SAN CRISTOBAL DE LA LAGUNA, Spain (AP) — With not much going right offensively, U.S. coach Dawn Staley turned to the Seattle Storm trio to help jumpstart the offense. The move worked as Breanna Stewart, Jewell Loyd and Sue Bird sparked a 14-3 run to close the first half and rally the U.S. to a 71-40 win over pesky Nigeria on Friday in the quarterfinals of the Women's Basketball World Cup. "I don't know if it was conscious, but I did recognize that you did have three of the WNBA champions on the floor," Staley said. "You put a team together like this, the more chemistry you can have on the floor by them playing together on respective WNBA teams it always helps." The U.S. trailed 20-13 midway through the second quarter before Stewart and her Seattle teammates took over. The Americans closed the half by scoring the final eight points to go up 27-23 at the break. Stewart's 3-pointer with 2:04 left in the half gave the U.S. its first lead of the game. The Americans continued their run … [Read more...] about US beats pesky Nigeria 71-40 in World Cup quarterfinals
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China, Russia to speak at UN as they face US allegations
Jennifer Peltz and Frank Jordans, Associated Press Updated 7:53 am PDT, Friday, September 28, 2018 Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, center, gestures to Russian Ambassador to the U.N. Vassily Nebenzia as he attends a meeting of the United Nations Security Council during the 73rd session of the U.N. General Assembly, at U.N. headquarters, Thursday, Sept. 27, 2018. less Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, center, gestures to Russian Ambassador to the U.N. Vassily Nebenzia as he attends a meeting of the United Nations Security Council during the 73rd session of the U.N. ... more Photo: Jason DeCrow, AP Members of the media gather at the United Nations headquarters during the 73rd session of the United Nations General Assembly, Thursday, Sept. 27, 2018. Members of the media gather at the United Nations headquarters during the 73rd session of the United Nations General Assembly, Thursday, Sept. 27, … [Read more...] about China, Russia to speak at UN as they face US allegations
US consumer spending cools; inflation stays near Fed goal
Jeff Kearns, Bloomberg Published 7:26 am PDT, Friday, September 28, 2018 Consumers wait in line inside an ice cream store in the French Quarter district of New Orleans on June 13, 2018. Consumers wait in line inside an ice cream store in the French Quarter district of New Orleans on June 13, 2018. Photo: Bloomberg Photo By Akasha Rabut. Photo: Bloomberg Photo By Akasha Rabut. Image 1 of / 1 Caption Close Image 1 of 1 Consumers wait in line inside an ice cream store in the French Quarter district of New Orleans on June 13, 2018. Consumers wait in line inside an ice cream store in the French Quarter district of New Orleans on June 13, 2018. Photo: Bloomberg Photo By Akasha Rabut. US consumer spending cools; inflation stays near Fed goal 1 … [Read more...] about US consumer spending cools; inflation stays near Fed goal
Two US senators applying for bailout money for farmers under White House program
Jeff Stein, The Washington Post Published 9:46 am CDT, Friday, September 28, 2018 Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa and chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, walks through the U.S. Capitol in Washington on Sept. 18, 2018. Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa and chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, walks through the U.S. Capitol in Washington on Sept. 18, 2018. Photo: Bloomberg Photo By Al Drago. Photo: Bloomberg Photo By Al Drago. Image 1 of / 1 Caption Close Image 1 of 1 Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa and chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, walks through the U.S. Capitol in Washington on Sept. 18, 2018. Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa and chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, walks through the U.S. Capitol in Washington on Sept. 18, 2018. Photo: … [Read more...] about Two US senators applying for bailout money for farmers under White House program
Did failed Warriors’ TV show pave the way for ‘This Is Us’?
By Chuck Barney | [email protected] | Bay Area News Group PUBLISHED: September 28, 2018 at 6:00 am | UPDATED: September 28, 2018 at 6:01 am A buddy comedy set in the world of the Golden State Warriors? Hollywood producer Dan Fogelman thought it was a slam dunk. But the show never made it to the air and that failure just might have paved the way for the biggest hit of Fogelman’s career — “This Is Us.” Speaking on “The Bill Simmons Podcast” earlier this week, Fogelman, who created “This Is Us,” recalled how he made a series pilot for ABC with the Warriors just as the team was “rising to prominence.” The show was about a rookie center from Africa who doesn’t speak English and a “dorky sweet” translator with scant basketball knowledge. The series would have followed the Odd Couple characters as they navigated life in the NBA with the Warriors. Fogelman told Simmons that the pilot — … [Read more...] about Did failed Warriors’ TV show pave the way for ‘This Is Us’?