoughtry admitted she didn’t see herself as a member of the four-time WNBA champion Minnesota Lynx. But with just two weeks to go before the season opener, the former overall No. 1 draft pick now says she can’t see herself anywhere else.