2007 FIBA AMERICAS

In the first step on its quest to win a fourth straight gold medal at the Olympics in Beijing next year, the United States Women's National Team is taking on the best of the rest in the Western Hemisphere in the 2007 FIBA Americas Championship for Women beginning Sept. 26 in Chile. The gold medalist will earn a guaranteed spot in the 2008 Summer Games.

PRELIMINARY STANDINGS
GROUP A	W-L	GROUP B	W-L
Brazil	3-0	USA	3-0
Argentina	2-1	Cuba	2-1
Chile	1-2	Canada	1-2
Mexico	0-3	Jamaica	0-3

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U.S. TRAINING SCHEDULE
Sept. 7-12	Training in New York
Sept. 13-15	Training in Philadelphia
Sept. 16	USA 96, Australia 64 Trenton, N.J. Recap | Boxscore
Sept. 19	USA 70, Australia 66, Uncasville, Conn. Recap | Boxscore | Photos
Oct. 31- Nov. 15	College Training Tour

MORE FEATURES Augustus could be go-to scorer for USA | Roster Sue Bird looks to bounce back Anne Donovan Q&A; Practice makes perfect Kara Lawson to play big role Swin Cash going for gold U.S. is a team in transition Thompson leading the way Connecting with teen girls Lisa Leslie inspires despite not being in uniform | Leslie Q&A; Training opens in New York Bird-Taurasi buddy blog United States adds five more to training camp roster U.S. to train in N.Y., PA, will play Australia twice 2007 fall college training tour features eight games

FIBA WORLD RANKINGS
The following is a list of the top-ranked teams in the FIBA World Rankings for women and the remaining FIBA Americas teams. Click here for a full explanation of the rankings.
	Country	Pts.
1.	United States	1110
2.	Australia	899
3.	Russia	818
4.	Brazil	564
5.	France	373
6.	Spain	319
7.	Korea	295.9
8.	Cuba	284
9.	Czech Republic	266
10.	China	265
11.	Canada	207
12.	Argentina	167
26.	Mexico	34.4
32.	Chile	21.6
NR	Jamaica	0

The United States dominated from the get-go, jumping out to a 16-0 lead in the FIBA Americas final against Cuba, before going on to win 101-71. The victory clinched a spot for the U.S. women in the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. | Boxscore | Player quotes
Cappie Pondexter's latest blog from Chile
9/29: USA 104, Argentina 53 | Boxscore | Quotes
9/28: USA 85, Canada 37 | Boxscore | Quotes | Teresa Weatherspoon's analysis
9/27: USA 115, Jamaica 47 | Boxscore | Photos | Quotes | Kym Hampton analysis
9/26: USA 85, Cuba 79 | Boxscore | Photos | Quotes | Kym Hampton analysis
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