Article: No man's world: Hard-charging Staley helping take women's hoops to new heights.(Sports)(Olympics)

ATLANTA - Dawn Staley brings a certain energy and flashiness to a basketball court.

She is always pushing the ball, always looking for an opening, always on the attack. She can get a crowd buzzing with her play-making abilities, as she did Sunday in the U.S. women's basketball team's opening game against Cuba.

First, midway through the first half, she found Lisa Leslie with a no-look pass, and it resulted an easy layup. Then, after making a steal, she found Katy Steding with a no-look pass, and it resulted in another easy layup. Having struggled early in the game, the U.S. contingent gradually established a likable pace, in large part because of ...

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