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Winning a fifth consecutive gold medal wasn't easy for Candace Parker and the U.S. women's basketball team. It just looked that way.

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.

Australia gave Team USA its toughest game of the Olympics, but depth again led the Americans to victory.

Lauren Jackson has done all she can to try to lead Australia to Olympic glory. But in a matchup most didn't expect to see until the gold-medal game, toppling Team USA in the semifinals is a tall order for the Aussies.

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.

Diana Taurasi is still looking for respect as defending World Cup champ Japan fights for equal treatment. The espnW contributors debate how far women's sports have come and how far they have to go.

Diana Taurasi has been to the Olympics before. She's also won a gold medal. But this time around, she will be one of the veteran leaders of Team USA.

Skylar Diggins and her Team USA/Notre Dame teammates celebrate their win over Taiwan and describe how it feels to bring home gold from the World University Games.

Team USA has three Notre Dame stars playing in China. Catch up with Skylar Diggins, Natalie Novosel, and Devereau Peters at the World University Games before their gold medal game against Taiwan on Sunday.

U.S. and WNBA player Jayne Appel has been busy at the national team camp and is now at the San Antonio Silver Stars' camp. Here's what she's been up to.

In 2010, Jayne Appel led Stanford to the NCAA title game, got drafted by the WNBA, won a world championship with Team USA, was hired to play hoops in Turkey ... and was in pain the whole time. In her debut post, Appel tells the tale of a trying season.

Teniya Page of Marian Catholic in Chicago reveals the secrets to her success as she heads into USA Basketball's U16 trials.

Never mind the debate between Kobe and Barkley. The U.S. women are the real Dream Team of the London Games, dispatching opponents by an average of 37.6 points a game.

On the 20th anniversary of the Dream Team, it's the U.S. women who have their sights set on a fifth straight basketball gold medal and 40 straight Olympic victories.

The UConn transfer has led her team to new heights with upset wins over Penn State and Villanova and basketball pollsters are noticing.

The United States national team begins its journey in Germany today, with its sights set on its first World Cup championship since 1999. There is soccer and much more in today's Games We're Watching.