London 2012 Basketball: 2012

Wednesday, August 8, 2012

London 2012 basketball: U.S. faces tough test vs. Australia

LONDON — Suffocating, smothering and down right stingy. The U.S. women’s basketball team used a dominant defensive effort to advance to the Olympic semi-finals.

Now they’ll face a challenge trying to contain Australia’s huge front line of 6-foot-8 Liz Cambage and 6-5 Lauren Jackson to get back to their fifth straight gold medal game.

“We’ve played Australia enough times to know their perimeter guys are good, but the strength of their team is Lauren and Cambage,” said U.S. coach Geno Auriemma after a 91-48 win over Canada in the quarter-finals Tuesday. “They’re what make that team go. I think they’re going to impose themselves on us.”

London 2012 Basketball: Stars Who Will Catapult US Women to Gold Medal

It’s not only the American men that have the chance at basketball glory in 2012.

As long as Team USA has stars like Sue Bird, Diana Taurasi and Maya Moore hitting on all cylinders like they have throughout group play and into the elimination tournament, there is little doubt the United States women will have some serious gold-plated hardware.

The women’s basketball team is built on the fundamentals—thanks to head coach Geno Auriemma—and the basis of their play comes from the point guard position; that’s why Sue Bird is the team’s captain and on-court general.

Not only is Bird the best at finding the perfect pass, she has proved that her defensive skills are just as good as anyone at the point guard position in this tournament. When it comes to the matchup at the PG spot, Bird wins every time.

If Bird can continue to play the same style of fundamental offense and keep her team from getting into any consistently bad habits, her defensive prowess will give Team USA the chance to win a gold.

Diana Taurasi

While it’s Sue Bird’s job to keep the offensive pace and get the team on track, the biggest star on the offensive end has been women’s basketball legend Diana Taurasi.

With the ability to shoot at a very high percentage and a willingness to drive to the lane at any time to take a foul, Taurasi is the ultimate offensive weapon. Add in her passing abilities, and she has become the female version of LeBron James.

Taurasi isn’t the greatest defender on the team, so the United States women need to be cautious about teams driving at her in their offensive zone to try and get her in foul trouble. That’s the only way teams can stop her.

Maya Moore

The ultimate X-factor on this 2012 Olympic basketball team is 23-year-old Maya Moore. With a great relationship between Moore and head coach Auriemma, the first-time Olympian has proved that she is ready to take on every responsibility.

From defense to rebounding to passing to shooting, Moore has made an impact in every game she has played for Team USA.

What separates the young star from others, though, is that if she is struggling in one area on a certain night, she will take on more responsibility in another area. The perfect example was against Canada in the women’s quarterfinals when her shooting wasn’t great (4-9) and she snagged seven rebounds and had four steals anyway.

If Team USA gets that Moore for the rest of the tourney, she’ll be wearing gold.

Lady Gaga goes 'nude' for passionate pool kiss with boyfriend Taylor Kinney

Lady Gaga captioned her photo ‘T and me.’

There's not much that Lady Gaga can do these days that would shock America — except, perhaps, look like she's happily in love.

The fiercely independent singer posted an unusually personal snapshot of herself and boyfriend Taylor Kinney locking lips in a pool Saturday, with a simple caption: "T and Me."

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In the photo, the couple look as though they're caught in the throes of passion during a skinnydipping excursion, with Kinney cradling Gaga in his arms as he plants a kiss on her lips.

The pair first met on the set of the music video for Gaga's hit "You and I," with Kinney, 31, playing the lover to Gaga's mermaid character.

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Since then, the two haven't made a secret of their relationship, reportedly making out in public last fall and being spotted together throughout the beginning of the year.

"It just looked like some hot couple making out, but then I realized it was Lady Gaga," a bar patron told RadarOnline about running into the couple in Mission Viejo, Calif., in September.

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"She was so sweet, too — she even signed some autographs."

Saturday, August 4, 2012

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Wednesday, August 1, 2012

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Monday, July 30, 2012

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