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Spain Ousts France, 74-71, in Overtime; Makes History with First World Semis Appearance

October 1, 2010 - 11:27pm

Rounding out a day of upsets in the Womens World Basketball Championships quarterfinals (save for Team USAs 106-44 win over Korea), Spain forced the European champion, France, into overtime before stealing a 74-71 win. It will be the first-ever appearance for Spain, which has five European championship medals to its credit, in the semifinals of the World Championships.

In what was by far the most evenly matched pairing of the day, both teams struggled for the first few minutes, before Spain headed out to an early, 11-6, lead behind seven points from Amaya Valdemoro, who had the hot hand both from the perimeter and inside the paint.

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Australia Tastes Agony of Defeat as Czech Republic Pulls Off 79-68 Quarterfinal Upset

October 1, 2010 - 9:09pm

Whether it will be the United States or another country, one thing is certain: The world will crown a new womens basketball champion on Sunday. Before the president of their country and a house packed to the rafters with festive, horn-blowing, drum-banging countrymen, the Czech Republic took down the reigning champion, 79-68, today in KV Arena, Karlovy, in a game that proclaims a new era in international womens basketball.

Czech coach Lubor Blazek said afterward that despite having the utmost respect for Australia and its players, Lauren Jackson (Seattle Storm) in particular, he believed that the Czechs could beat the powerhouse and he mapped out a plan to do it. More importantly, his players bought in to the plan; they too believed they could pull off the upset, and pulled off Blazeks strategy just as he had written it.

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Skylar Diggins


WBCA All-American Skylar Diggins tells us why she chose to attend Notre Dame

St Michaels


Top basketball recruit Jennifer ONeal tells how basketball gave her a reason to succeed in the classroom.

Shriners


WBCA All-Americans visit children at the Shriners Hospital in St. Louis

Ganon Baker -The Rondo Finish


Basketball trainer Ganon Baker breaks down the "Rondo Finish". An offensive technique by Rajon Rondo of the Boston Celtics

Kristi Toliver


University of Maryland point guard shares how her father, an NBA official helped influence her game

Mariah Chandler


This WBCA High School All-American underwent several open heart surgeries as a child. It's a miracle she's playing basketball.

Kaela Davis


Top girls basketball recruit for the class of 2013 talks about having her dad as an AAU coach. Kaela Davis is the daughter of former NBA player Antonio Davis

Kaleena Mosqueda Lewis


Top prep recruit for the class of 2011 Kaleena Mosqueda Lewis has committed to play at the University of Connecticut