Americans rebound to eke out win over Greece
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ATHENS, GREECE - The crowd danced and sang and chanted &quot;Hellas, Hellas, Hellas&quot; and a taunting refrain of &quot;Puerto Rico&quot; loud enough to stir the ancients or heal Lamar Odom&#39;s pained and poisoned stomach.
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ATHENS, Greece -- The Greeks arrived with their flags of deep blue and white, their strongest voices and their highest hopes Tuesday night at the Helliniko Indoor Arena.
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And so it has come to this for the United States&#39; men&#39;s basketball team: It is happy with a grind-it-out victory over Greece, a nation that certainly knows pita but not pick and rolls. What did we learn from Tuesday night&#39;s 77-71 victory over our hosts ...
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ATHENS, Greece - Frustrated by fouls, turnovers and a feisty opponent, the United States desperately looked for help.    Then along came Sheryl Swoopes to set things right...
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That wasn&#39;t easy. Team USA beat Greece Tuesday, but barely, edging out a 77-71 victory. We definitely played better than we did in game one against Puerto Rico, but still not well enough to dominate like we should.
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SAITAMA, Japan  - European champions Greece   shocked odds-on favorites the United States 101-95 to reach the   final of the world basketball championship on Friday.
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The Americans got a taste of what it was like in the good ol' days, finally playing an opponent they were able to beat easily, routing Angola 89-53 on Monday in their final game of the Olympic men's basketball preliminary round. Tim Duncan finished with a team-high 15 points in limited minutes, and the Americans dominated the boards Barcelona-style with a 52-17 edge in rebounding.
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SAITAMA, Japan  - Despite suffering a demoralizing   defeat by a brilliant Greece at the world basketball   championship, the United States are looking long-term.
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ATHENS, Greece - The United States shook off early shooting woes and sloppy play to claim its third straight Olympic gold medal Saturday, a 74-63 victory over Australia that was ugly but immensely satisfying for the Americans. They did it by turning up the defense, crashing the boards harder in the second half and, most important, finding their shooting touch - something the U.S...
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The U.S. men's basketball team salvaged  some pride Saturday, beating Lithuania 104-96 to take the  Olympic bronze medal.
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Putting an exclamation point on a commanding performance, Europe rolled to its most one-sided victory in dominating the United States, 18Â½-9Â½.
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ATHENS, Greece -- Whether it counted as victory or just consolation, the US men&#39;s basketball team took the Olympic bronze medal with a 104-96 victory Saturday against Lithuania.
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Greece beat favourites USA 101-95 at the World Basketball Championship semi-finals in Japan.
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ATHENS, Greece - Right now, the Americans aren't just a Dream Team - they're more like the Perfect Team. Lisa Fernandez pitched a three-hitter Sunday and Crystl Bustos drove in two runs as the Americans rolled to their eighth shutout in eight days, 5-0 over Australia, putting them into the gold-medal game against the Aussies...
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Carmelo Anthony scored 10 of his 19 points in the third quarter, when the United States finally took control with its pressure defense, and the Americans went on to beat Germany 85-65 Wednesday night in the quarterfinals of the world championships. The U.S. will play Greece in the semifinals with Spain and Argentina meeting in the other semifinal matchup.
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The U.S. men's basketball team can console itself with two things: third place and the highest point total of the Olympic tournament. The Americans took the bronze-medal game seriously Saturday night and earned some revenge in a 104-96 victory over Lithuania. But that wasn't what they came to Athens for.
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Allen Iverson scored 17 points despite a fractured right thumb and the reeling United States team was pushed to the brink before beating Greece 77-71 in an Olympic preliminary round basketball game.