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Team USA looks to keep the ball rolling toward gold at the FIBA Women's World Cup against Italy on Sunday, Sept. 6.
By: Cydney Henderson, Meghan L. Hall
Team USA looks to keep the ball rolling toward gold at the FIBA Women's World Cup against Italy on Sunday, Sept. 6.
By: Cydney Henderson, Meghan L. Hall
Team USA survived a FIBA Women's World Cup nail-biter against Italy, winning 55-52, the advance to the quarterfinals on Sunday, Sept. 6.
By: Cydney Henderson
The Americans will face Czechia on Monday, Sept. 7, in their third preliminary round-robin game of the tournament as they look to keep their decades-long win streak dating back to 2006 alive.
By: Cydney Henderson
Team USA survived a scare against Italy at the FIBA Women's World Cup , but the road to winning their fifth consecutive gold medal won't get any easier with a matchup against Czechia less than 24 hours later.
By: Cydney Henderson
Team USA survived a scare against Italy at the FIBA Women’s World Cup, but the road to winning their fifth consecutive gold medal won't get any easier with a matchup
Team USA head coach Kara Lawson questioned her team's energy after a narrow win over Italy, which Lawson called their "worst offensive game" of the FIBA Women's World Cup.
By: Cydney Henderson, Heather Burns
Team USA finished group stage at the 2026 FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup with a 105-64 victory over Czechia Monday on Sept. 7 in Berlin, Germany.
By: Cydney Henderson, Mitchell Northam
Team USA was the heavy favorite entering the tournament as the only squad with minus odds.
By: Mitchell Northam, Cydney Henderson
Group play in the FIBA Women’s World Cup is officially in the books, meaning it's the perfect time to check in with oddsmakers to see how each team stacks up
