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_____ Women's Basketball _____
Olympics
• Where: Preliminary games at Helliniko Indoor Arena; medal rounds at OAKA Olympic Indoor Hall.
• When: Aug. 14, 16, 18, 20, 22, 24-25, 27-28.
• Medals: Team competition.
• Outlook: Twelve teams divided into two pools of six compete in preliminary rounds, with the top four finishers in each round advancing to the medal round. The United States won the last two gold medals and is favored again with Olympic veterans Lisa Leslie, Sheryl Swoopes and Dawn Staley and rising young star Diana Taurasi. Many of the top foreign players in the WNBA will compete for their home countries, including Lauren Jackson and Penny Taylor for Australia, and Svetlana Abrosimova and Elena Baranova for Russia. The United States is 34-3 in Olympic competition with 17 straight victories.

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Olympics
• An interactive guide to the equipment, techniques and rules for basketball at the Olympics.
• AP's medal picks
• U.S. men's basketball roster
In the News
For 16 Years and 205 Games, Staley Played It 'Team First' (Post, Aug. 29, 2004)

Still the Ones: Thompson, Leslie, Staley Help U.S. Maintain Primacy In Women's Basketball: United States 74, Australia 63 (Post, Aug. 29, 2004)

Swoopes Leads U.S. Into Final: U.S. Women 66, Russia 62 (Post, Aug. 28, 2004)



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