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2024 Olympic Women's Basketball - Semifinal
How the women's basketball Olympic final was set and could play out
Defense was the highlight of two very different semifinals on Friday -- we break down how they played out, and what to expect at the gold medal game on Sunday.
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The history U.S. women's basketball made en route to gold medal game
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GET READY FOR THE SECOND HALF
The WNBA's 2nd-half storylines to watch
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ANDSCAPE
Angel Reese's 'Reebok by Angel' collection completes her pop culture takeover
WNBA rookie collaborated with Reebok for a lifestyle capsule.
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FEVER HAVING FUN
Caitlin Clark, Fever have their own Home Run Derby
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Women's Olympic Basketball
The stats behind France's thrilling semifinal win over Belgium
Check out some of the numbers behind France's overtime win against Belgium in the semifinals.
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The gold standard: Can anyone in the world stop Breanna Stewart and A'ja Wilson?
Team USA has won seven consecutive gold medals and nine overall, but Australia has been a historic powerhouse alongside them.
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- U.S. women to face France for 8th straight gold
- U.S. women's hoops crushes Nigeria in quarters
- Collier, Team USA prep for 'very strong' Nigeria
- Germany grabs women's 3x3 gold; U.S. gets 3rd
- U.S. women's hoops stymies Germany in win
- U.S. women's 3x3 hoops ends skid, men winless
- Griner: Return of American prisoners 'huge win'
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Best in the league
AP Photo/Frank Franklin II Ranking the top 25 players in the WNBA for the 2024 season
In the preseason edition of our top 25 rankings, here are the players -- from A'ja Wilson to Aliyah Boston -- we expect to be the best in 2024.
Experts' picks
Ethan Miller/Getty Images Ten predictions for the rest of the 2024 WNBA season
A Las Vegas three-peat? Caitlin Clark or Angel Reese for Rookie of the Year? A'ja Wilson definitely MVP? It's futile to make predictions, but we're doing it anyway.