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Hammon, Russia top Latvia in opener

By Mechelle Voepel
ESPN.com

Saturday, August 9, 2008

BEIJING -- 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.) Anyway, while she's doing that, she figures her Silver Stars teammates are back home lounging by the pool at her new house in San Antonio. And she couldn't be happier. "You know the girls on that team, so you can ...

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