Argentina defeats US, will play Italy for gold medal
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For the first time since the 1988 Seoul Olympics, the team standing atop the podium for the gold medal ceremony won&#39;t be wearing red with its white and blue.
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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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US National Basketball Association stars have shaken off a disappointing semi-final loss to beat Argentina 96-81 and claim the third place at the World Basketball Championship.
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Description: The US men&#39;s basketball team lost to Argentina Friday -- and thus will not win the gold medal. NPR&#39;s Tom Goldman reports.
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Pablo Prigioni had 20 points and Luis Scola added 16 yesterday to help Argentina, the defending Olympic champion, defeat Uruguay, 90-69, in its opener in the FIBA Americas tournament in Las Vegas. Uruguay center Esteban Batista was held to 7 points, shooting 3 for 10. Emilio Taboada led Uruguay (1-1) with 14 points.Carlos Arroyo had 16 points and 8 assists for Puerto Rico in a 108-67 victory over Panama. Ricardo Sanchez scored 19 points and Carmelo Lee had 17 for Puerto Rico (1-1). Gary Forbes scored 19 points for Panama (0-2).Samuel Dalembert scored 6 of his 18 points in the final minutes and Jermaine Anderson scored the last 6 points to finish with 17 in Canadaâs 80-73 victory against Venezuela (0-2).
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Argentina beat Paraguay 1-0 to win the gold medal in the men's Olympic football.
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The U.S. team will face either Brazil or Sweden, for the Olympic title Thursday in Athens after beating Germany 2-1.
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The United States and Argentina will go after each other again in the Olympic men's basketball semifinals, and if their latest performances carry over, it'll be difficult for the South American rivals to win.
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The U.S. lost to Argentina, 89-81, and will play for bronze on Saturday. It is the first time the Americans have failed to win the gold medal since 1988.
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Luis Scola scored 27 points and Argentina, playing without four N.B.A. players from the team that won the gold in 2004, beat Brazil, 91-80, in the semifinals of the FIBA Americas tournament yesterday in Las Vegas to earn a berth in the Beijing Olympics.Teams that have earned berths in Beijing include Argentina; the winner of yesterdayâs United States-Puerto Rico semifinal; China, the host; Spain, the reigning world champion; and the zone champions Iran, Angola and Australia. Two European entrants will be decided this month.
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Five-time Olympic medalist Marion Jones goes for gold medals in the long jump and 400-meter relay at the Athens Games, while the US basketball team plays Argentina for a spot in the men&#39;s basketball final.
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Tony Azevedo and Jesse Smith score three goals each to lead the U.S. to a 9-8 upset of Italy on Sunday for seventh place in the Olympic water polo competition.
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The Trotters have challenged Argentina, which defeated the United States en route to winning the gold medal, to a $1 million winner-take-all game that would be shown on pay-per-view TV, Bloomberg news service reports.
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ATHENS, Greece - Bronze is the best the American men can do in basketball, and the reason is simple: A hastily assembled assortment of NBA stars couldn't beat a better team - Argentina. Manu Ginobili scored 29 points to lead his nation to another victory over the country that used to dominate the sport, an 89-81 win in the Olympic semifinals Friday night...
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Team USA concluded its domination at the Olympics by defeating Australia 5-1 at Helliniko Stadium on Monday, giving coach Mike Candrea a gold medal five weeks after his wife, Sue, died of a brain aneurysm.
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The United States womenâs national team advanced to the Gold medal match with a 2-1 win over Germany at Heraklio Stadium in the semifinal on Monday.
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Argentina beat Paraguay 1-0 in the men&#39;s soccer final to win the nation&#39;s first Olympic gold medal in 52 years. It may get a second today in basketball.