Nigerian women first African team to make basketball Olympic quarterfinals

VILLENEUVE-D'ASCQ, France — Ezinne Kalu scored 21 points and Nigeria made Olympic history by becoming the first African team, male or female, to reach the Olympic quarterfinals in basketball when it beat Canada 79-70 on Sunday. The Nigerians (2-1) came in having only one win — back in the 2004 Athens Games — and now they're staying around the Olympics longer than they ever have before. Their quarterfinal opponent is the United States, which is going for an eighth consecutive gold medal. The...