Smith Reinjures Knee in U.S. Hoops Win
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This latest victory for the U.S. women's basketball team came with a scare &#151; from an injury, not the opponent. Katie Smith, the team's best outside shooter, reinjured her right knee early in the game, a disheartening turn in an otherwise sparkling performance that produced a 100-62 victory over China on Sunday.
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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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CHARLOTTE, North Carolina (Ticker) -- Steve Smith, who was expected to be a key component of the defending NFC champion Carolina Panthers&#39; offensive attack in 2004, suffered a broken left leg in Monday&#39;s season-opening loss to the Green Bay Packers.
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Devin Smith scores 26 points as Virginia rides sharp three-point shooting late in the first half to a 85-58 win over Richmond.
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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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Sick, injured and reeling from a humiliating loss, the United States basketball team struggled past Greece 77-71 in an Olympic preliminary-round game that signalled more difficulties to come.
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Kobe Bryant came back and looked good. The Los Angeles Lakers haven't quite recovered. Bryant returned after missing 14 games with an ankle injury but couldn't reverse Los Angeles's slide as LeBron James scored 25 points -- 21 in the second half -- and Zydrunas Ilgauskas had 30 to lead the Cavaliers to a 103-89 victory yesterday in Cleveland.
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Dwyane Wade scored 20 points and LeBron James added 19 in his most impressive performance of the world championships, leading the United States to a 114-95 victory over Slovenia on Tuesday night.
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LeBron James scored 27 points with a career-high 15 assists and 9 rebounds, finishing in pain on a sprained left ankle to lead the Cavaliers to a 114-111 victory last night over the Memphis Grizzlies at Cleveland.
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ATHENS, Greece - Redemption came from the perfect spot for Sarunas Jasikevicius. The Lithuanian guard, whose off-target 3-pointer kept his team from pulling off the biggest upset of the Sydney Olympics, didn't miss when it counted Saturday night in a thrilling 94-90 victory against the United States...
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Joe Smith had 23 points as the Chicago Bulls easily beat Miami 126-96, spoiling the return of Shaquille O'Neal to the Heat's lineup on Wednesday.
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LAKE PLACID, N.Y. -- After Team USA racked up six goals in a 6-3 victory over the Swedes Saturday, coach Ben Smith said he hoped his players saved a few because goals were going to be hard to get yesterday against Canada.
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ATHENS, Greece - The U.S. men's basketball team atoned for two preliminary-round losses with a big victory Thursday...
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CHARLOTTE, North Carolina (Sports Network) - Carolina wide  receiver Steve Smith was carted off the field Monday night  after breaking his left fibula during the Panthers' 24-14 loss  to Green Bay.
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Stephon Marbury set a U.S. Olympic record with 31 points, and the Americans finally found their shooting touch in a 102-94 victory against Spain.
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No sooner did the Denver Nuggets have Allen Iverson restored to the lineup than they learned they will be without guard J.R. Smith for at least three weeks.
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The United States defeated Lithuania 104-96 here to win the Olympic men's basketball bronze medal game.