Diana Taurasi

UConn legends Sue Bird and Diana Taurasi are now the only basketball players – men or women – to win five Olympic gold medals. Team USA defeated Japan 90-75 Sunday at the Tokyo Games to earn its seventh straight gold and earning Bird and Taurasi their fifth each. But is Taurasi ready to try for number six? “See you in…

The U.S. women’s basketball team dominated Japan in their gold medal match to take home their seventh straight gold medal

The U.S. women’s basketball team extended their gold medal streak to seven and their winning streak to 55.

The U.S. women’s basketball team has moved one step closer to another gold medal, and that includes UConn legends Sue Bird and Diana Taurasi each moving toward to their fifth gold medal. The U.S. women’s basketball has won 53 straight Olympic contests dating back to 1992. Now, the squad stands two more victories away from a seventh straight gold...

Here are some of the oldest U.S. athletes competing in Tokyo this summer

Diana Taurasi and Sue Bird will try and become the first players ever to win five Olympic gold medals in basketball when the United States women’s team begins play at the Tokyo Games

WNBA star Diana Taurasi further etched her name in WNBA history as she became the first player ever to reach 9,000 career points.

In the second game of a road trip in Middle America and playing without the head coach, UConn associate head coach Chris Dailey really had one goal in mind for the Huskies –avoid lethargy.

Katie Lou Samuelson had 19 points, Napheesa Collier added 18 points and the top-ranked UConn Huskies rebounded from a rare regular-season loss with an 81-61 win over Houston on Sunday.

Katie Lou Samuelson scored 26 points and pulled down 16 rebounds to lead UConn to an easy 99-61 win over former Big East rival Seton Hall on Saturday.

It’s rare to see the U.S. women’s basketball team struggle during the Olympics. Then again, they’ve had Sue Bird running the show for over a decade. With the starting point guard sidelined with a knee injury, the Americans were out of sorts for a half before finally getting it together to pull away from France in an 86-67 win in...

The U.S. women’s basketball team posted a video to Instagram asking comedian Leslie Jones to come cheer for them in the Rio Games.

The U.S. women’s basketball team posted a video to Instagram asking comedian Leslie Jones to come cheer for them in the Rio Games.

Coach Geno Auriemma wanted to have the best talent available to him. So it was no coincidence that when the U.S. Olympic Women’s Basketball Team was constructed, those in positions of responsibility within basketball operations were able to find a five-person unit with whom Auriemma had long-standing ties. When the team attempts to win its sixth straight Olympic gold medal...