Greece stun U.S. to reach world final
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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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ATHENS, Greece - They are America's newest golden girls - powerful and just a shade from perfection. The U.S...
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Greece beat favourites USA 101-95 at the World Basketball Championship semi-finals in Japan.
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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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THE United States advanced to the final of the 2004 Davis Cup today, taking an unbeatable 3-0 lead over Belarus with a victory in the doubles.
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Russia beats the United States in straight sets to win the bronze medal in men's volleyball Sunday, bringing the Americans' respectable Olympic run to a frustrating end.
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ATHENS -- For a team that hasn't lost an important international game in a decade, the United States women are fast becoming what we all thought the US men would be -- undisputed worldbeaters.
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ATHENS, Greece - Sheryl Swoopes made three big plays at the end - two baskets and another on defense - to help the United States squeeze out a 66-62 semifinal victory over Russia on Friday. Now, only one game stands between the U.S...
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ATHENS, Greece - Larry Brown was right. The Americans did start hitting their jump shots, and suddenly they look as if they might be the team to beat at the Athens Games...
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The unbeaten U.S. women's basketball  team cruised to another victory Wednesday, pummeling Greece  102-72 to advance to the Olympic semi-finals.
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ATHENS, Greece - Lamar Odom made a key defensive play on Greece's Dimitris Pipanikoulaou, preventing him from getting a clean layup attempt that could have cut the United States' lead to two points, and the Americans won 77-71 Tuesday night in the second round of the Olympic men's basketball tournament.    In a much closer game than expected, the Americans bounced back from their embarrassing loss to Puerto Rico in their opener and avoided dropping to 0-2, which would have matched their loss total from the previous 68 years...
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ATHENS, Greece -- The Americans were staggered by emotions, never by opponents. It took a gold medal to knock them down. Laura Berg got a head start.
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In past Olympics, defeating a mediocre team such as Greece by a mere six points would be cause for alarm for the United States.
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When a day of drama had ended and the quarterfinal pairings were set, the news was not great for the United States. In order to get to the semifinals and possibly the gold medal game, first the Americans will have to defeat Spain &#151; the team that left the widest wake of impressed and defeated opponents during the preliminary round.
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ATHENS -- A wild comeback lifted the United States from the brink of defeat against an inspired Greek team yesterday, putting the Americans in the Olympic volleyball semifinals for the first time in 12 years.
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ATHENS -- They had their moments. There was the inspiring comeback against Greece, which got them not only to the semifinals, but, even better, to the &quot;Today&quot; show set and a live audience with Katie Couric. There was the marked improvement in the standings from the previous meltdowns in Sydney and Atlanta.
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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...