Why did US men lose? Lack of skill
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The dirty little secret about this US men&#39;s basketball team is that it has played harder than any team in the Olympics and has been superior at doing anything that required plain old-fashioned effort.
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When it comes right down to it, basketball is still a shooter&#39;s game. Especially international basketball. And on Friday, the US once again simply didn&#39;t shoot the ball well enough, succeeding on only 32 of
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THE statistics suggest itâs time for a change. After a record nine-point defeat at Oakland Hills, four of the last five matches lost and only three of the last 10 won, the US are barely competitive enough to contest the Ryder Cup.
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He is credited with victory. Which always begs the question of how the losers are supposed to feel. Are they sinners ... heathens ... infidels? Inadequate at prayer? Or just lacking in defense?
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Comment is free: Peter Preston: The failure of the British at Wimbledon is down not to a lack of resources, but a paucity of passion.
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ATHENS : America&#39;s hopes of salvaging its badly bruised Olympics pride suffered a major setback when for the first time in history their men failed to qualify for the 100m freestyle swimming final.
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Twenty men will represent the United States in this yearâs main draw of the U.S. Open â the third fewest since at least 1972. Of those, only two American players â Andy Roddick and James Blake â are seeded, which ties a low for the Open era. For those looking for evidence that the American menâs [...].
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A sloppy handoff contributes to the United States losing to Britain by a hundredth of a second Saturday in the 400-meter relay. The U.S. men and women sweep the 1,600 relay.
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ATHENS, GREECE - It is a measure of revenge, but no one would dare claim it as anywhere near equal. The United States&#39; victory over Australia in water polo Thursday earned the US a bronze medal, but it wasn
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No one seemed surprised, and by now, perhaps it would have been the height of denial had the US men&#39;s Olympic basketball team found any of this unexpected.
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England coach Brian Ashton is at a loss to explain his side's low-key performance against the USA.
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America's major wars and the length of U.S. participation:
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After a stunning loss and a narrow escape, the United States Olympic basketball team has to stop trying to show off and start making smarter shot selections, US coach Larry Brown said.
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Bronze is better than nothing. That's one Olympic lesson the U.S. men's basketball team was able to understand. The Americans took the third-place game seriously Saturday night, earning some revenge and salvaging some self-respect in a 104-96 victory over Lithuania. Although they didn't get what they wanted in Athens, they didn't embarrass themselves in their finale, either.
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Folks back in the United States are searching for an explanation to their basketball team&#39;s misfortunes.
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ATHENS - The US might have found its shooting touch in time to retain gold in Olympic basketball, but American attempts at diplomacy continue to miss badly.
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ATHENS, Greece -- Things are clearly far from perfect for the US Olympic men&#39;s basketball team. But now, perfection isn&#39;t important. Victories are. Against anybody.