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RIO DE JANEIRO -- The U.S. men and womens basketball teams arrived in Rio, spent some time on their luxury cruise ship that will house them for the next 20 days and then the ladies went to work.The boatel, a laughing Diana Taurasi said Wednesday. Theres so many different restaurants and places for us to hang out. Its big, but not too big.Both teams have spent the last few weeks crisscrossing the country on pre-Olympic exhibition tours. They piled up easy victories in those contests, but the travel was starting to get to them.When you spend eight nights in five different hotels its tough to get into a routine, Auriemma said. Now were in the same place for a while and can focus on our goal.The U.S. women had a light practice before speaking to the media Wednesday evening while the mens team had an optional shootaround after arriving on a charter flight from Houston. They will have their first news conference in Rio on Thursday.Its the second time both teams will be housed on a cruise ship during the Olympics. Taurasi, Sue Bird, Tamika Catchings and Carmelo Anthony -- all four-time Olympians -- were on those squads.Ive never been on a cruise, Taurasi joked. The last time I was on a boat was in 2004 in Athens when we stayed on the Queen Mary. So this has kind of almost been like normal for my Olympic experience.Winning gold medals has been normal for the American women, who will be trying for a sixth consecutive one in Rio. Theyve won 41 straight Olympic contests.We never take it for granted when we come to the Olympics, three-time gold medalist Sue Bird said.The men will be attempting to win a third straight gold medal. They went 5-0 on their exhibition tour, averaging 102.8 point and overwhelming their opponents by 43 per game. The road to Rio was easy, but before the team left the U.S., coach Mike Krzyzewski cautioned that it wont be easy when the Olympics tip off.The competition is going to get better. I mean, really good, Krzyzewski said.The men play their first game Saturday against China and the women begin Olympic play Sunday versus Senegal.Well have a chance to get a few days of consistent practice now, said first time Olympian Elena Delle Donne, who made a few headlines when she talked openly about her fiancee Amanda Clifton in an upcoming story in Vogue magazine. It was great to get some shots up and get our legs under us.To the reigning WNBA MVP it was no big deal discussing her relationship in the magazine during an interview she said was done several months ago.It was just one of those articles where they came into my home, spent a couple days with me and Amanda is a huge part of my life, the reigning WNBA MVP said. So to leave her out wouldnt have made any sense. Its not a coming out article or anything. Ive been with her for a very long time now and people who are close to me know that.Delle Donne said she and Clifton got engaged on June 2.I dont plan on having our relationship out in the public and all this media on it, Delle Donne said, but obviously theres excitement right now because people see it for the first time.---AP Basketball Writer Brian Mahoney contributed to this story. Nike Air Max Fury Canada . Fred Couples, captain of the U.S. side, put it all into perspective. "We know whos in charge," he said. Nike Air Max 95 Canada . -- Aaron Murray threw for 408 yards and three touchdowns, ran for another score, and led No. http://www.clearanceairmaxcanada.com/air-max-axis-canada-sale.html . "I wrote 36 on my sheet at the beginning of the game," the Cincinnati coach said, referring the yard line the ball would need to be snapped from. Air Max 270 Sale Canada . "Theyve both been real good," said Babcock. "Havent changed our minds." 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PALO ALTO, Calif. -- Coming in, Gonzaga was winless in seven all-time games against Stanford, including a 65-48 loss last season in which the Bulldogs led 47-46 with 6:23 to play and missed their final 12 shots.This time, the Cardinal were the ones who went cold, missing their final seven field-goal attempts and scoring just two points in the final 4 minutes and the Bulldogs beat No. 11 Stanford 68-63 on Friday night.Jill Barta made 8 of 10 from the field and finished with 26 points, including two late free throws and Elle Tinkle added 18 points and three blocked shots- including a block on a layup attempt by Brittany McPhee with 24 seconds to play.McPhee made a layup to give Stanford a two-point lead with 4 minutes remaining -- but the Cardinal wouldnt make another field goal.Tinkle made a layup and then assisted on a 3-pointer by Laura Stockton that gave Gonzaga (3-0) a 64-61 lead with 3:07 left. McPhee hit two free throws with 56 seconds left to make it 64-63, but Barta and Stockton made two foul shots apiece in the final 16 seconds to seeal it.ddddddddddddcPhee had 22 points and eight rebounds, while Erica McCall scored 17 with 11 boards for Stanford.The Zags led for 18-plus minutes in the first half and a jumper by Tinkle gave them their biggest lead, 43-33, with 6:24 left in the third quarter.McCall and McPhee scored six points apiece during an 18-3 run -- capped by Karlie Samuelsons 3-pointers -- to close the quarter with a 51-46 advantage.Makenlee Williams hit two 3s and Barta added another to cap a 10-5 spurt that gave Gonzaga a 59-56 lead with 6 minutes left.The Bulldogs made 25 of 50 shots, including 8 of 13 (62 percent) from 3-point range, while Stanford shot 17 percent (3 of 18) from behind the arc and 22 of 58 overall.Stockton, daughter of former Gonzaga guard and Professional Basketball Hall of Famer John Stockton, had 12 points, four assists and two steals.There were three ties and three of the games 12 lead changes in the final 6:57. 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