{
  "id": 6061362,
  "title": "Angel Reese's defense leads USA vs Italy FIBA World Cup winners, losers",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/06/angel-reeses-defense-leads-usa-vs-italy-fiba-world-cup-winners-losers",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-06T23:24:35.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/angel-reeses-defense-leads-usa-232435374.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "In a closely contested FIBA World Cup match, the USA women's basketball team defeated Italy 55-52 in a game that saw Team USA hold the smallest margin of victory since 1979. The Americans, who have won four consecutive World Cup titles, struggled to score, shooting just 29% from the field. Despite their shooting woes, USA coach Kara Lawson praised her team's resilience, stating that \"the teams that can persevere through that and have a resilient mindset are the ones that are able to win.\" Angel Reese's defensive prowess was a key factor in the win, with Reese recording two blocks, a steal, three rebounds, and ten points. Italy's defense was strong as well, holding Team USA to a tournament-worst 28.6% shooting from the field. Team USA will face Slovakia in the next round.",
  "summary": "The USA got all it could handle from Italy in group play on Sunday at the FIBA Women's World Cup, escaping with a win. Here are the winners and loses.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}