USA Basketball drops 12-player roster for upcoming FIBA Women’s Basketball World CupUSA Basketball drops 12-player roster for upcoming FIBA Women’s Basketball World Cup
USA Basketball drops 12-player roster for upcoming FIBA Women’s Basketball World Cup
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August 07, 2026
USA Basketball managing director Sue Bird dropped the red, white, and blue’s 12-player FIBA Women’s World Cup (WWC) roster yesterday — and it’s 100% stacked. Here’s more on the tourney before it tips off in Berlin next month, plus the WNBA superstars who’ll be repping the stars and stripes.
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 Teen girls stand up against hockey culture  Teen girls stand up against hockey culture 

Earlier this year, players on a girls’ team had their privacy repeatedly violated when two members of a U-13 boys’ team entered their dressing room multiple times while the women were changing. A disciplinary panel later raised concerns not only about the incidents themselves, but how adults around the boys responded — including repeatedly characterizing the behaviour as an “unfortunate incident” rather than treating it as an opportunity for accountability and education. Inspired by Rick Westhead’s reporting, today co-hosts Ellen Hyslop and Steph Rotz discuss what happened, the troubling “boys will be boys” response, and why changing hockey culture has to start long before players reach the pros.

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