In news of the "other teams" competing down in Brazil, Canada -- which boast's Charlotte's Tammy Sutton-Brown and Monarch's rookie Kim Smith -- is looking to end years of near misses. The Australians are confident and guard Tully Bevilaqua keeps fans up-to-date with her on-going diary-blog.

According to local sources (thanks, BCBG25) there's a good chance their first opponent, Lithuania, may be disqualified because of...missing shots. Malaria shots. (So sorry, couldn't resist the pun.) It would stink if organizational mis-management -- or a re-routed plane -- costs the team a chance to play.

To find out more about China, the US's first opponent, check the USA Basketball site. Australian and Mystics fans will be familiar with China's head coach, Tom Maher.