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As the Ryder Cup looms, Meg Mallon is shoulder deep in preparations for the 2013 Solheim Cup and loving every minute of it. A former Solheim player and assistant captain, she knows what she's into.

The U.S. women got control early and went on to rout France 86-50 to win their fifth consecutive gold medal and 41st straight Olympic contest.

Canada came out with a great game plan, trying to slowing down games with a deliberate offense. Trouble was, it didn't make any difference against the U.S. women, who put the clamps on Canada's top scoring threats.

Russia, Australia and now France are all quality teams. But the U.S. women's basketball team, with its depth of talent, remains a very heavy favorite in the Olympics.

The U.S. women tied an American record for points in an Olympic contest and set a team record with 33 assists in crushing China 114-66 to advance to the quarterfinals as the top seed from Group A.

The U.S. women's basketball team is expected to win Olympic gold in London. But some things -- from injuries to a lawsuit against Geno Auriemma -- might be shaking Team USA's solid foundation.

Before anyone starts grumbling about the U.S. Olympic women's hoops roster looking like a case of college nepotism, it seemed likely this team would be Huskies-heavy no matter who the coach was.

At halftime of the Baylor-Stanford national semifinal, UConn's Geno Auriemma and Tennessee's Pat Summitt were honored along with the other coaches of the U.S. Olympic women's basketball team.

Whether Baylor star Brittney Griner is added to the U.S. Olympic women's basketball team might not matter; the squad already in place will do just fine in London this summer.

There's no such thing as even one choice -- let alone five of them -- that will bring unanimous consent. But when you're talking All-Americans in women's basketball this particular season, the first team likely will get a lot of agreement. After tha...

Team USA forward Abby Wambach discusses the future of women's soccer in the United States after WPS' suspension of the 2012 season.

Back on the pitch for the first time since a heartbreaking World Cup loss, the U.S. battled to a draw in a match against Canada.

Fifteen years ago, Tara VanDerveer and Teresa Edwards led the United States to gold in the Atlanta Olympics, taking women's basketball to higher levels and paving the way for unprecedented growth. So it's only fitting they enter the Naismith Hall of Fame together.

The U.S. women didn't just come together quickly to put on a good show at the world championship. Over the past 11 days, they played some really breathtaking basketball en route to the gold medal.

Bronze wasn't enough in 2006. But if the U.S. women are to win gold Sunday at the world championship, they'll need to beat the host nation in the final.

The U.S. women were never challenged Friday as they earned a spot in the world championship semifinals. But even though they're the big favorite to win, they know they can't think that way.