U.S. Women Top Russia to Make Hoops Final
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Sheryl Swoopes made three big plays at the end &#151; two baskets and another on defense &#151; to help the United States squeeze out a 66-62 semifinal victory over Russia on Friday. And now just one game stands between the U.S. team and a third straight gold medal. The opponent will be Australia or Brazil on Saturday.
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The U.S. women took their third  consecutive gold medal in Olympic basketball on Saturday,  breaking open a close game in the fourth quarter to beat  Australia 74-63.
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Fed Cup favourites Russia and France are firmly on course to meet in the final after taking commanding 2-0 leads in their semi-finals on Wednesday.
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The United States won the women's  basketball gold medal at the Olympics on Saturday.
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BULLETINBC-OLY--Women's Final BKW,0040BULLETIN    ATHENS, Greece   --  The United States won the gold medal Saturday in women's basketball, beating Australia 74-63.
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The unbeaten U.S. women's basketball  team cruised to another victory Wednesday, pummeling Greece  102-72 to advance to the Olympic semi-finals where they will  meet Russia.
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Svetlana Kuznetsova powered to her first grand slam title by beating fellow Russian Elena Dementieva 6-3 7-5 in the final of the US Open at Flushing Meadows on Saturday.
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The United States shook off early shooting woes and sloppy play to claim its third straight Olympic women's basketball title Saturday, a 74-63 victory over Australia. They did it by turning up the defense, crashing the boards harder in the second half and, most importantly, finding their shooting touch.
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With a dominating performance on the boards and two big scoring spurts, the United States women's basketball team overcomes another slow start and beats the Czech Republic, 80-61, Monday.
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World number two Maria Sharapova will lead defending champions Russia in next week's Fed Cup semi-final against the United States.
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ATHENS, Greece -- There were 17 seconds left, and it was finally time for the change. The US women&#39;s basketball team had clinched the Olympic gold medal Saturday for the third time in a row.
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THESSALONIKI, Greece - Abby Wambach will never score an easier goal. From one foot away, she tapped the ball into the net and put the United States into the Olympic semifinals...
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ATHENS -- The US women gymnasts, favored to win the Olympic team medal for the second time in three Games, are grouped with defending champion Romania in this afternoon's preliminaries, which will also determine the field for Thursday's all-around and the subsequent four apparatus finals.
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Hushing a boisterous crowd with its all-around domination, the United States defeated Greece 102-72 Wednesday in the quarterfinals of the Olympic women's basketball tournament. The Americans, seeking their third straight gold medal, will play Russia in the semifinals Friday.
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The US women took their third consecutive gold medal in Olympic basketball on Saturday, breaking open a close game in the fourth quarter to beat Australia 74-63.
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ATHENS, Greece - Seriously challenged for the first time in these Olympics, the U.S. women's basketball team fought through foul problems and long stretches of frigid shooting to clinch first place in its preliminary group with a 71-58 victory over Spain on Friday...
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Sixth-seeded Anna Chakvetadze is the only woman left in this yearâs U.S. who hasnât won the tournament in the past.