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Around the World•Sep 11, 2026

FIBA Women’s Basketball World Cup 2026: USA’s Paige Bueckers on Overcoming Historic Italian Challenge: “We find ways to win”

Italy’s defense, energized by a partisan crowd in Berlin, held the USA to the program’s lowest-ever shooting percentage from the floor at 29 percent, marking the squad’s worst World Cup field-goal performance at 28.6 percent. The three-point victory represented the closest margin for the Americans since a narrow win over Australia in 2010, and the ...

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Around the World•Sep 10, 2026

Quarterfinal Preview: Can France Maintain Form Against China?

France Faces China in FIBA Women’s Basketball World Cup 2026 Quarter-Finals BERLIN — France aims to validate its status as tournament favorites when it takes on China in Thursday’s FIBA Women’s Basketball World Cup 2026 Quarter-Finals. The winner advances to Saturday’s Semi-Finals. Historical Context France has never secured a top-four finish since the inaugural edition ...

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