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Dominant U.S. restore basketball's "natural order"
BEIJING (Reuters) - Flashing smiles as ultra-bright as the gold medals hanging around their necks, the United States restored basketball's "natural order" at the Beijing Olympics.
Nations:U.S. Spain Argentina Australia People:Jason Kidd Carmelo Anthony Dwyane Wade LeBron James Kobe Bryant Activities:2008 Beijing Olympics Source:(Reuters)
2008-08-25
US hoops back on top, beats Spain for gold medal
BEIJING - Order is restored in international basketball. The United States is back on top, but not by that much anymore. Culminating a three-year mission to end years of embarrassment, the U.S. Olympic team survived a huge challenge from Spain, winning 118-107 Sunday in the gold-medal game.
Nations:Lithuania Argentina Spain People:Jason Kidd Carmelo Anthony Dwyane Wade LeBron James Michael Jordan Kobe Bryant Activities:2008 Beijing Olympics Source:(AP)
2008-08-24
US completes romp through pool play; Aussies next
BEIJING - The U.S. Olympic team put away Dirk Nowitzki and Germany in a hurry. Next up: the only team so far these Americans couldn't blow out. After destroying Germany 106-57 on Monday, the Americans (5-0) move on to a quarterfinal matchup Wednesday against Australia, the team that's provided them with their toughest test in China.
Nations:Germany Australia Lithuania People:Carmelo Anthony Dirk Nowitzki Dwyane Wade LeBron James Kobe Bryant Activities:2008 Beijing Olympics
2008-08-19
US NBA stars crush Angola but Africans find small glory
BEIJING (AFP) - Dwyane Wade scored 19 points to lead the US team of National Basketball Association stars past Angola 97-76 on Tuesday but the African champions found a way to put the "feat" in defeat.
Nations:Angola U.S. People:LeBron James Carmelo Anthony Dwyane Wade Activities:2008 Beijing Olympics Source:(AFP)
2008-08-12
U.S. beat China in hot ticket game
BEIJING (Reuters) - The U.S. men's basketball team overpowered Olympic hosts China 101-70 on Sunday after a pre-game huddle with President George W. Bush.
Nations:Argentina Lithuania Russia Germany Australia Spain People:Carmelo Anthony Dirk Nowitzki Dwyane Wade LeBron James George W. Bush Yao Ming Activities:2008 Beijing Olympics Source:(Reuters)
2008-08-10
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