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FILE - Lauren Jackson, left, is presented with a jersey by Seattle Storm co-owner Lisa Brummel after the Storm defeated the Washington Mystics 80-51 in a WNBA basketball game, Friday, July 15, 2016, in Seattle. The team formally retired her jersey No. 15. The jersey was unveiled in the arena's rafters, next to the two banners signifying the WNBA championships she helped win in 2004 and 2010. Jackson is savoring every minute of her basketball comeback, in 2022, even though the battle-tested Australian hoops icon knows she can't do things that once captivated fans before retiring from the sport in 2016. (Lindsey Wasson/The Seattle Times via AP, File)
Ex-WNBA star Lauren Jackson savors each day of her comeback

By Doug Feinberg Aug. 02, 2022 03:02 AM EDT

FILE - Belgium's Emma Meesseman (11) drives to the basket between China's Siyu Wang, left, and Yueru Li, right, during a women's basketball preliminary game at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Aug. 2, 2021, in Saitama, Japan. Meesseman, the 2019 WNBA Finals MVP, decided to join the league's reigning champion Chicago Sky as a free agent. Meesseman missed last season while helping Belgium prep for the Tokyo Olympics. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall, File)
China's 6-10 Han among international WNBA players to watch

By Doug Feinberg May. 06, 2022 02:20 AM EDT

Puerto Rico's Sabrina Lozada-Cabbage, left, and Australia's Katie Ebzery, front right, chase a loose ball during a women's basketball game at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Monday, Aug. 2, 2021, in Saitama, Japan. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
Australia beats Puerto Rico 96-69, advances to quarters

By Teresa M. Walker Aug. 02, 2021 09:49 AM EDT

Australia stuns US women 70-67 in pre-Olympic exhibition

By Doug Feinberg Jul. 16, 2021 04:46 PM EDT
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Breanna Stewart and her U.S. Olympic teammates aren't panicking, even though they've lost consecutive games for the first time in a decade. ...

Seattle Storm's Katie Lou Samuelson, Jewell Loyd, Breanna Stewart and Sue Bird receive flowers to congratulate them on making the 2021 Team USA Women's Basketball team on Sunday, July 11, 2021 in Everett, Wash. (Olivia Vanni/The Herald via AP)
US heavy favorite to win 7th straight gold in women's hoops

Jul. 12, 2021 07:21 PM EDT

FILE - United States' Sue Bird, right, is defended during the first half of a women's exhibition basketball game against Canada in Bridgeport, Conn., in this Friday, July 29, 2016, file photo. Sue Bird and Diana Taurasi will try and become the first five-time Olympic gold medalists in basketball as they lead the U.S women's team at the Tokyo Games. The duo was selected for their fifth Olympics on Monday, June 21, 2021, joining Teresa Edwards as the only basketball players in U.S. history to play in five.(AP Photo/Jessica Hill, FIle)
US women's hoops looks for seventh consecutive gold medal

By Doug Feinberg Jul. 01, 2021 10:46 AM EDT

FILE - Phoenix Mercury head coach Sandy Brondello gestures during the second half of a WNBA basketball game against the Las Vegas Aces in Bradernton, Fla., in this Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2020, file photo. Australia will be led by Mercury coach Sandy Brondello at the Tokyo Games. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara, File)
Phoenix Mercury at Las Vegas Aces 9/1/2020

Jun. 30, 2021 12:03 PM EDT

Las Vegas Aces' Liz Cambage (8) tries to get a shot off as Seattle Storm's Candice Dupree (4) defends in the first half of a WNBA basketball game Saturday, May 15, 2021, in Everett, Wash. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)
Never any doubt: Cambage all-in for Australia at Tokyo Games

By Dennis Passa May. 25, 2021 09:29 PM EDT