Following the Olypmpains: First, from the Washington Times, "Lawson's all about passion." (nb to the author, Donovan doesn't select the players)

"This is the highest honor you can have as an athlete," said Lawson, who attended West Springfield High School before starring at Tennessee. "This is icing on the cake. I've been with USA Basketball since I was 17, and my goal has always been to make this team and play in the Olympics."

And from TwinCities.com: "Minnesota Lynx star Augustus satisfied with backup role on U.S. team."

A bench player she is not. But Augustus has embraced that role, as well as the U.S. women's basketball team's big-picture approach.

"The second five is just as good as the first five," Augustus said. "But we just want to make sure that we keep the tempo going and never let anything fall apart when we got on the court.