TENERIFE, Spain — It would be easy to think it’s a forgone conclusion that the U.S. women’s basketball team will win a third straight World Cup. “The world is definitely catching up,” said Taurasi, who is playing in her fourth world championship. “You may not see it in the scores, but playing overseas and watching film you see them improving.”Bird, who is in a record fifth World Cup, agreed with her backcourt partner’s assessment. WNBA regular season and finals MVP Breanna Stewart has grown as a player since competing on the 2014 World Cup team. Phoenix Mercury coach Sandy Brondello is leading the Aussies and has a few WNBA players on the roster to complement her star center.

Source: Philippine Star September 21, 2018 19:30 UTC