Hola! (where's the upsidedown exlamation point when you need it?) from Chile continues:

A Q&A with Seimone "eeeuuw her shoulder popped out and then in" Augustus, another one with Mama Leslie (who's authored a book: "Don't Let the Lipstick Fool You." True dat!) and Oscar "Yes I cover women's basketball, don't you?" Dixon writes about the urgency surrounding the team's appearance in the Americas tournament.

USA Basketball checks in with some of the players, and while Cappie's busy bloggin' in the lobby, there's some playin', too. Couple of friendlies: One against the Chilean team (not so tough) and the second against Brazil (83-74).

Oh, and the US starts the tournament today against Cuba. It's being brodacast live 4-6pm on NBAtv. USA Bball posts has the full tourney schedule.