Editor’s Note: IUPUI graduate student Owen Kaelble, writing for usab.com, describes the opening game for the USA in the FIBA Women’s Basketball World Cup at Sydney, Australia. No. 1-ranked USA, the tournament’s three-time defending champion, extended its winning streak to 23 games with a 87-72 victory over No. 5 Belgium. https://www.usab.com/news-events/news/2022/09/2022-wwc-vs-bel.as

By Brendan Rourke | @ Sports Capital Journalism Program Editor’s note: Sports Capital Journalism Program student Brendan Rourke, writing for NCAA.com, describes how Oregon – playing in its first Final Four – wasn’t phased by the increased media attention around them and wants to find its way back to the Final Four in the future. …