Lady Dream Team Wins 4th Straight Gold

BEIJING — Lisa Leslie and the U.S. women's basketball team were once again too good for Australia at the Olympics. Leslie capped off her illustrious Olympic career with a fourth straight gold medal scoring 14 points in a 92-65 victory against Australia on Saturday night. She joined former teammate Teresa Edwards as the only basketball players ever to win four gold medals. "It's a blessing for me to be out on this floor, now participating in my fourth Olympics and walking away with a fourth gold medal," Leslie said. Russia took the bronze medal beating host China 94-81 as Becky Hammon scored 22 points. The Aussies have now lost to the Americans in the gold medal game in the past three Olympics with all three defeats coming by double-digit margins. Australia figured this was its best shot to beat the Americans as Penny Taylor and Erin Phillips missed the first half of the WNBA season so that they could train for the Beijing Games. Lauren Jackson left the Seattle Storm two ... (link)