Tamika Catchings and the U.S. brought home the gold. NBAE Photos Stealing the Gold The U.S. used 16 steals to get an edge over Russia on Wednesday, winning gold at the World Basketball Championship with a 79-74 victory in China. Tamika Catchings flirted with a triple-double, posting 16 points, 10 rebounds and six steals, and Sheryl Swoopes added 18 points. Lisa Leslie was named MVP of the tournament. Team-by-team breakdowns Phillips faces friendly foe Seasoned Rookie As a rookie member of the veteran U.S. National Team, Tamika Catchings is letting her on-court performance speak volumes. Dear Dawn How can a 5-foot-6 point guard spend most of her time in the air? Find out by reading the second installment of Dawn Staley's diary from the World Basketball Championship. Staley Diary: Part One MORE HEADLINES USABASKETBALL.COM Sr. National Team home page All-time U.S. WBC results Asked & Answered Check out the second batch of answers from members of the USA women's WBC team. Enjoy reading about what it's like playing for USA Basketball and being a part of the World Championship team! Asked & Answered (Part I) Opals World Challenge Tournament MVP Sheryl Swoopes poured in 19 points as the United States won the Opals World Challenge, 54-45 over Australia on Sept. 10. Sept. 8: USA 60, France 46 Sept. 7: USA 84, Australia 55 Sept. 6: USA 73, Brazil 60 MULTIMEDIA HIGHLIGHTS Wednesday, Sept. 25: USA 79, Russia 74: 56k | 300k The USA runs the transition game off the steal: AVI | MOV Shannon Johnson feeds Lisa Leslie for the baseline jumper: AVI | MOV Katie Smith makes the steal and takes it all the way for the bucket: AVI | MOV Tuesday, Sept. 24: USA 71, Australia 56: 56k | 300k Shannon Johnson sinks the breakaway turnaround: AVI | MOV Monday, Sept. 23: USA 95, Spain 55: 56k | 300k Shannon Johnson sinks the second-quarter buzzer-beater: AVI | MOV Lisa Leslie runs down the lane for the deuce: AVI | MOV Friday, Sept. 20: USA 101, France 68: 56k | 300k Dawn Staley hits the fast-break reverse: AVI | MOV Thursday, Sept. 19: USA 91, South Korea 53: 56k | 300k Lisa Leslie gets inside for the bucket: AVI | MOV Tamika Catchings hits the runner: AVI | MOV Wednesday, Sept. 18: USA 87, Cuba 44: 56k | 300k Shannon Johnson makes the steal and takes it all the way for the layup: AVI | MOV Sheryl Swoopes scores two inside the paint: AVI | MOV Monday, Sept. 16: USA 105, Lithuania 48: 56k | 300k Catchings gets her own rebound and lays it in: AVI | MOV Sunday, Sept. 15: USA 80, C. Taipei 39: 56k | 300k Swoopes finishes the break: AVI | MOV Saturday, Sept. 14: USA 89, Russia 55: 56k | 300k Leslie drives to the hoop: AVI | MOV SCHEDULE AND RESULTS All times Eastern | Preliminary round | Second round Monday, Sept. 23 Quarterfinals (Nanjing) South Korea 71, Brazil 70 Russia 86, China 70 United States 94, Spain 55 Australia 78, France 52 Classification Round (Zhenjiang) Cuba 76, Yugoslavia 74 Argentina 71, Lithuania 65 Tuesday, Sept. 24 Semifinals (Nanjing) Russia 70, South Korea 53 USA 71, Australia 56 Classification Round (Nanjing and Zhenjiang) China 81, Brazil 80 Spain 69, France 59 Lithuania 83, Yugoslavia 62 Cuba 92, Argentina 71 Wednesday, Sept. 25 Finals (Nanjing) USA 79, Russia 74 Classification Round (Nanjing and Zhenjiang) Brazil 74, France 65 Spain 91, China 72 Australia 91, South Korea 63 UNITED STATES Bird Catchings Dixon Gillom Johnson Leslie Milton Phillips Smith Staley Swoopes Williams PLAYER POS HT WT TEAM Sue Bird G 5-9 150 Seattle Tamika Catchings F 6-0 166 Indiana Tamecka Dixon G 5-9 148 Los Angeles Jennifer Gillom F-C 6-3 180 Phoenix Shannon Johnson G 5-7 144 Orlando Lisa Leslie C 6-5 170 Los Angeles DeLisha Milton F 6-1 172 Los Angeles Tari Phillips C 6-1 200 New York Katie Smith G 5-11 181 Minnesota Dawn Staley G 5-6 134 Charlotte Sheryl Swoopes G-F 6-0 145 Houston Natalie Williams F 6-2 217 Utah

WNBA PLAYERS ON INTERNATIONAL TEAMS AUSTRALIA Sandy Brondello Miami Guard 5-7, 136 Kristi Harrower Minnesota Guard 5-4, 139 Lauren Jackson Seattle Forward 6-5, 185 Penny Taylor Cleveland Forward 6-1, 168 BRAZIL Janeth Arcain Houston Guard 5-11, 147 Erika DeSouza Los Angeles Center 6-5, 190 Helen Luz Washington Guard 5-8, 144 Iziane Castro Marques Miami Guard 6-0, 140 Claudia Neves Miami Guard 5-8, 136 Adriana Moises Pinto Phoenix Guard 5-6, 140 Cintia dos Santos Orlando Center 6-5, 187 FRANCE Lucienne Berthieu Cleveland Forward 6-0, 188 Audrey Sauret Washington Guard 5-10, 163 RUSSIA Elena Shakirova Charlotte Center 6-3, 190 SENEGAL Astou Ndiaye Detroit Center 6-3, 182