Clay Kallam admits that there's plenty of blame to go around for the US loss to Russia but, he says, "Donovan can, and should, be held accountable for a multitude of sins, either of commission or omission."

Contrary to the NYTimes article that suggests the US was "eliminated," the team has a little over a day and a half to regroup and prepare for their bronze medal game against Brazil. It won't be an easy game, explains the USA Basketball preview. "For one thing, the Brazilian fans have been raucous to say the least. They're very passionate, loud and never sit down and shut up. They've been a huge boost to the emotional Brazilian squad."

Assistant coach Mike Thiabault talks about the Brazilian team and fellow coach Dawn Staley reflects on the last time a US squad was in this position: 1994, when Staley was still playing and the great Teresa Edwards was her teammate.

Diana Taurasi goes bilingual talking about the loss and Tina Thompson discusses the team's disappointment and lessons learned. There's also audio from Sue Bird and post-Friday practice talk from Anne Donovan.

The US-Brazil game is scheduled for Saturday 8:30am (EST) on NBAtv (rebroadcst on FSN). In the gold medal match, the Australians prepare to face the Russians (1pm EST), but may be hampered by injuries to Kristi Harrower and Penny Taylor.

For anyone interested, it appears that, for $5.95, you can watch or download archived copies of almost all of the championships games.