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At the end of my first day covering the USA Basketball Women’s National Team in the 2018 FIBA Women’s World Cup, I felt like I was just initiated into the fraternity of journalists. This feeling didn’t come to me while I was sitting in the media room waiting for the games to start. It wasn’t …

The horns used at the FIBA Women’s Basketball World Cup are nontraditional. Instead of the buzzing noise typical of basketball games in the United States, these horns resemble that of a train. They’re shrill and jarring. Yet, Sunday night in San Cristobal de la Laguna, Spain, Senegal fans and players alike were begging to hear …

Editor’s Note: Sports Capital Journalism Center student Ryan Gregory reports on the USA victory over China in the FIBA Women’s Basketball World Cup for USAB.com, the website of USA  Basketball. https://www.usab.com/news-events/news/2018/09/wwc-2-chn.aspx

Sports Capital Journalism Program student Ryan Gregory previews the Group D game between the USA, ranked No. 1 by FIBA, and No. 8 China. The Group D meeting in the FIBA Women’s Basketball World Cup is the only one on Sunday between undefeated teams ranked in the top 8. https://www.usab.com/news-events/news/2018/09/wwc-game-2-preview.aspx

Editor’s Note: Sports Capital Journalism Program graduate assistant Frank Bonner II describes the USA victory over Senegal for the website USAB.com. https://www.usab.com/news-events/news/2018/09/wwc-1-sen.aspx

By Frank Bonner II | @Frank_Bonner2 Sports Capital Journalism Program TENERIFE, Spain — Latvia fans did their part in welcoming their national team to its first FIBA Women’s Basketball World Cup by temporarily turning the Palacio Municipal de Deportes into a home court on Saturday. The Latvia faithful, approximately 4,500 kilometers from home, entered the …

Editor’s Note: Frank Bonner II of the Sports Capital Journalism Program previews the opening game for the USA in the FIBA Women’s Basketball World Cup at Tenerife, Spain. Frank is one of two IUPUI students writing stories for USAB.com, the website of USA Basketball. The USA will meet Senegal at the Palacio Municipal de Deportes …

By Frank Bonner II | @Frank_Bonner2 Sports Capital Journalism Program TENERIFE, Spain — The USA Basketball Women’s National Team will begin its quest toward a third consecutive FIBA Women’s Basketball World Cup when it takes on Senegal to start the preliminary round at 1 p.m. EDT on Saturday. It would be a historic moment for …

By Ryan Gregory | @Ryan_Gregory_ Sports Capital Journalism Program TENERIFE, Spain — Expectations are high for the United States in this year’s FIBA Women’s Basketball World Cup after 94 victories in its last 95 major international games. This roster is filled with veteran leadership. Sue Bird has been part of three gold medal-winning World Cup …