On the weekend marking the 25th anniversary of September 11, Team USA's women's basketball team carried the weight of national memory into a World Cup semifinal in Berlin, defeating Spain 76-66 to extend a 35-game winning streak. Coach Kara Lawson, who has grown up within USA Basketball from teenage player to head coach, spoke of the tournament as something larger than sport — a chance to offer a fractured country a moment of shared pride. Sunday's final against France, a rematch of a breathtaking Olympic gold-medal game, will determine whether that hope finds its fullest expression.
Lawson: Women's Basketball World Cup Win Would Unite Country on 9/11 Weekend
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