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RIO DE JANEIRO -- No one has been able to beat the U.S. womens basketball team at the Olympics for 20 years. With a wealth of talent returning and waiting in the wings, it doesnt look like the unprecedented run will be ending anytime soon.Even with four-time Olympians Sue Bird, Diana Taurasi and Tamika Catchings having likely just played their last game for the U.S., the future remains incredibly bright for the team thats won six consecutive Olympic gold medals and dominated the sport for two decades.Brittney Griner, Breanna Stewart and Elena Delle Donne won gold medals in their Olympic debuts. Throw in two-time gold medalists Maya Moore, Tina Charles and Angel McCoughtry -- who should all be back in 2020 -- and there is another strong nucleus to build on for the Tokyo Games.I feel really confident about it, Bird said of the future of the womens program. There are some question marks with the point guard spot, but I dont think it will be an issue. They have plenty of time to figure it out. The three youngsters on this team, second timers, theres such a large amount of talent in our country. We push each other every summer in the WNBA and show each other what it takes.During the run for the Americans, each team has been led by experienced players. The 2016 team had nine that won gold four years earlier in London. The four-timers said they learned from other U.S. greats like Lisa Leslie and Dawn Staley. Bird, Taurasi and Catchings served as the bridge from the 1996 team that started the 49-game winning streak and now the trio has passed that legacy down to the next group.Whats better for me is knowing that the people that started that journey, I got a chance to play with, Catchings said. So it kind of like crossed over. They passed the torch on to Sue, Dee and I, and now you know whatever happens next, whether Sue and Dee play in another one or not, for me its kind of like Im passing the torch over to whoever that next generation is. I know because of the overlap that weve had, that hopefully we can keep it going.U.S. coach Geno Auriemma was impressed with how the leaders set examples -- on and off the court -- for the younger players to follow.Theres a lot of entitlement in sports out there today, Auriemma said. You have three Hall of Fame players, Sue, Dee, Tamika Catchings, who dont think they are entitled to anything. They work hard every day and feel they have to earn it. ... I think the attitude and example they set is probably one that the next group is going to benefit from more than anything else.Griner said she learned a lot from the three veterans.They told me coming into this, take every moment in, said Griner, who joked that she told Taurasi she cant stop playing USA Basketball until Griner stops. It goes by quick and cherish every single moment. To share the court, share a bus, share a locker room with them has been amazing. I learned a lot on the court, off the court and just having fun with them.Griner later added that she knows its very important to keep the run going.You dont want to let down the ones that came and set the bar, she said. 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Shoes NZ Nike . -- Los Angeles Lakers guard Jordan Farmar will be out for roughly four weeks after tearing his left hamstring.Miguel Cotto, the probable future Hall of Famer and the only Puerto Rican fighter to win world titles in four weight divisions, still plans to return to the ring in December, but it will not come against Mexican legend Juan Manuel Marquez, as has been heavily discussed in recent months.Although the camps were closing in on a deal, they could not overcome the issue of what weight to fight at, and the match is dead, Miguel Cotto Promotions Bryan Perez, Cottos right-hand man, told ESPN.com on Monday.A fight with Juan Manuel Marquez is not happening, 100 percent for sure, Perez said. Maybe we can make it later on, but it will not be Miguels fight this year.Miguel wanted the fight, but it was all about getting a deal for the right weight. Financial-wise, there were no problems making a deal. Usually making a big fight, its financial when there are issues. That was not what happened with Marquez.Cotto, who has won world titles from junior welterweight to middleweight, has boxed between 152 and 155 pounds in his past nine fights since leaving the welterweight division in 2010. Perez said he was willing to drop down to meet Marquez at 150 pounds.Marquez, who also has won world titles in four weight divisions but between featherweight and junior welterweight, was willing to fight as heavy as the welterweight limit of 147 pounds, Perez said. But they could not overcome the 3-pound spread.Cotto has not fought as a welterweight since he was 145 pounds and lost his welterweight title by 12th-round knockout to Manny Pacquiao in November 20009.ddddddddddddarquez has never been heavier than the 144? pounds he weighed in a split-decision loss to Timothy Bradley Jr. in a 2013 welterweight world title bout.So now Cotto is looking for another opponent for his next fight, which likely will take place in South Florida, possibly at Marlins Park, the home stadium of Major League Baseballs Miami Marlins.We are working on Miguels next fight with our [promotional] partners at Roc Nation Sports, Perez said. The Marquez fight was something Miguel wanted, but we couldnt agree on the weight. They both wanted to fight each other. Miguel wanted 150, Juan Manuel Marquez wanted 147. Juan Manuel decided not to come up a couple of more pounds and we respect his decision about not coming up to 150. Hes a great fighter and a great champion. But 150 is where Miguel would feel comfortable going down to.Cotto (40-5, 33 KOs), 35, has not fought since losing a decision and the middleweight world title to Canelo Alvarez in their Nov. 21 pay-per-view showdown at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas.The 42-year-old Marquez (56-7-1, 40 KOs) is 1-2-1 against Pacquiao but scored a massive sixth-round knockout in the victory in their fourth bout, a nontitle welterweight fight in 2012. But Marquez has not fought since winning a unanimous decision against Mike Alvarado in a May 2014 welterweight title eliminator at the Forum in Inglewood, California, mainly because of a knee injury. ' ' '