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U.S. opens FIBA World Cup with win over Czech Republic – OlympicTalk
NEW YORK — Coco Gauff‘s first U.S. Open in the main draw proved arguably as memorable as her Wimbledon run last month. It ended Saturday, when defending champion Naomi Osaka served her out 6-3, 6-0 in the third round. Then Osaka, 21, approached Gauff, 15, and urged the youngest woman in the tournament to share the …
U.S. basketball roster named for FIBA World Cup, includes one Olympian – OlympicTalk
The U.S. men’s basketball team’s 98-94 exhibition loss to Australia on Saturday snapped a 78-game win streak in major international tournaments and exhibitions, a first defeat for a roster of NBA players since the 2006 FIBA World Championship. The U.S. led by as much as 10 in the third quarter before an Australian team sparked …