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US Women Match 20-Year Scoring Record In Rout Of China
by Swish Appeal
posted August 6, 2012 at 8:13am

US Women Match 20-Year Scoring Record In Rout Of China The United States capped off pool play with a U.S. record-matching and record-breaking day. The American's tied their 20-year mark for total points in Olympic competition with 114, but fell shor...more

Will Increased Ratings For 2012 Olympic Women's Basketball Help WNBA Viewership?
by Swish Appeal
posted August 5, 2012 at 6:39am

Seattle Times reporter Jayda Evans reported today that 2012 Olympic women's basketball ratings have shown a surge in viewership compared to the 2008 Beijing Olympics, but what might that mean for the WNBA? On that NBC Sports Network, through two games...more

USA Women's Basketball Vs. Czech Republic: Why Poor Three Point Shooting Is Not A Fatal Flaw In The 2012 Olympics
by Swish Appeal
posted August 4, 2012 at 2:53pm

With the USA women's basketball team currently shooting 24% from beyond the 3-point arc, Bleacher Report columnist Chris Stephens' suggestion that they should, "...just lob it inside every time and shoot an occasional three-pointer" doesn't exactly seem...more

More close games today at the Olympics
by They're Playing Basketball
posted August 4, 2012 at 7:58am

Australia's narrow win over Russia, with the Liz Cambage dunk, wasn't the only close game today.France overcame Great Britain in overtime, 80-77. It looks like the French were underestimated.Canada defeated Brazil, 79-73.On the blowout side:Croatia 75, An...more

USA Women's Basketball Vs. Turkey: McCoughtry, Whalen Lead An Aggressive Bench Effort
by Swish Appeal
posted August 3, 2012 at 7:55am

For the second consecutive game, it wasn't really until the second quarter when the USA women's basketball team really started to pull away from their opponent before eventually winning 89-58. But unlike previous games where it took the U.S. some time ...more

London 2012 Olympics: A Glance At A Pair Of Basketball Venues
by Swish Appeal
posted August 2, 2012 at 12:18pm

As I've been watching the Olympics and wondering a bit about the venues, I started thinking - hey, maybe you fine folks are doing the same. So here's some basic information about where the basketball is being played in this 2012 Olympics. There are two...more

USA Women's Basketball Vs. Angola: Signs Of Improved 'Organization' In A Rout
by Swish Appeal
posted August 1, 2012 at 8:02am

Larry Fine of Reuters might have best summed up the U.S. women's basketball team's 90-38 win (box score) over Angola yesterday in writing, "It took a little while for the Americans to get in synch, but once they did the reigning four-times Olympic champio...more

One word for yesterday'sBasketball games: WOW
by They're Playing Basketball
posted July 31, 2012 at 7:52am

The biggest shocker in basketball at the Games so far was France's victory today over Australia in overtime, 74-70. To get to the extra period, Belinda Snell hit a half-court shot for the Aussies at the buzzer. The resulting loss made for an emotional rol...more

U.S. Basketball ready for the running game of Angola
by HoopFeed.com
posted July 30, 2012 at 5:12pm

London Olympic Basketball Arena Full Schedule and TV/Streaming links The U.S. women’s national team faces Olympic women’s basketball first-timers Angola on Monday during the second day of the preliminary round. Angola qualified for the Oly...more

US faces Angola tomorrow
by They're Playing Basketball
posted July 30, 2012 at 9:41am

Team USA faces Angola tomorrow in their second Olympic matchup. The game will air at 2:15 PDT/5:15 EDT.Practice quotes from today.Ex-Lady Vols join up with Geno Auriemma to garner a gold medal.Lindsay Whalen is showing true grit.There's nothing big about ...more

2012 Olympics: Women's Basketball Day 1 Recap
by Swish Appeal
posted July 29, 2012 at 6:33am

The first day of Olympic competition from the Basketball Arena in London is over. There were wire-to-wire and come-from-behind wins to be seen. The champs were on upset alert for three quarters, and the Aussies demonstrated their desire to contend for t...more

USA Women's Basketball Olympic Preview: Five Questions After Five Exhibition Games
by Swish Appeal
posted July 28, 2012 at 8:50am

It can be difficult to take much statistically from five exhibition games won by an average of 33.6 points per game. Yet while Team USA was absolutely dominant for long stretches, they weren't perfect either - there were still signs that they have yet ...more

2012 Olympics Basketball Preview: United States
by Swish Appeal
posted July 27, 2012 at 12:42pm

Four-straight gold medals. A 33-game Olympic winning streak. A 50-3 record in the Games since 1976. Who's the Dream Team again? Of course, maybe this is just the Reality Team - and the reality is that winning is a standard. The big question becomes is ...more

Oly Oly O-Olympic Basketball Round-up
by They're Playing Basketball
posted July 25, 2012 at 4:30pm

After their exhibition games, the USA women have seen an improvement in practices.Olympic basketball schedule.Team USA is ready to roll into London.The Olympic coaches won't be marching in with the athletes in Friday's opening ceremony, as organizers deci...more

Memorable Moments Throughout Olympic History Have Me Hankering For Competition
by Swish Appeal
posted July 25, 2012 at 12:04pm

I am an all-sports junkie. At nearly every time of the year, there will be a athletic season in progress or an event going on that makes that time of the year "the best" for sports watching. And every four years this season - Olympics season - trumps the...more

USA wraps up exhibition tour with win over Turkey
by They're Playing Basketball
posted July 23, 2012 at 7:44am

Team USA beat Turkey 80-61 today, in their final exhibition before the commencement of the Olympic Games in a few days. Seimone Augustus lead with 16 points, and Diana Taurasi added 14.In Turkey, they faced New York Liberty center Quanitra Hollingsworth, ...more

Australia falls to France, 64-58, in pre-Olympic exhibition
by HoopFeed.com
posted July 22, 2012 at 6:45pm

Celine Dumerc. Photo: Ann-Dee Lamour/FFBB. 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 Invitati...more

USA throttles Croatia, 109-55, in exhibition
by HoopFeed.com
posted July 22, 2012 at 6:50am

Sue Bird rejoined USA Basketball Saturday for their warm-up game vs. Croatia. Photo: USA Basketball. 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....more

Team USA set for next leg of Olympic journey
by They're Playing Basketball
posted July 21, 2012 at 9:04am

Our women are headed to Istanbul as a tune up for the Games, which start in exactly a week.The "women to the back of the plane" scandal deepens, as Japan had their female athletes fly in economy and men in first-class too, like the Australians.The US wome...more

USA Women's Basketball Still Relied Heavily On Transition Points In Defeating Great Britain
by Swish Appeal
posted July 20, 2012 at 8:04am

Maya Moore has justifiably gotten plenty of credit for leading an impressive bench effort in the USA women's basketball team's 88-63 win over Great Britain in Manchester, England yesterday. After the starters got Team USA off to a sluggish start, Moore...more

2012 London Olympics Preview: Angola
by Swish Appeal
posted July 20, 2012 at 7:32am

Angola | Group A Olympic Games history: 2012 marks Angola's first appearance in the field. Place at 2010 FIBA World Championship: Did not compete How they got here: 2011 FIBA Africa champions Key player: Nassecela Mauricio | Rising star: Felizarda da...more

Team USA 88, Great Britain 63
by They're Playing Basketball
posted July 19, 2012 at 8:38am

The reserves turned things around for Team USA today, giving them the juice to finally extend the lead in the third quarter and finish the job. Maya Moore lead the US with 18 points, and Lindsay Whalen added 13.Box score.I'm concerned that Team USA hasn't...more

USA Women's Basketball Vs. Great Britain
by Swish Appeal
posted July 19, 2012 at 8:36am

Who: USA Basketball women's senior national team vs. Great Britain When: 2:10 p.m. EDT on ESPN2 Where: Manchester, England What: A pre-Olympic warmup for both teams, with Team GB playing their last game prior to the real thing in London. A player to wa...more

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