Sports Briefing | Basketball: United States Rebounds
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Seimone Augustus scored 19 points and Tina Thompson added 18 as the United States routed Jamaica, 115-47, yesterday to clinch a semifinal spot at the FIBA Americas tournament in Valdivia, Chile. The United States team scored the first 9 points and never looked back. The United States (2-0) struggled in its first game against Cuba, winning by 85-79 after trailing most of the game.
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LeBron James scored 23 points and Carmelo Anthony added 18 to lead the United States to a 119-73 win over China on Monday in a game overshadowed by Yao Ming's absence.
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Michael Jordan is back in the NBA, resuming his basketball career in the state where it started.
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Stephon Marbury keyed a fourth quarter run to help the United States beat Spain 102-94 in the quarter-finals of the men&#39;s Olympic basketball tournament on Thursday.
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Now that everybody in and around USA Basketball has breathed a huge sigh of relief, let&#39;s not get carried away.
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ATHENS, Greece -- The USA basketball team restored pride after its loss to Puerto Rico to beat hosts Greece 77-71 in a thrilling pool match on Tuesday night, with NBA star Allen Iverson scoring 17 points despite a broken thumb. .
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he United States women&#39;s basketball team got what it wanted against Spain - a victory and a test. Challenged for the first time in these Olympics, the United States fought through foul
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The American men&#39;s basketball team bounced back from a defeat by Puerto Rico to beat Greece 77-71 Tuesday while Lithuania, China and Australia were among the other winners.
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One day Carmelo Anthony leads the U.S. in scoring. The next game it's Dwyane Wade's turn. Wade scored 26 points Sunday night to lead the U.S. to a 121-90 rout of Yao Ming and China, the Americans' second victory in as many games at the FIBA world championships.
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ATHENS : The United States defeated Lithuania 104-96 here to win the Olympic men&#39;s basketball bronze medal game. The US team of National Basketball Association stars had been seeking a fourth consecutive gold
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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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Allen Iverson scored 17 points despite a  broken thumb on his shooting hand as the United States  rebounded from a shock opening game loss to beat Greece 77-71  at the men's Olympic basketball tournament on Tuesday.
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SAITAMA, Japan  - The United States broke out of a   first-half slumber to beat Germany 85-65 and reach the last   four of the world basketball championship on Wednesday.
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Andrew Bogut was no problem for the United States. Next up: Dirk Nowitzki. Carmelo Anthony scored 20 points, and the Americans smothered Australia in the second quarter and ran away to a 113-73 victory Sunday in the second round of the world basketball championships.
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Today is huge day for the Red, White, and Blue hoops team. Team USA takes on Greece today at 3:15 ET and never before have more critical eyes been watching American basketball.
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BLOOMFIELD HILLS, Mich.  - The United States,  needing a miracle comeback in the last-day singles to prevent a  runaway European victory at the 35th Ryder Cup, got off to a  strong start on Sunday.
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The US men&#39;s Olympic basketball team will try to bounce back from an upset loss in their opening group match against Puerto Rico with a match-up against host Greece.