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All the Right Moves (WNBA.com)

Thu, 21 Aug 2008 22:06:11 GMT

Roster signings completed, team has time to gel before Aug. 29

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A Fresh Start (WNBA.com)

Thu, 21 Aug 2008 18:53:57 GMT

Shock All-Stars, Meijer help deliver school supplies to foster families

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Americans advance to basketball final (Star Tribune)

Thu, 21 Aug 2008 18:29:12 GMT

The U.S. women rolled to the gold medal game by beating Russia, then made an effort to cool their rhetoric about South Dakotan Becky Hammon's decision to play for the Russians.

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Caple: Latest Hammon vs. the World tilt all about hoops, not politics (ESPN)

Thu, 21 Aug 2008 18:19:47 GMT

The latest installment of Becky Hammon vs. the World didn't result in any crisis in American-Russian relations. No, in the end, it was just about basketball and the U.S. dominated once again.

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U.S. women overcome Russia, advance to final (Russia News Net)

Thu, 21 Aug 2008 17:02:28 GMT

Diana Taurasi's 21 points leads U.S. to 67-52 win over Russia Win was the tightest for U.S. so far, as team was winning by average 43 points Americans have now reached their fourth straight gold-medal...

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US women beat Russia 67-52 in Olympic semi-final (Russia News Net)

Thu, 21 Aug 2008 16:28:15 GMT

BEIJING - The US women played their toughest game yet at the Beijing Games, beating Russia 67-52 behind 21 points from Diana Taurasi in a hard-fought and physcial semi-final basketball match up Thursd...

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U.S. women's basketball advances to gold medal game (News & Observer)

Thu, 21 Aug 2008 14:33:19 GMT

Diana Taurasi had 21 points and the U.S. women's basketball team beat Russia 67-52 Thursday to advance to their fourth straight Olympic gold medal game.

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American women earn shot at hoops gold (CBS SportsLine.com)

Thu, 21 Aug 2008 14:26:16 GMT

Diana Taurasi had 21 points and the U.S. women's basketball team beat Russia 67-52 Thursday to advance to their fourth consecutive Olympic gold medal game.

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BASKETBALL: U.S. women advance to 4th straight gold-medal game (Detroit Free Press)

Thu, 21 Aug 2008 14:09:56 GMT

BEIJING — Diana Taurasi scored 21 points and the U.S. women's basketball team beat Russia, 67-52, today to advance to the Olympic gold medal game.

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US women's basketball advances to gold medal game (Seattle Times)

Thu, 21 Aug 2008 13:50:36 GMT

Diana Taurasi had 21 points and the U.S. women's basketball team beat Russia 67-52 Thursday to advance to their fourth straight Olympic gold medal game.

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Taylor half a chance for Opals quarter-final (ABC)

Thu, 21 Aug 2008 10:09:00 GMT

Australian women's basketball coach Jan Stirling says key player Penny Taylor is a 50/50 chance to take part in tonight's Olympic Games semi-final against China.

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Storm considers options to replace Lauren Jackson (Seattle Times)

Thu, 21 Aug 2008 06:29:06 GMT

Storm forward Lauren Jackson's decision to have surgery leaves the Storm in a lurch a day before the WNBA's trade deadline.

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USA's 'sisterhood' is acing chemistry test (USA Today)

Thu, 21 Aug 2008 06:12:54 GMT

The USA enters today's semifinals against Russia (MSNBC, live, 8 a.m. ET) as the most powerful basketball team in the women's ...

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Hammon, Russia next for U.S. women (Today's Tribune-Review)

Thu, 21 Aug 2008 04:34:25 GMT

The Olympic women's basketball semifinal between U.S. and Russia needed another subplot like three-time gold medalist Lisa Leslie needed "Star Spangled Banner" lyrics.

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For U.S., it's time for payback (Baltimore Sun)

Thu, 21 Aug 2008 04:00:00 GMT

The Olympic women's basketball semifinal between the United States and Russia needed another subplot like three-time gold medalist Lisa Leslie needed "Star-Spangled Banner" lyrics.

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U.S. vs. Russia: It's not just another women's basketball game (Chicago Tribune)

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 20:41:00 GMT

The Olympic women's basketball semifinal between U.S. and Russia needed another subplot like three-time gold medalist Lisa Leslie needed "Star Spangled Banner" lyrics.

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Storm Will Move Forward Without Jackson (WNBA.com)

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 20:27:34 GMT

In the wake of news that she will miss 4-6 weeks following ankle surgery, the Storm is ready to compete without Lauren Jackson instead of lamenting her absence.

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8-10:15 a.m. - Tamika Catchings, women's basketball semifinals (Indy Star)

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 19:23:00 GMT

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Kelli Anderson: U.S. team will put friendships aside in quest to win gold medal (SI.com)

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 18:39:47 GMT

Most days, Sue Bird is friends with Becky Hammon, the South Dakotan who created a controversy when she decided to suit up for the Russian Olympic team this summer. On Thursday, when the U.S. (6-0) takes on Russia (5-1) in the first semifinal of the women's basketball competition at the Beijing Olympic Basketball Gymnasium? Not so much. "She's playing for Russia right now, so that makes her the enemy,"...

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Detroit Shock Signs Taj McWilliams-Franklin to One-Year Contract Extension (WNBA.com)

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 17:51:45 GMT

McWilliams-FranklinAuburn Hills, MI - Detroit Shock Head Coach and General Manager Bill Laimbeer announced today that the team has signed new veteran acquisition Taj McWilliams-Franklin to a one-year contract extension. Per team policy, details of the contract were not disclosed. McWilliams-Franklin, 38, was acquired by the Shock in a that sent forward Tasha Humphrey, guard Eshaya Murphy and a second-round...

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