FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup

So, back to the point of this segment.

Dan Dockett is seemingly mad that after the FIBA Women's World Cup, he's seemingly very angry at Caitlin Clark, because Caitlin Clark had an exchange with a fellow OutKick reporter.

And it's funny because OutKick's in Nashville.

OutKick used to be across the hallway from me when I was up on the 20th floor.

In today's news, crocodile meat for your mid-autumn barbecue.

And Team USA makes a big comeback to win the Women's Basketball World Cup.

And in today's News Flash, our word is RAISE.

Keep on listening to find out more.

Your team is losing by 14 points.

But instead of giving up, you fight your way back.

That's exactly what the United States women's basketball team did at the FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup.

The tournament was held in Berlin, Germany.

The WSL is back.

The FIBA Women's World Cup was back.

Congratulations, USA, for taking that gold.

Hell yeah.

But we're going to start, of course, with basketball.

So if you're a Shambles regular, you will know that one of the things that we like to do is to bring science into surprising areas of culture, like latitude, for example, to And likewise, we like to seek out interesting science stories in places where you might not expect to find them, which is how I found myself in Berlin at the FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup a couple of weeks ago, chatting to basketball superstar Alana Smith, who was there competing for Australia until she injured her leg in a group game.

So hopefully that is all on the mend now when this podcast comes out.

Now, if you're not familiar with Alana as a basketball player, it is fair to say she is one of the best in the world.

Let's give y'all some details.

So the Team USA won its fifth straight FIBA Women's World Cup title on September 13th, beating France 97-79 in the title.

That ties the Soviet Union's 1959-1975 run for the longest streak ever, and it's the Americans' 12th title overall.

They've now won 36 straight World Cup games and 72 in a row across major international tournaments.

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The Tempo have not played for nearly three weeks because of the WNBA break for the FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup.

Toronto is already eliminated from playoff contention and will be without several players, including injured all-star guard Marina Mabry.

Tonight is the first of four games left for the Tempo in their inaugural season.

Caitlin Clark and the Indiana Fever were feeling good heading into the WNBA break, winning two straight games and improving to 26 and 14, topped off with a win over the Connecticut Sun.

Then, Clark, along with Aliyah Boston and Stephanie White, helped Team USA secure gold in the 2026 FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup.

Now, with Clark, Boston, and White back in Indianapolis, everyone on the Fever has returned to practice ahead of Friday's game against the Toronto Tempo.

Playoff tickets go on sale at 2:00 PM, and I love the confidence, but Indiana better earn the building they're selling.