Olympic Women's Basketball USA vs. China in Beijing
USA's Diana Taurasi (R) tries to put up a shot around Chen Nan of China at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing on August 11, 2008. The USA women defeated China 108-63. (UPI Photo/Terry Schmitt)
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Baylor University senior Brittney Griner has won her second straight Naismith Award as women's college basketball Player of the Year, organizers said Monday.
London and the home-standing British athletes stood out at the 2012 Olympics but the spotlight was grabbed by Michael Phelps and Usain Bolt.
Thursday's highlights from the London Olympics:
Diana Taurasi brought Team USA to life early in the second half Thursday and the Americans rallied past Australia 86-73 in the Olympic basketball semifinals.
Maya Moore had four of the United States' 15 steals Tuesday in a defensive show that put the Americans in the Olympic semifinals with a 91-48 win over Canada.
Diana Taurasi's 22 points led a record-equaling effort Sunday and the United States completed Olympic group basketball play with a 114-66 battering of China.
Diana Taurasi helped the U.S. basketball team blow the game open in the third period Friday on its way to an 88-61 Olympic victory over the Czech Republic.
Tina Charles led a fourth-quarter surge Saturday that sent the United States to an 81-56 win over Croatia to open the Olympic women's basketball tournament.
Sue Bird, Tamika Catchings and Diana Taurasi were named to their third U.S. Olympic women's basketball team Friday.
WNBA star Diana Taurasi was suspended in Turkey after testing positive for a banned substance, the Turkish Basketball Federation announced Friday.
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