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Breanna Stewart, Brittney Griner among 12 women named to U.S. basketball team

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NEW YORK — While Tamika Catchings, Sue Bird and Diana Taurasi make a run for their fourth consecutive Olympic gold medals, Team USA has some new faces on its 12-player roster for Rio, which USA Basketball announced Wednesday.

Chicago Sky star Elena Delle Donne, two-time WNBA Defensive Player of the Year Brittney Griner and 2016 No. 1 WNBA draft pick Breanna Stewart will make their Olympic debuts this summer. Minnesota Lynx players Seimone Augustus and Sylvia Fowles will compete for their third Olympic golds.