Mechelle has been busy. First, she checks in with Becky:

Becky Hammon is busting her tail at the Olympic hoops tournament, enduring things like full-body checks from Latvians and talking to sports reporters unfamiliar with the concept of deodorant.
(OK, she didn't mention that second part, um, but trust me, it's true.)

Next, she notes that that other tall, skinny US center ain't half bad.

Fowles had 16 points and 14 rebounds Saturday in Team USA's 97-57 victory over the Czech Republic in its Olympics opener. Fowles, who suffered a sprained left knee in June and missed time with her Chicago Sky team, has looked good here in China.

"She did things tonight," U.S. coach Anne Donovan said. "She's working back from the injury, so in the last couple of weeks we've seen a tentative Sylvia in some cases. Tonight, that was all gone."