Angel McCoughtry of the U.S. team sails to the basket past Australia’s Belinda Snell (12) during a women’s basketball semifinal game at the 2012 Summer Olympics on Thursday. “Women’s sports are only going up,” she said. (Associated Press)

Angel McCoughtry of the U.S. team sails to the basket past Australia’s Belinda Snell (12) during a women’s basketball semifinal game at the 2012 Summer Olympics on Thursday. “Women’s sports are only going up,” she said. (Associated Press)