The USA womens football team - the reigning world champions - are threatening to go on strike over pay and could miss the Rio Olympics. The team asked a federal judge to give them the green light to strike, with the Olympic Games just two months away.The women argue that the gap in pay between them and the mens team is unfair and they are backed in their dispute by the US Senate, who on Thursday called on the United States Soccer Federation to immediately end gender pay inequity and to treat all athletes with the respect and dignity those athletes deserve. Lester Munston, a respected legal issues journalist, said: If this case continues, if the dispute continues, then there is a probability that the greatest womens soccer team in the world will not be participating in the Olympics. Houston Dashs midfielder Lloyd is a huge star in the States Richard Nichols, the players union executive director, said that whilst they want to resolve the dispute with the USSF, the team are prepared to strike.Were going to reserve our rights to do whatever we need to do to affect equal pay, he said.The women claim they are paid £2,400 to £3,380 per international, while their male counterparts receive £4,260 to £12,000.The USA women are the worlds No 1 team, winning the 2015 World Cup while the men are currently ranked 29 in the FIFA rankings. Also See: Sportswomen Olympics 2016 Fake Vans Slip-on . As Valanciunas was whistled for a rare technical toward the end of the third quarter - a result of waving his hand at an official after being called for a foul - Lowry pulled the Raptors sophomore aside, corralling him by his jersey and patting him on the back. Fake Vans Old Skool . He has spent much of his adult life trying to give back to his native South Sudan, the war-torn African nation the Cavaliers forward and his family fled when he was a young boy. http://www.fakevans.com/ .com) - The Carolina Panthers won for the first time in seven games last week, were without Cam Newton due to a car accident this week, but somehow sit atop the much-maligned NFC South. Wholesale Fake Vans . -- Chris Jones and Louisville have done a tremendous job protecting the basketball this season and thats led to easy victories. Fake Vans Online . Smith, who raised eyebrows at the CFL combine in March with his ability on both sides of the ball, confirmed in a statement he tested positive for the anabolic steroid Stanozolol prior to auditioning for league officials.New York, NY (SportsNetwork.com) - John Wall supplied 24 points and 11 assists in leading the Washington Wizards to a 102-91 win over the New York Knicks on Christmas Day. Wall made a dazzling move late in the third quarter, hitting a reverse spinning layup, and then was involved in fourth-quarter scuffle. He took exception to a hard foul from Quincy Acy, retaliating with a shove. The New York forward swung his right arm as if to throw a punch before holding up. Acy received a Flagrant-2 foul and was ejected with 5:31 remaining. Wall received a technical foul. Bradley Beal had 17 points and Kris Humphries scored 14 off the bench on 7- of-9 shooting for the Wizards, who snapped a two-game losing streak with a win in their first game on Christmas since 2008. We go as John goes and Bradley goes, said Wizards forward Paul Pierce. We follow their lead on the court. Washington earned its fourth straight win at Madison Square Garden and fifth overall against the Knicks, who have dropped eight consecutive home games, the longest streak in a single season in team history. Carmelo Anthony scored 34 points and Jose Calderon added 16 for New York, which has losst 16 of its last 17 games overall.dddddddddddd We have to start trying to put a whole game together, said Anthony. We have spurts throughout the course of the game where we are showing something. The Wizards got off to a strong start, scoring 11 of the games first 13 points, and a Wall 3-pointer gave them their first double-digit lead at 18-8 midway through the opening quarter. Rasual Butler nailed a 3 from the left corner off the last of Walls six first-quarter assists to make it 34-20 with five seconds remaining. Shane Larkin knocked down a trey at the buzzer for the Knicks. A theme in the first half was Washingtons interior dominance. The Wizards outscored the Knicks 34-10 in the paint and went into the break up 60-44 when Wall burst down the lane for a layup with his right hand. The basket was part of a 13-0 run that bridged the second and third quarters and left Washington with a 22-point lead. Game Notes The Knicks played their 50th game on the holiday, falling to 22-28 ... Marcin Gortat finished with 10 points and nine rebounds for the Wizards ... New York was 4-of-22 from 3-point range. ' ' '