US BASKETBALL OUT OF GOLD MEDAL GAME
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Long, long, long after the Argentineans were still on the floor -- shirts off, tears replacing the sweat on their bodies, celebrating in a manner the hated Americans would have
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The US men&#39;s basketball team were once again in danger of defeat at the Olympic tournament on Thursday, trailing Australia 51-47 at the end of the first half.
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The US men&#39;s basketball team was beaten by Argentina Friday, denying it an Olympic gold medal for the first time since 1992 when NBA players started competing.
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It has won three straight Olympic gold medals and two of the last three World Championships. In the last six major international competitions, the United States women's basketball team has played 51 games - and won 50 of them. That one loss, however, necessitated yesterday's gathering for practice at Mohegan Sun Arena for tonight's exhibition against Australia ...
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United States failed to reach the men's  basketball final for the first time in 16 years and Italy  shocked previously unbeaten Lithuania Friday to set up an  Olympic gold medal game that nobody expected.
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The U.S. men's basketball team head into  the Olympic playoffs Thursday looking as much to salvage their  reputations as to win a fourth straight gold medal.
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The US women took their third consecutive gold medal in Olympic basketball Saturday, breaking open a close game in the fourth quarter to beat Australia 74-63.
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Someone forgot to inform the US Olympic basketball team that it was sent to Athens to try to win a gold medal, not to embarrass its country.
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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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The United States lost their first  basketball match at the Olympics since 1988 on Sunday when  Puerto Rico gave them a shock 92-73 trouncing.
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As expected, the U.S. men's basketball team had its hands full in a quarterfinal game against Spain on Thursday. The United States led the Spaniards 44-42 at halftime, with the winner advancing to play either Argentina or Greece in the semifinals Friday.
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The United States will have to get back to the gold medal game the hard way. After losing 3-1 to the Czech Republic on Thursday night in Ralph Engelstad Arena, the Americans
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AMERICA was on the brink of another sporting humiliation last night after Spain stormed into a 2-0 lead in the Davis Cup final. After the US Olympic &#39;Dream Team&#39; mustered only a basketball bronze medal, the
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ATHENS, Greece -- Look at it this way: At least the US basketball team won&#39;t be asked to give back its gold medal. On a day that was Olympic in scope both for its shock value and its intrinsic weirdness, the
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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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ATHENS, Greece - The U.S. men's basketball team endured another brutal loss...
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The United States defeated Lithuania 104-96 here to win the Olympic men's basketball bronze medal game.