Winter Olympics late night: What to watch/stream

By OlympicTalkFeb 14, 2018, 5:00 PM EST

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An absolutely jam-packed session awaits on Wednesday evening (or Thursday morning, depending how you look at it).

Snowboarding and alpine skiing will usher us into the early hours of the morning, as the quarterfinals and semifinals begin for the former. Should the winds let up and officials deem it safe, then the final of the two runs for the women’s giant slalom will conclude.

Elsewhere, biathletes will endure a difficult 20km race. To close things out, the Canadian men take to the rink as they challenge Norway in their hockey opener.

Scroll down below to find out what else is on tap.

Snowboard Cross

The snowboard cross competition continues. Pierre Vaultier of France should be the man standing on top of the podium when all is said and done, but this program does have a tendency for the dramatic.

Men’s quarterfinals, semifinals, and finals Stream Live Here 11:30p.m.. EST / 9:30p.m. PST

Alpine Skiing

Mikaela Shiffrin is in action, weather permitting, as the second and final run of the women’s giant slalom concludes.

Stream Live Here 11:15p.m. EST / 8:15p.m. PST

Biathlon

A grueling 20km race awaits the men. Martin Fourcade performed exceptionally well in the 10km Pursuit, overcoming a near-30 second gap at the start to win gold. Now that his confidence is back, the Frenchman could very well be unbeatable.

Men’s 20km Individual Stream Live Here 6:20a.m. EST / 3:20a.m. PST

Cross-Country

Following a postponement because of fierce winds, athletes should feel a bit more refreshed with that extra day off. Norway’s Marit Bjorgen has already made history earlier in the Games by winning her 11th Olympic medal. She’s just one of three strong competitors from Norway looking to medal. Look out for Sweden’s Charlotte Kalla as well.

Women’s 10km Free Stream Live Here 1:30a.m. EST / 10:30p.m. PST

Curling

If curling is your thing, then you’re in luck: both men and women’s competitions continue this morning, eight games in total. The U.S. men started off strong in their opening round victory, and will look to continue their good start against Italy. Meanwhile, the women will be looking to bounce back after they were thumped by Japan.

Game to watch: Women’s Curling, Canada vs. Sweden. The Canadians swept the competition in last year – literally and figuratively – and remain heavy favorites to do so again. Sweden, the 2014 runners-up, will be Canada’s main competition this year.

Men’s Tournament

DEN vs. SUI Stream Live Here 12:05a.m. EST / 9:05p.m. PST

USA vs. ITA Stream Live Here 12:05 a.m. EST / 9:05p.m. PST

NOR vs. CAN Stream Live Here 12:05a.m. EST / 9:05p.m. PST

GBR vs. JPN Stream Live Here 12:05a.m. EST / 9:05p.m. PST

Women’s Tournament

CAN vs. SWE Stream Live Here 6:05a.m. EST / 3:05a.m. PST

KOR vs. JPN Stream Live Here 6:05a.m. EST / 3:05a.m. PST

USA vs. SUI Stream Live Here 6:05a.m. EST / 3:05a.m. PST

CHN vs. GBR Stream Live Here 6:05a.m. EST / 3:05a.m PST

Luge

Minus David Gleirscher’s surprising gold medal in the men’s individual, the Germans have performed as expected in the luge.

Chris Mazdzer, though, is back in action. Can he win a second Olympic medal?

Team Relay Stream Live Here 7:30a.m. EST / 4:30a.m. PST

Hockey

We get our first look at the Canadian men’s national team as they take on Switzerland. The reigning gold medalists will be looking to get off to a quick start while hosts South Korea face a difficult opening round versus the Czech Republic.

CAN vs. SUI Stream Live Here 7:10a.m. EST / 4:10a.m. PST

KOR vs. CZE Stream Live Here 7:10a.m. EST / 4:10a.m. PST

Speed Skating

Jorritt Bergsma set a World Record in 2014 in this event. Considering how dominant the Dutch have been in PyeongChang, it would be a major surprise if he didn’t win gold again.

Men’s 10,000m Stream Live Here 6:00a.m. EST / 3:00a.m. PST

Freestyle Skiing

Stream Women’s Aerials Qualifying Live Here 6:00a.m. EST / 3:00a.m. PST

2022 FIBA Women’s World Cup schedule, results

By OlympicTalkSep 29, 2022, 8:15 AM EDT

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The U.S. goes for its fourth consecutive title at the FIBA World Cup in Sydney — and eighth global gold in a row overall when including the Olympics.

A’ja Wilson, a two-time WNBA MVP, and Breanna Stewart, the Tokyo Olympic MVP, headline a U.S. roster that, for the first time since 2000, includes neither Sue Bird (retired) nor Diana Taurasi (injured).

The new-look team includes nobody over the age of 30 for the first time since 1994, before the U.S. began its dynasty at the 1996 Atlanta Games. The Americans have won 52 consecutive games between worlds and the Olympics dating to the 2006 Worlds bronze-medal game.

The field also includes host Australia, the U.S.’ former primary rival, and Olympic silver medalist Japan.

Nigeria, which played the U.S. the closest of any foe in Tokyo (losing by nine points), isn’t present after its federation withdrew the team over governance issues. Spain, ranked second in the world, failed to qualify.

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2022 FIBA Women’s World Cup Schedule, Results

Date	Time (ET)	Game	Round
Wed., Sept. 21	8:30 p.m.	Puerto Rico 82, Bosnia and Herzegovina 58	Group A
	9:30 p.m.	USA 87, Belgium 72	Group A
	11 p.m.	Canada 67, Serbia 60	Group B
Thurs., Sept. 22	12 a.m.	Japan 89, Mali 56	Group B
	3:30 a.m.	China 107, South Korea 44	Group A
	6:30 a.m.	France 70, Australia 57	Group B
	8:30 p.m.	USA 106, Puerto Rico 42	Group A
	10 p.m.	Serbia 69, Japan 64	Group B
	11 p.m.	Belgium 84, South Korea 61	Group A
Fri., Sept. 23	12:30 a.m.	China 98, Bosnia and Herzegovina 51	Group A
	4 a.m.	Canada 59, France 45	Group B
	6:30 a.m.	Australia 118, Mali 58	Group B
Sat., Sept. 24	12:30 a.m.	USA 77, China 63	Group A
	4 a.m.	South Korea 99, Bosnia and Herzegovina 66	Group A
	6:30 a.m.	Belgium 68, Puerto Rico 65	Group A
Sun., Sept. 25	12:30 a.m.	France 74, Mali 59	Group B
	4 a.m.	Australia 69, Serbia 54	Group B
	6:30 a.m.	Canada 70, Japan 56	Group B
	9:30 p.m.	Belgium 85, Bosnia and Herzegovina 55	Group A
	11:30 p.m.	Serbia 81, Mali 68	Group B
Mon., Sept. 26	12 a.m.	USA 145, South Korea 69	Group A
	2 a.m.	France 67, Japan 53	Group B
	3:30 a.m.	China 95, Puerto Rico 60	Group A
	6:30 a.m.	Australia 75, Canada 72	Group B
	9:30 p.m.	Puerto Rico 92, South Korea 73	Group A
	11:30 p.m.	China 81, Belgium 55	Group A
Tues., Sept. 27	12 a.m.	USA 121, Bosnia and Herzegovina 59	Group A
	2 a.m.	Canada 88, Mali 65	Group B
	3:30 a.m.	Serbia 68, France 62	Group B
	6:30 a.m.	Australia 71, Japan 54	Group B
Wed., Sept. 28	10 p.m.	USA vs. Serbia	Quarterfinals
Thurs., Sept. 29	12:30 a.m.	Canada vs. Puerto Rico	Quarterfinals
	4 a.m.	China vs. France	Quarterfinals
	6:30 a.m.	Australia vs. Belgium	Quarterfinals
Fri., Sept. 30	3 a.m.	USA vs. Canada	Semifinals
	5:30 a.m.	Australia vs. China	Semifinals
	11 p.m.	Third-Place Game
Sat., Oct. 1	2 a.m.	Final

U.S. into FIBA World Cup semifinals after trailing, triple-double watch

Associated PressSep 29, 2022, 6:52 AM EDT

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SYDNEY — Alyssa Thomas and her United States teammates were tested for the first time in the World Cup by a physical Serbia team.

After a slow start, the Americans used a dominant run spanning the half to take control of the game and reach the semifinals again.

Thomas had 13 points, 14 rebounds and seven assists to help the U.S. beat Serbia 88-55 in the quarterfinals of the women’s World Cup on Thursday.

“I think you expect every team’s best punch in the first quarter,” Thomas said. “We just had to settle into the game and once we settled in, then we were really able to break away.”

Kelsey Plum scored 17 points and A’ja Wilson added 15 to lead the Americans (6-0) into the semifinals.

“They played super physical, more physical than we’ve seen the entire tournament,” Plum said. “Credit to them. I felt that early-on their pressure bothered us a little bit, but we were able to kind of get under control.”

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The Americans had run through pool play, winning by 46.2 points per game and hadn’t faced any kind of challenge. Serbia (3-2) wasn’t afraid though, going right at the U.S. The Serbians scored the first basket of the game — marking the first time the Americans trailed in the tournament.

It was back-and-forth for the first 17 minutes, with the U.S. failing to go on any major run. Then, with 2:59 left in the half and the U.S. up by five, Kahleah Copper drove to the basket and was fouled. She landed hard on her hip and had to be helped off the court by the U.S. training staff. Copper, who has been a sparkplug for the U.S. in her first tournament, didn’t return.

“It’s too early to tell,” Reeve said of the extent of Copper’s injury. “We’re getting her some imaging and we’ll have information later.”

Plum replaced Cooper and hit the two free throws, starting a 12-0 run to close the half as the Americans led 50-33 at the break. Thomas had 13 points, six rebounds, four assists and two steals in the opening 20 minutes.

The U.S. extended its run to 20 straight points in the third quarter before Serbia finally ended a nearly 8 1/2 minutes drought with a 3-pointer by Yvonne Anderson. That cut the deficit to 22 points. Serbia didn’t get much closer after that.

Anderson led Serbia with 14 points.

Betnijah Laney went down hard early in the fourth quarter on a put-back. She left the game and sat on the bench for the rest of the game.

“She took a hard fall,” Reeve said. “She was in the locker room afterwards and I think in her case it was a little more of it took the wind out of her.”

The victory was the 28th in a row in World Cup play for the Americans, who haven’t lost since the 2006 semifinals against Russia. The Soviet Union holds the World Cup record with 56 straight wins from 1959-86.

After going unbeaten in pool play again, the U.S. reached at least the semifinals for the 12th consecutive tournament, dating to 1975. That year completed a cycle in which the Americans lost 14 games combined in four tournaments. They’ve only lost five games since.

PICASSO IT WAS NOT

The U.S. had dominated the paint even without Brittney Griner, outscoring its opponents by an average of 60.8-24.4 in pool play. Serbia held a 20-16 advantage at the half and ended up outscoring the Americans 28-26 in the game by constantly having two or three players inside to clog up the middle.

“It’s one of those things you got to live with,” Wilson said. “Hopefully these next couple of games we can get back to owning the paint. Serbia did a great job of locking it down.

TRIPLE-DOUBLE WATCH

Thomas, who had a triple-double in each of the last two games in the WNBA Finals, fell just short again of getting the first one at the World Cup since Erika Dobrovicova in 1994 for the Slovak Republic against Spain. Assists and rebounds weren’t kept before 1994. Thomas had 14 points, nine assists and seven rebounds in the opener against Belgium.

TIP-INS

Jewell Loyd returned to the U.S. starting lineup a game after resting according to the team. She had eight points.

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