Breanna Stewart embraces pressure on US as new faces chase a fifth straight World Cup
BERLIN (AP) — Breanna Stewart knows exactly how much pressure the U. S. team is under to keep its World Cup title streak going. The Americans have won four straight women's FIBA World Cup championships and she's been a part of the last three. Now the 32-year-old is the leader of a group that features many fresh faces. “There’s a ton of pressure, on team USA and on us and embracing that,” she told The Associated Press. “Not having the team face it in a bad way, but understanding the a...
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