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U.S. women roll

Associated Press The Spokesman-Review

BARUERI, Brazil – Diana Taurasi scored 15 points and Tina Thompson added 12 to help the undefeated United States overpower France 76-41 on Sunday in the second round of the Women’s World Basketball Championships.

The United States is 5-0 overall, but credited with a 4-0 mark in Group F because only first-round games against advancing teams count in the second-round standings.

The victory pushed the United States’ World Championship winning streak, which dates to the 1994 bronze-medal game, to 24, and also extended the string of victories in the Olympics and Worlds to 48.